A giant cell is a mass formed by the union of several distinct cells (usually macrophages) which undergo a defined set of intercellular interactions that ultimately result in a multinucleated cell ...
Cryptosporidiosis is a disease caused by cryptosporidium. Cryptosporidium that can be found in water, food, soil or on surfaces or dirty hands that have been contaminated with the feces of humans o...
The World Health Organization has characterized "work-related" diseases as multifactorial to indicate that a number of risk factors (e.g., physical, work organizational, psychosocial, and socio-cul...
In order to cope with demographic change and mitigate its impact on the operation of health care institutions in the years to come, the creation of mobile teams is part of the current organization ...
Early Childhood Caries (ECC) is a global epidemic problem affecting majority of preschool children, if left untreated leads to degenerating condition in primary dentition even at very young age. Th...
It is known that pregnancy due to a number of hemodynamic, metabolic and emotional changes is characterized by a stress factor even for almost healthy women. Cardiovascular disease in pregnant wome...
Many newborns fall sick in the first days of life due to complications of childbirth. It is therefore important to have skilled care at birth so that any complications can be prevented or treated. ...
The present manuscript entitled 'Relative cradle Pathology of Arbuda & Malignancy' comprising a brief introduction to the Arbuda in Ayurvedic and carcinoma in modern parlance. The disease Arbuda an...
"To extract the teeth or not to extract the teeth" may not have the significance of "to be or not to be", but for 100 years, it has been a key question in planning orthodontic treatment. The extrac...
Breast engorgement is defined as enlarged and filling of breast with milk. It is one of the most significant problems confronting nursing women, especially primiparous, in the first week of motherh...
The term lymphoma describes a broad group of malignant tumors that affect blood cells with an immune role. Lymphomas can be localized in different tissues and characterized by the absence at the on...
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death in women. Systemic hypertension is the commonest risk factor for CVD, and it frequently coexists with other risk factors (eg. diabetes melli...
This collection of essays emphasizes new and emerging treatments approaches and processes in Knee Ligament and Meniscus Injuries. The aim of this book is to provide researchers and practitioners wi...
One of the premises of the Cuban National Public Health System is the attention to the person, the family and the community. In this regard, the authorities and nurses in PHC attach importance to f...
The endocrine system contains a highly integrated and widely distributed group of organs that orchestrates a state of metabolic equilibrium, or homeostasis, among the various organs of the body. Va...
Breast cancer is a disease that has been known since ancient times (Egypt, in the Ebers papyrus of 1600 BC approximately). In Cuba it occupies the first link within the causes of neoplastic inciden...
The Emerging technologies and research into the science of biomaterials have developed significantly. Many substances or combination of substances, are used as a whole or as a part of a system and ...
Avian salmonellosis is frequently followed by mortality after transmission vertically or horizontally. The incubation period occurs at 12 hours, the per-acute form frequently leads to sudden death....
This book makes an attempt to discuss different protocols, factors reported to play role in posttreatment crowding, the long-term retention and stability of various treatment modalities based on we...