for the cutting loop is the standard of care for treatment of non muscle invasive bladder tumors 1, 2. Recently, bipolar resection has proven to an effective and safe alternative to monpolar resection especially in prostate resection 2, 3. Several studies were reported comparing bipolar versus monopolar resection of bladder tumors but they had the limitation of not focusing on large sized tumors 1,2,3. Urologists worldwide are increasingly presented with patients with multiple comorbidities such as
Bibliographic Info: Sick Planet: Corporate Food and Medicine was published on 20 March 2008 by Pluto Press (London, England). The book has 224 pages and can be bought online via Amazon.com where it has an average customer review of 4.2 out of 5 stars. It is available in both Hardcover (US$81) and Paperback (US$17.56). Opening Sentence: Sick Planet: Corporate Food and Medicine is a book that exposes the real agenda of food and drug companies and the horrible ways they pollute and destroy the
The interactions between health and agriculture are bidirectional: health affects agriculture and agriculture affects health. In both cases there are negative or positive effects that contribute to good or bad outcomes. Agriculture is essential for good health through the production of food and other raw materials for shelter and medicines (Hawkes and Ruel 2006). However, agriculture also contributes to major health problems such as malaria, food-borne diseases, diet-related chronic diseases, and
A Review of Disaster Management Policies and Systems in Pakistan for WCDR 2005 January, 2005 Islamabad Abbreviations 1 ADB Asian Development Bank AJK Azad Jammu & Kashmir DCO District Coordination Officer DERA Drought Emergency Relief Assistance DANIDA Danish International Development Assistance ECF Energy Conservation Fund EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ERC Emergency Relief Cell FATA Federally Administered Tribal Areas FFC Federal Flood Commission GDO Goods Dispatch Organization
Abstract Pneumonia is a life threatening disease for the elderly patients and is a leading cause of death in patients who are seriously ill and have been admitted to the ICU and are on mechanical breathing support, also known as the ventilator. Researchers have concluded that oral hygiene is the main culprit in the development of pneumonia in these patients. In this paper, we shall look at effectiveness of the use of an oral antiseptic agent called chlorhexidine. We will discuss the use of chlorhexidine
INTRODUCTION Traumatic Brain Injury is a large subset of the global public health epidemic of trauma. It is estimated that 1.7 million people sustain traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the United States of America (1). In a study by Crandon et al, published in the West Indian Journal of Medicine in 2007, 857 patients were admitted to the University Hospital of the West Indies over a four year period with TBI. Of that total only eight percent (8%) were due to penetrating injuries(2). Even though penetrating
dynasty was a very important civilization. The dynasty established itself as a civilization due to three important factors. Firstly the civilization’s powerful economy and trade. Secondly, its influential contributions to the fields of science and medicine. Thirdly, the importance of the Sunni Islam religion on the society. However, the civilization faltered after Saladin’s death and eventually lost power to other Muslim and Christian states in the Middle East. One distinct trait that made the Ayyubid
extensive, and it is sometimes difficult to understand how all of the hardships a country experiences correlate with each other. Most of the world attributes the blame for poverty to the country’s government, which seems to be a significant factor in most cases. Consequently, many efforts of development organizations have been focused on the aspect of correcting unethical government behavior. While governments play a material role, other factors such as geographic location could be just as significant. Transport
They concluded that Laser therapy had an analgesic effect and red laser produced the best results of them all Fujiyama et al.4 conducted a study on the reduction of Pain in Orthodontics Pain. reductions were observed with laser treatment from immediately after insertion of separators through the fourth day, no differences from the non-irradiated control side were seen. No significant difference
The Nile river is known almost universally by historians as the cradle of medicine because it passes through the great region of Egypt. Egypt greatly contributed to the western civilization. Their knowledge was far superior to any previous civilization, and many civilizations to come. One of their greatest achievements was in the field of medicine because they replaced myth with medical fact, this laid the foundations for modern medical practice. They discovered the cause of various illnesses and