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Can we stop dentist drilling too much on our caries tooth?
Dental caries is one of the most prevalent diseases worldwide. It is a result of hard tissue demineralization largely caused by acid produced by bacteria on the tooth surfaces as a by-product of metabolism of fermentable carbohydrate.
How my physician could adapt his or her behaviors to my preferences?
Nowadays, the recommended approach in physician – patient interaction is patient – centeredness. As the name suggests, patient – centeredness implies to put the patient in the center of the consultation and to take his or her
Re-designing primary care
Understanding the needs, preferences, and goals related to their health is essential for doctors and other health care professionals to support and achieve their version of optimal health. The Department of Veterans Affairs (DVA) is the largest
Post-surgery early aerobic exercise: reduces lung complications and hospital stay
Lung related complications like infections and clots are common after complex abdominal surgery. These have a negative effect on the patient’s recovery, can prolong hospital stay and can even lead to death. We performed a study to
Detecting anthrax in the palm of your hand: applications of a smartphone microscope
Bacillus anthracis is a bacterial pathogen that causes the disease anthrax. In 2001, B. anthracis was used in a bioterrorism attack in the United States that resulted in 22 individuals becoming infected, 5 of whom died as
The management of elderly patients with severe traumatic brain injury
The elderly population is defined by the World Health Organization as those aged over 65 years. Life expectancy has gradually increased but as the population of the elderly has progressively increased so has the incidence of traumatic
A reproductive technology to reduce cancer risk
Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) is a type of assisted reproductive technology (ART) allowing individuals/ couples to choose which fertilized embryos, created through in vitro fertilization (IVF), are implanted into a woman’s uterus for further gestation. Since its
A gentle look at the heart
Coronary artery disease is one of the major causes of death in the Western population, mainly because of the potential risk of a heart attack. The latter often occurs out of the blue and the only chance
Hope and concern
The ancient way of curing disease was the administration of natural products to the patient. The next step in drug discovery resulted from advances in chemistry. After isolation of natural active ingredients, synthesis in the laboratory of
A novel approach for the treatment of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis and possibly other autoimmune diseases.
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a leading chronic autoimmune disease in children that can result in severe disability, pain, and loss of quality of life. Similarly to what is found in other autoimmune diseases, the immune-balance in
GLI mutations in patients with Hirschsprung disease
Hirschsprung (HSCR) disease (congenital megacolon) is one of the more common birth defects. It is a global problem but is particularly prevalent in Asia, affecting 1 in 3000 babies. These babies suffer from severe constipation and intestinal
The growing number of resistance traits may limit the number of efficient antibiotics
Antibiotics are one of the major medical innovations of the 20th century. However, due to the escalation of multi- and even pandrug resistance in human clinical isolates, mainly in bacteria such as community-acquired Enterobacteriaceae and nosocomial Gram-negative
Daily costs were higher on day 1 than on subsequent days for surgical ICU patients
Not all hospitals beds are created equal. In the most basic case, a hospital may have beds on a general ward and beds in an intensive care unit (ICU). The main difference between these two locations is
