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BACKGROUND: Although the practice of western medicine in Ethiopia dates back to the time of King Libne Dengel (1520-1535), organized and sustainable modern medical practice started after the battle of Adwa (1896). OBJECTIVE: To review hospitals construction, medical doctors production and attrition, and to suggest alt…

Transluminal angioplasty is rarely used to treat arterial diseases at leg level. During the last 5 years we have performed 25 distal artery angioplasties in 24 patients. Average age was 70 years, half of them were diabetics. Twenty patients had critical ischemia and 4 asymptomatic patients had critical stenosis distal…

This study covers the characteristics of reduced dentitions in a population of elderly people. The sample consisted of 329 independently living individuals between 55 and 75 years of age. They all had one or more natural teeth and were all interviewed and investigated clinically. The findings showed that 13% of the sub…

The use of 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA, ecstasy) has increased in recent years; it can lead to life-threatening hyperthermia and serotonin syndrome. Human and rodent males appear to be more sensitive to acute toxicity than are females. MDMA is metabolized to five main metabolites by the enzymes CYP1A2, CYP2…

BACKGROUND: Maternal mortality ratios (MMR) appear to have increased in the United States over the last decade. Three potential contributing factors are (1) a shifting maternal age distribution, (2) changes in age-specific MMR, and (3) the addition of a checkbox indicating recent pregnancy on the death certificate. OB…

Radiation measurements made onboard the MIR Orbital Station have spanned nearly a decade and covered two solar cycles, including one of the largest solar particle events, one of the largest magnetic storms, and a mean solar radio flux level reaching 250 x 10(4) Jansky that has been observed in the last 40 years. The co…

To study quality of life and asthma control in primary care. A total of 1,477 patients 15 to 45 years of age received questionnaires regarding asthma control (77% responded) and quality of life, Mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (MiniAQLQ), (74% responded). Patients using short-acting beta-agonists more than tw…

Keshav Desiraju (1955-2021) former Union Health Secretary, who passed away on September 5, 2021, was an uncommon bureaucrat and extraordinary human being. Many obituaries and eulogies have been written about his contribution to public health in India and his personal qualities in helping those in need. Here I will focu…

Over the last twenty years or so, emergency departments have undergone significant changes. They have faced a continual increase in activity of around 2 to 5% per year. Numerous factors are to be taken into account with regard to elderly people, notably their fragility. This is why a full assessment is essential when t…

"The eyebrow fat pad" was described by Charpy in 1909 without raising the interest of plastic surgeons. Over the last 5 years, we have removed this fat in 20% of our cases of superior blepharoplasty. This technique allows a reduction of the thickness of the upper eyelid to a lesser degree than that obtained by bone rem…

Dysgerminoma remains a rare but quite interesting tumor. Over the last 40 years, the prognosis has markedly improved with a 5 year survival increasing from around 30% to more than 80%. Precise diagnosis and adequate staging are mandatory to define the best treatment approach aiming to cure the woman, while preserving h…

The radiologic diagnosis of craniosynostosis is made in most instances based on routine skull films, because each suture closure produces characteristic changes. Computed tomography (CT) was originally used only to evaluate the intracranial contents. In the last 5 years changes in morphology at the skull base and in th…

Kaposi's sarcoma is a transmissible disease, possibly associated with a virus, characterized by multiple pigmented lesions. Its epidemiology has dramatically changed in the last 4-5 years and has been the focus of considerable attention and controversy.

OBJECTIVES: To obtain a general and updated vision of research into fibromyalgia for its better understanding. A productivity analysis (by year and author) and a content analysis (by journal and topic) was carried out. METHODOLOGY: The computer databases of the Web of Knowledge: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCIEXP…

We followed 24 patients (26 hips) with uncemented total hip replacement for a minimum of 3 years. Patient mean age was 52 (40-69) years. The aim was to evaluate femoral periprosthetic bone mineral density (BMD) using quantitative computed tomography osteodensitometry. At 3-years' follow-up, 25 hips were clinically rate…

Our study presents a number of 5219 gastroduodenal ulcers that have been operated during 30 years (1970-1999), from which 703 (13%) hemorrhagic ulcers. The incidence of ulcer bleedings pointed out the necessity to select patients in groups: with gastric (222-31.5% cases), duodenal (341-8.5%) and postbulbar (140-19.9%)…

The serum level of tartrate-resistant acid phosphatase (TRAP) was measured in 130 children (61 M: 69 F). TRAP was found to be significantly higher in children under 5 years (n = 20) than in those aged between 5 and 9 years (n = 47) (8.3 + 2.4 vs 6.3 + 1.3 U/L, p less than 0.05). This last group had significantly lower…

BACKGROUND/AIM: Fractionated conformal radiotherapy (FCRT) is now used to treat vision-threatening optic nerve sheath meningioma (ONSM), but long-term efficacy and safety data are lacking; the purpose of this study was to assess these key data. METHODS: This is a retrospective chart review with prospective follow-up o…

PURPOSE: To compare colonoscopy screening/surveillance rates by level of risk for colorectal cancer based on age, personal history of adenomatous polyps or colorectal cancer, or family history of colorectal cancer. METHODS: Participants were aged 30-90 years, were seen within 5 years at Intermountain Healthcare, and h…

Between January 1, 1982 and January 1, 1988, 49 complete corrections of complete atrioventricular canal were performed in children aged from 4 months to 8 years. 41 were infants less than 2 years' old and 31 were less than one year old. In the last 35 patients the "composite double patch" technique was used, consisting…