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The practice of medicine is constantly growing and accelerating, with advances in technology, treatment regimens and diagnostic tools. The added knowledge of infectious diseases to any speciality of medicine truly enhances the curriculum of that fi eld. Uniquely, the knowledge of infectious disease in obstetrics and neonatology goes one step further, as more than one life is being cared for with every action and recommendation a clinician makes. This book highlights all the key elements of the infectious diseases encountered in obstetrics and neonatology. I dedicate this book to my beloved father, Husam Kamal Rimawi MD, FACOG....

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Tuberculosis (TB) is caused by members of the Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis) complex, which include: M. tuberculosis, M. bovis, M. bovis BCG, M. africanum, M. microti, M. canetti, M. pinipedii, M. caprae and M. mungi [1]. Other Tuberculosise that may infect humans include: M. leprae, M. avium, M. intracellulare and M. scrofulaceum. M. tuberculosis is an aerobic, non-spore-forming, non-motile bacillus. It belongs to the family Tuberculosisceae [2]. M. tuberculosis is pathogenic for humans while M. bovis is usually pathogenic for animals. Once infected, active disease develops in about 10% of cases, usually within 1 - 2 years after exposure. The remaining individuals enter into a state of latency which can reactivate at a later stage particularly if the individual becomes immunocompromised [3]. Active TB is predominantly pulmonary in nature and develops in 59% of cases, while extrapulmonary TB occurs in the rest. Latent TB infection has no clinical manifestations and is not contagious, but can reactivate at a later stage, particularly if the immunity of the host decreases significantly [3,4]. Immunocompromised patients ...

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This book, ‘INTERNAL ARMED CONFLICT: International Legal Framework Concerning Women and Children’, seeks to assess the application of customs and laws governing the internal armed conflict. This handbook presents an overview of various international instruments for the protection of women and children. By preventing the transcending of conflicts into brutality and savagery, the law of armed conflict aids the restoration of peace and the resumption of friendly relations. Women and children are opined to be accorded special respect and protection. Most of today’s conflicts take place within states. They have tragic feature in common, women and children suffer their impact disproportionately. The concept of children’s rights has widened and the international mandate to reinforce the rights of the child has grown over the years, with the mounting evidence of hardship and abuse suffered by the children. The principles outlined in the international human rights framework apply both to children and adults. Children and women are mentioned explicitly in many of the human rights instruments; standards are specifically modified o...

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Can Homoeopathy cure Ebola? Can it cure any human or animal disease? If so, what is the machinery that Homeopathy uses?

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First comment posted on Forbes.com The contention that there is absolutely no cure for Ebola might be too far-fetched considering that Homeopathy is not being discussed. Some wise guys who run Wikipedia has written very prominently that Homeopathy is quackery. However, there are persons who do get huge amounts of health benefit from such ‘quackery’. Even now it would be quite wise, and a deed of great responsibility to try out Homeopathy based preventive medicines. In fact, the expense of distributing this might not be expensive at all. Only thick-heads running the show would refrain from discussing homeopathy at this juncture....

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The free radical-mediated damage to proteins results in the modification of amino acid residues, cross-linking of side chains and fragmentation. L-tyrosine and protein bound tyrosine are prone to attack by various mediators and reactive nitrogen intermediates to form 3-nitrotyrosine (3-NT). 3-NT formation is also catalyzed by a class of peroxidases utilizing nitrite and hydrogen peroxide as substrates. Evidence supports the formation of 3-NT in vivo in diverse pathologic conditions and 3-NT is thought to be a relatively specific marker of oxidative damage. The formation of nitrotyrosine represents a specific peroxynitrite-mediated protein modification; thus, detection of nitrotyrosine in proteins is considered as a biomarker for endogenous peroxynitrite activity. Formation of tyrosine nitrated proteins is considered to be a post-translational modification with important pathophysiological consequences and is one of the markers of nitrosative stress that have been reported in neurodegeneration, inflammatory and other pathological conditions....

