Will COVID-19 Vaccination Be Successful Without Social Distancing? A Simulation of an Outbreak in Sri Lanka

Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic is causing morbidity, mortality and economic damage in an unprecedented manner across the world. Many non-pharmacological interventions such as restricting community mobility, social distancing, handwashing and face mask use have been carried out to prevent COVID-19. Promising vaccine results and their approval for emergency use in some countries has created much

Will COVID-19 Vaccination Be Successful Without Social Distancing? A Simulation of an Outbreak in Sri Lanka2021-01-13T17:44:09+00:00

A Systematic Review of the Lead Content of the Normal Human Prostate Gland

Vladimir Zaichick The prostate gland is subject to various disorders. The etiology and pathogenesis of these diseases remain not well understood. Moreover, despite technological advancements, the differential diagnosis of prostate disorders has become progressively more complex and controversial. It was suggested that the lead (Pb) level in prostatic tissue plays an important role in prostatic

A Systematic Review of the Lead Content of the Normal Human Prostate Gland2021-01-16T06:20:53+00:00

Coagulation Tests’ Normal Values in a Cameroonian Adult Population

Coagulation tests are routine analyses most prescribed in routine medical practices. Africans tend to use the thresholds of other races since they don’t have their own normal values. This was a prospective descriptive study carried out at the Yaounde University Teaching Hospital to determine normal values for coagulation’s tests. We included 160 venous samples from

Coagulation Tests’ Normal Values in a Cameroonian Adult Population2021-01-08T19:12:44+00:00

Peyronie’s Disease: Management and New Therapeutic Acquisitions

Peyronie's disease is a condition known for a long time but which has long been stigmatized as a malformation, misunderstood and generating shame and embarrassment on the part of patients. Because of its multifactorial aspect and its association with certain metabolic diseases, the treatment for many years consisted of a simple observation, the prescription of

Peyronie’s Disease: Management and New Therapeutic Acquisitions2021-01-08T18:04:49+00:00

Interventions for Reading Disabilities in Transition from High School

Transitioning through high school and into adulthood is a complicated and overwhelming process for typically developing students. For students with disabilities, there are added concern about the intellectual, neurological, and or physical barriers they also face. Quality of life can be greatly diminished by a disability. Employed adults with a reading disability often have low

Interventions for Reading Disabilities in Transition from High School2021-01-05T09:12:54+00:00

The Pro-Life Paradox of Pregnancy Termination and Disability Exclusion

The debate over the use of genetic testing to inform expectant mothers regarding fetal anomalies, with the intention of enabling her to decide whether or not to terminate pregnancy based on testing outcomes, is arguably deemed by many physicians and scientists to be major medical advancement. Proponents of testing believe that this information prevents the

The Pro-Life Paradox of Pregnancy Termination and Disability Exclusion2020-12-30T17:29:34+00:00

Kawasaki Disease and the Coronavirus: Clinical Manifestation in Childhood

Objective: To study the case of a patient with Covid 19 with an association for Kawasaki Syndrome whose inflammatory response was moderate and presented in the abdomen mainly in addition to upper limbs and proximal lower limbs. Method: the information was obtained by reviewing the medical record, photographic record of the diagnostic methods to which

Kawasaki Disease and the Coronavirus: Clinical Manifestation in Childhood2020-12-22T09:33:35+00:00

Nutrient Composition and Physical Characteristics of Biscuits Produced from Composite Blends of wheat, Coconut and Defatted Fluted Pumpkin Seed Flour

The objective of this work was to evaluate the functional properties of flour blends from wheat, coconut and defatted fluted pumpkin seed, produce biscuits from these flour blends and evaluate the nutrient composition and physical characteristics of the composite biscuits. Wheat/coconut/defatted fluted pumpkin seed flours were blended in the ratio; 100/0/0, 80/10/10, 70/20/10, 60/30/10, 50/40/10,

Nutrient Composition and Physical Characteristics of Biscuits Produced from Composite Blends of wheat, Coconut and Defatted Fluted Pumpkin Seed Flour2020-12-20T07:27:58+00:00

Meconium Cyct in Preterm Baby

Meconium cyst in pre-term baby is rare. Meconium pseudo cyst is a complication of meconium peritonitis which is a sterile chemical peritonitis due to intrauterine bowel perforation. When the perforation in the intestine does not heal and communication with the cyst persist postnatal that can lead to cyst expansion, infection of the cyst or rupture

Meconium Cyct in Preterm Baby2020-12-20T07:31:52+00:00

Urethral Bulking for Stress Urinary Incontinence or Mixed Incontinence in Women Not Suitable for Treatment With a Midurethral Sling: 5-Year Follow-Up

Abstract Aim: To compare outcome of injection with the bulking agent polyacrylamide hydrogel (PAHG) with no treatment in women with urinary incontinence who were not candidates for treatment with a midurethral sling. Methods: Women were randomized to treatment with PAHG or no treatment. After 2 months follow-up the women in the non-treatment group were also

Urethral Bulking for Stress Urinary Incontinence or Mixed Incontinence in Women Not Suitable for Treatment With a Midurethral Sling: 5-Year Follow-Up2020-12-10T17:04:45+00:00
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