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This study represents the first step of a wider study aimed at enhancing knowledge about air fungal contamination.Physical activity is recognised as a major health determinant, with positive effects on health, environmental sustainability and economy. National surveillance data show that one out of three Italians - adult and elderly alike - declares to be sedentary, with a progressively increasing trend. From the urgent need to implement strategies to promote physical activity the "Activate your Wait" ("Attiva l'Attesa") project was born, aimed at transforming the waiting pauses during day to day life into opportunities to perform simple stretching and active mobilization exercises. The pilot study was carried out at the Terme S. Egidio, Suio Terme Castelforte (Latina). The results of the questionnaire distributed in the pre-intervention phase, aimed at assessing the users' interest in the project and physical activity in general, are reported. The questionnaire was administrated in the waiting rooms in September 2018 and September 2019. A total of 129 subjects responded to the questionnaire 43% declared themselves sedentary, 73% reported willingness to perform simple physical exercises while waiting, and 76% believed that physical activity during waiting moments could have a positive impact on health. The project's subsequent goal is to identify suitable exercises to be proposed during the intervention period, which can be easily reproduced independently by users in their everyday life.Recent events and phenomena, such as A(H1N1) pandemic in 2009, "Fluad case" (2014-2015) and the spread of vaccine hesitancy, affected influenza vaccination coverage rates in Italy. In this study, the annual coverage rates in Lombardy Region and in Italy (from 1999-2000 season) have been critically described and compared. Regarding both the general population and the elderly over-65s, Lombardy's coverages always remained consistently below the national average. However, declines and peaks occurred simultaneously. The current slight recovery, both at national and regional level, is not sufficient. Coverages are still widely below the recommended thresholds.The phenomenon of "Vaccine Hesintacy" and the consequent decrease in vaccination coverage with the re-ignition of some epidemic outbreaks has led Italian national and regional authorities to set a new vaccination plan (PNPV 2017-19) and even coercive measures such as the the Law n.119/2017. In addition, there have been initiatives by scientific societies also in order to increase involvement of professionals in information and education campaigns. Among the professional figures involved, the general practitioners represents the starting point from which to regain the citizen's trust. This article assesses their important role in the implementation of vaccination policies in Italy by identifying the essential points of the campaigns carried out on their patients.BACKGROUND AND AIM OF THE WORK Suicide is a worldwide phenomenon, with a relevant number of victims. Moreover, repercussions of suicidality-across its entire spectrum-involve not only the individual but also survivors and communities, in a profound and lasting way. As such, suicidality represents a crucial public mental health concern, in which risk/protection factors' study represent a key issue. However, research primarily focused on suicidality risk factors. This study, moving from Frankl's first observations on "Meaning in Life" (MiL) as protective against suicidality, aimed to identify the main themes that suicidal patients identified as MiL carriers, or potential carriers, in their existences. METHODS Qualitative study on 144 patients admitted to the Geneva University Hospital's emergency department for suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide attempt (SA).  Results Interpersonal/affective relationships constituted the main theme (71.53%), with emphasis on family (39.80%), children/grandchildren (36.89%). Profession/education, intellectual/non-intellectual pleasures, and transcendental dimension also emerged. CONCLUSIONS These aspects could be considered among a public health agenda's points for suicide prevention programs taking into account also protective factors promotion/support, including community's mental health resources. Reconnecting to introduction's historical part, our findings are consistent with Frankl's observations. Even if exposed to "absurd" and reluctant to deliberate on this, he seems approach Camus conceptualization who, confronted to the necessity of predictable and conform to recognizable personal patterns transcending chaos for a sense-giving perspective, invited to imagine that a meaning, even a "non-absolute meaning", may lie in apparent smallest things and that Sisyphus can have "the possibility to revolt by trying to be happy".Worldwide prevalence of Huntington's disease (HD) is quite heterogenous. As Italy is characterized by significant genetic heterogeneity, with presumptive differences between Italian regions, this review was undertaken to define available data of HD prevalence in Italy, to assess geographic heterogeneity, and reconcile possible variation in HD prevalence rates with the availability of genetic testing. METHODS In total, 14 relevant studies were identified from Medline/Embase, and analysis of available Italian regional reports on rare diseases. RESULTS A cumulative prevalence of 3.9/100,000 inhabitants (95% Confidence Interval 3.0 - 5.0) was identified, with apparently higher rates in the last decades (4.1/100,000 vs. 3.0/100,000). The lowest rates were among the resident of the Oristano province in Sardinia, while the highest were reported in three mountainous and rather isolated areas (i.e. Molise, San Marino, Varese; all well over 10 cases/100,000 inhabitants). These differences cannot be not fully explained by varying approaches to case-ascertainment or diagnosis, and a possible "founder effect" may therefore be extensively advocated. check details DISCUSSION The prevalence of HD in retrieved Italian reports varied up to almost tenfold between different geographical regions. Even though such variation can in part be attributed to differences in case-ascertainment and/or diagnostic criteria, there is consistent evidence of significant founder effects in certain areas such as the provinces of Varese, the Republic of San Marino, and the region od Molise - all of them with estimates > 10/100,000 cases. As our estimates suggest that up to half of Italian HD cases may be still waiting, Public Health approach should improve diagnostic rates in order to guaranteeing palliative and symptomatic interventions (antidepressants, antipsychotics, anti-choreiform medications) to all individuals and their families.