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En la redacción de un blog, que inició muy genérico, sin presupuesto y que tampoco generaba ingresos, empezamos a notar una similitud entre algunos tópicos de medicina y biología, y otros de negocios. Sin ánimos de usarlo como una estrategia de mercadeo, encontramos que la investigación es como el sexo, porque hay que hacerlo para entenderlo, el desarrollo es como un juego, porque uno debe cambiar las variables hasta encontrar la combinación correcta, y la innovación es como el punk rock, porque no debe temer al fracaso, debe ser tangencial y no debe tener miedo de retar a lo ortodoxo....

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De acuerdo con la Contraloría General de la República de Panamá, en el 2011 el pais contaba con un total de 5,551 médicos, 4,744 enfermeras, 1,171 laboratoristas clínicos, 1,114 odontólogos, 757 farmacéuticos, 257 fisioterapistas y 153 nutricionistas en ejercicio en instituciones públicas de salud.(1) No hay cifras sobre la cantidad de profesionales sanitarios en ejercicio privado exclusivo, pero hay 663 clínicas y hospitales, 250 farmacias y 124 laboratorios clínicos privados, aproximadamente, en todo el país. En Panamá, la mayoría de los profesionales de la salud se ve forzado a trabajar en las prácticas institucional y privada para solventar los gastos propios de una agonizante clase media y de un proceso académico en inflación. Este último fenómero lo comparten la mayor parte de los países del mundo occidental. Nuestro interés de investigar sobre el aspecto empresarial de la atención sanitaria provino de la experiencia al concebir, emprender y operar un pequeño laboratorio de patología en la provincia de Chiriquí, una región predominantemente rural de la República de Panamá, adyacente a Costa Rica. Iniciamos en julio del...

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Primera parte 1) Leyes de Loeb 2) Navaja de Occam 3) Adyacente posible 4) Crecimiento -versus- Desarrollo 5) Percepción estética 6) La investigación es como el sexo Segunda parte 7) Juegos que no son juego 8) Poder 9) ¡Hágalo usted mismo! 10) 10,000 horas 11) Nuestras redes 12) El secreto de vivir es compartir 13) Ensuciarse las manos Tercera parte 14) La paradoja sanitaria 15) Innovación 16) Salud 2.0 17) Incompetentes e insoportables 18) Equipos innovadores, no genios solitarios 19) Serendipia y sincronicidad Cuarta parte 20) Arenas movedizas 21) Alma corporativa 22) La confianza es un bien 23) Grandes recompensas, grandes errores 24) Cisnes negros ...

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Each chapter in this eBook is meant to provide pertinent clinical, diagnostic, and management strategies when caring for critically ill patients. The chapters are relatively brief, clinically relevant and evidence-based according to currently accepted literature. References are provided for readers wanting to explore subjects in greater detail. I have edited and revised the content and style of each chapter so as to unify the voice of the entire text....

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Non-infectious uveitis comprehends a heterogeneous group of intraocular inflammatory diseases that arise without a known infectious trigger. This complex group of disorders is often associated with immunological responses to retinal proteins, as experimental models of autoimmune uveoretinitis have shown. Herein we are going to discuss the biology of ocular immune privilege and the immunologic mechanisms that sustain non-infectious uveitis pathophysiology....

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Este libro representa un viaje por el mundo a traves de la meditación.

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1,764 pages, 43 chapters with endnotes, provides the reader with an education in food safety and the 1000s of healthy choices available to all of us if, and only if we know the hazards of certain additives and how to avoid them....

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INTRODUCTION Humanity, you and I, were never intended to eat petroleum based chemicals. The peer review confirms that petroleum based chemicals—additives, colors, sweeteners, preservatives and excipients‚—have been surreptitiously and almost covertly or silently introduced into the global food supply in steadily increasing quantities since the 1940s. Pesticide and herbicide use has grown alongside this increase and now a typical apple contains as many as 15 detectable chemicals. The tap water is contaminated with many 100s of disinfection breakdown products (DBPs), many still as yet undiscovered, combined with dozens of pharmaceuticals and personal care products(PPCP's) not all of which are filterable. Ibuprofen is almost impossible to filter effectively so we’re all getting a dose with each sip of tap water and/or bottled water, however small it may be. The environment itself, as the peer review will confirm, is contaminated with billions of tons of chemical run off, so much so that it now rains measurable quantities of cancer causing artificial sweeteners—yes, rain water contains sucrose, aspartame and other sweeteners. Endocrine...

