There has been a growing interest in the effectiveness of task-shifting as a strategy for targeting expanding health care demands in settings with shortages of qualified health personnel. The aim o...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Facial palsy is the paralysis of a section of the face due to the non...
Humankinds use plants for the treatment of different health ailments, including malaria, since ancient times. Among these medicinal plants used to treat malaria in traditional medicine in Ethiopia ...
In the past two decades the arterial switch operation (ASO)has become the preferred surgical procedure for transposition of the great arteries (TGA). After the first successful ASO in 1975 by Jaten...
Cognitive impairment is a hallmark of many neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease and others. Today AD is the most common cause of dementia. This is a dise...
Chemically induced tumors in mice provide a system to investigate tumor-associated antigens (TAA). The cell surface glycoprotein antigens on such tumor cells have been identified as suitable target...
This scoping review surveys and summarizes Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander (NHOPI) health and health disparities research, synthesizes themes and findings, reports gaps and limitations, ...
Preeclampsia is described as a disorder of widespread vascular endothelial malfunction and vasospasm that manifest clinically after 20 weeks gestation and can present as late as 4-6 weeks postpartu...
Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Experts have brought evidence showing that pharmacotherapy for smokin...
Single file endo concept is said to require a minimum or no glide path and only a single file for complete instrumentation for majority of root canals. The recommendation for single use has added a...
Lichen planus is a relatively common chronic inflammatory disease of oral mucosa and skin, whose exact pathogenic mechanisms have not been understood. Cortisol also called as "stress hormone", has ...
Globally due to demographic transition and increasing urbanizing economy, there has been a change in the disease pattern. This has lead to a huge increase in the Non Communicable Diseases which are...
Anaemia the word has come from 'Anaimia'. 'An' means without and 'Haima' means Blood. Pandu is described in almost all authentic Ayurvedic literatures. As the name denotes the main feature of Pandu...
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) according to the World Health Organization (WHO) is significant public health problem worldwide and is predicted to surpass many diseases as the major cause of death an...
Every periodontal surgical procedure begins with an incision, and the manner in which that incision is designed, executed, and sutured will have an enormous impact on its success. Periodontitis hav...
This study concluded that high blood pressure and pregnancy is a common condition and remains a major cause of maternofetal mortality and morbidity. These complications can be reduced by a better p...
Renal failure caused by diabetes mellitus , called the diabetic nephropathy (DN), is a serious health problem in the world. Identifying molecular mechanism of the pathogenesis of DN may be helpful ...
This book provides a deep insight into pharmacological and pharmacotherapeutics aspects of calcium channel blockers which could be a guide for doctors and clinical pharmacist in treating patients w...
Evidence suggests that the origins of the first drinks and fruit juices in ancient Iran date back to a great king named Jamshid. One of the stories that relates to Jamshid's time says that this kin...
In 1892, Sir William Osler noted, "If it were not for the great variability among individuals medicine might as well be a science and not an art". This statement now a century old still embodies th...