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The article presents the report of the editorial board of the journal "Advances in Gerontology" devoted to 10th anniversary since the first publication. Analysis of character of the articles printed during last 5 years has been given, including their distribution by geography, departmental membership, and science theme…

Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) has been a social and a surgical problem for centuries and remains a challenge to surgeons. Though advances have been made in the understanding of the etiology, diagnostic procedures and management of these fistulae, controversies still exist over the ideal approach and time to repair. This…

The interest in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair has increased exponentially over the last 5 years. Although the operative technique of repair continues to evolve, there are now several studies reporting excellent results after arthroscopic repair of rotator cuff tears. In this review, we focus on new concepts and tech…

This is a retrospective review of our experience with the endoscopic brow lift. We reviewed 128 procedures performed by two senior faculty members over the last 5 years. We evaluated the age, gender, operating time, complications, and outcome and conclude that endoscopic brow lift is a safe, efficient procedure with a…

A consecutive alternative analysis has been carried out of clinical, immunogenetic and immunological indices in patients with primary erysipelas of the lower extremities with and no recurrences during the last 3-5 years. The authors compiled a special scale allowing precise and early prediction of unfavourable, recurre…

How many times have practitioners used a periodontal ligament injection as a last resort or even in preference to the standard subcutaneous injection? In the past 5 years, the periodontal ligament injection has been implicated in compromising pulpal blood flow, damaging the developing crowns of underlying subcedaneous…

68 mean values of airborne shift concentration of total dust were measured at 9 factories of woodworking industries. The values varied from 0.18 to 59.3 mg/m3 for area sampling. But at 63% of the woodworking machines with exhaustion the area sampling shift concentration of total dust reached fewer values than 5 mg/m3.…

In the last 5 years there has been an extraordinary increase in negligence actions against South Australian ophthalmologists. This paper considers the reasons, in particular those changes in the interpretation of the law which have made doctors vulnerable. Medical practice needs to be modified if doctors, especially su…

Freudenberger (1974) chose the term "burnout" to describe a syndrome of exhaustion, disillusionment and withdrawal in voluntary mental health workers. It has since aroused considerable interest in all the helping professions (Table 1) with the publication of more than 300 papers and a dozen books in the last 5 years. T…

Fifty-seven cases of gastric carcinoma seen at Hubbard Hospital of Meharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, between 1956 and 1980 are reviewed. There has been no change in the survival rates in this group from the results for patients treated for gastric carcinoma over the last 25 years. The overall five-year sur…

A cytotoxic effect by vincristine sulfate on the cerebral cortex is claimed in literature. In 188 children treated with vincristine we saw no so called "Vincristine-induced Encephalopathy". The proportional risk of vincristin-induced cerebral complications amount to 1%, as demonstrated by various authors. In 67 childre…

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…

OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to determine mid-term outcomes of patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from the pulmonary artery undergoing coronary repair only (group A) or simultaneous mitral valve repair (group B). METHODS: Patients with anomalous origin of the left coronary artery from…

OBJECTIVES: To find out the structure and functioning of the family of the adolescent and its changes in the last decade. DESIGN: Cross-sectional descriptive study using questionnaires. SETTING AND POPULATION: Pupils in obligatory secondary education and high-school in one rural (Granada) and one urban (Jaén) ar…

PURPOSE OF REVIEW: Myelofibrosis (MF) includes prefibrotic primary MF (pre-PMF), overt-PMF and secondary MF (SMF). Median overall survival (OS) of pre-PMF, overt-PMF and SMF patients is around 14 years, seven and nine years, respectively. Main causes of mortality are non-clonal progression and transformation into…

About 80,000 polio survivors are still living 40 years after the last polio epidemics in Germany. Of these 40-70% have developed the so called post-polio syndrome (PPS) decades after the infection. The main symptoms of PPS are decreasing strength in voluntary muscles, pain and fatigue which occur spontaneously but may…

OBJECTIVE: Many women in the U.S. undergo routine cervical cancer screening, but some women have rarely or never had a Papanicolaou (Pap) test. Studies of other cancer screening tests (for example, mammograms) have shown that physician recommendation to get a screening test is one of the strongest predictors of cancer…

OBJECTIVE: To review the literature concerning the role of cervical screening in women 60 years and older. METHODS: Literature review was conducted using PubMed and the search terms cervical neoplasm, cancer, middle aged, elderly, aged, postmenopausal, cervical cytology and screening. To be included in the review, the…

BACKGROUND: Adolescents are prone to various forms of behavioral problems. These behavioral issues in adolescents can have serious consequences for the adolescents. OBJECTIVES: The objectives of the study are to determine the causative factors of adolescent problems and specific manifestations. METHODS: Behavioral pr…

BACKGROUND: Little is known about the timeframe in which acquired undescended testes occur. To guide recommendations for screening examinations, we aimed to (1) specify the ratio of acquired undescended testes in orchiopexy cases and to (2) identify a predisposing age for the development of acquired undescended testis.…