The incidence of appendectomy appears to be declining due to more accurate preoperative diagnosis.Despite newer imaging techniques, acute appendicitis can be very difficult to diagnose.
WHO calls for protection of women and girls from tobacco World No Tobacco Day 2010 focuses on the marketing of tobacco to women
28 MAY 2010 | GENEVA -- In observance of World No Tobacco Day 2010, the World Health Organization (WHO) is urging global action to protect women and girls against the sickness and suffering caused by tobacco use.
"The trends in some countries are extremely worrisome," said WHO Director-General Dr Margaret Chan. "Tobacco use is neither liberating nor glamorous. It is addictive and deadly."
The H1N1 virus (swine flu) is a new flu virus strain that is causing illnesses in humans worldwide.
In June 2009, the World Health Organization declared a worldwide swine flu pandemic. Alternative Names
Swine flu; Influenza A Causes, Incidence, And Risk Factors
Earlier forms of the H1N1 virus were found in pigs. Over time, the virus changed (mutated) and can now infect humans. Because H1N1 is a new virus in humans, your immune system cannot fight the virus very well. As a result, it has spread quickly around the world.
A 56-year-old man with epilepsy - 10 Point Posted on Wednesday, February 18, 2009 in Emergency Care, Neurology
A 56-year-old man with epilepsy is brought into the emergency room. He has been having continuous generalized tonic-clonic seizures for the past 30 min. He is treated with 2 mg of intravenous lorazepam. Most physicians recommend using a high dose of intravenous benzodiazepine as part of the management of status epilepticus because of its:
a. Ability to suppress seizure activity for more than 24 h after one injection b. Lack of respiratory...
Approximately 99 per cent of medicinal molecules don't reach their targets and subsequently, stay in the body of the patient. As these molecules can sometimes be very toxic - particularly in the case of those designed to target cancers - research is being undertaken into more effective ways of safely transporting and delivering drugs.
A challenge for nanotechnology in this research...
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