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Trans Fats & Hydrogenated Oils The Mediterranean Diet vs The American Diet Bisphenol A • BPA, BPB, BPF, BPAF, BPS and TBBPA, etc. TBHQ • tert-Butylhydroquinone • tertiary butylhydroquinone Polysorbates • Excipients, Surfactants & Emulsifiers Artificial Sweeteners & Sugar Acrylamide Potassium Bromate • KBr03 Artificial Colors Monsanto’s Glyphosate Herbicide & RoundUp Parabens Propyl Gallate Providone or Betadine Coconut Oil Olive Oil BHA & BHT Synergy Nitrates & Nitrites Theobromine Diacetyl Natural Flavors Phosphates Sulfites Sodium Benzoate Coffee & Cocoa Fictive Kin Azodicarbonamide & Semicarbazide Coca Cola, Pepsi Cola & Carbonated Drinks Plants, Phytochemicals and Phenols World Congress On Public Health and Nutrition 2016 Tap Water Additives & Contaminants Alcoholic Beverages Air Xylitol Pharmaceuticals & Personal Care Products • PPCPs Energy Drinks Related Reports Topicals • Sunscreen, UV Filters & Insect Repellent Vitamins, Nutrients & Micronutrients Brazzein-Cweet Carmine Lactose Thaumatin...

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Applied Anatomy For Obstetrics and Gynecology is a book that combines the basic subject 'Anatomy' and the applied or clinical subject 'Obstetrics and Gynecology' for postgraduate students and clinicians. It has 91 pages, 14 chapters, and 37 illustrations which explain why a clinician does what he does in treating his patients, or the anatomical principles underlying the treatment of Obstetric and Gynecological disorders. The book has an advantage over the conventional books of applied Anatomy, in that it is written by a clinician with more than 37 years of experience, both of managing patients and teaching students. He has drawn the illustrations the way he does while teaching his students to drive a point home....

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A book to explain why obstetricians and gynecologists do what they do.

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Uterus Fallopian Tubes Vulva Vagina Pelvic Floor Pelvic Connective Tissue and Spaces Ovary Pelvis Abdominal Wall Ureter Urinary Bladder Urethra Pelvic Organ Prolapse Urinary Stress Incontinence...

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Unknown to most people, Diabetes is not just a single disease but rather a group of complex diseases which have stemmed from various causes resulting in people having an above average blood glucose count or more commonly know as hyperglycemia. Diabetes affects all gender and age groups and is very common among people with a prolonged medical history of high blood pressure, heart ailments and kidney problems among others. Besides adults, children are also affected with this disease which clearly states that Diabetes itself may not only be a matter of eating the wrong diet, but may even be caused by hereditary genes that may be a sign of receive genetically traits passed on from one generation to the next and being triggered by the simple reason as indulging in a bad dietary habit or even an onset of some diseases....

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Sometimes, over complacency may get the best of most of us, particularly those who resolve themselves for not feeling anything that may give them the urge to visit a doctor unless they feel that there is something wrong with them, which in most cases may be a little bit too late for preventive medications. Over time, high blood glucose level damages nerves and blood vessels, leading to complications such as heart disease, stroke, kidney disease, blindness, dental disease, and amputations. Other complications of diabetes may include increased susceptibility to other diseases, loss of mobility with aging, depression, and pregnancy problems. No one is certain what starts the processes that cause diabetes, but scientists believe genes and environmental factors interact to cause diabetes in most cases. There are two types of Diabetes that are prevalent among people today, which is type 1 and type 2 Diabetes along with a third type which is called gestational diabetes that occurs during pregnancy. Other uncategorized Diabetes are usually caused through genetic inheritance, diseases that cause the pancreas to produce an insufficient supply...

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Chapter 1: Causes of Diabetes: Maintaining a Well Balanced Diet Chapter 2: Sweet Temptations: How to Balance Your Blood Sugar Chapter 3: It's All in the Mind: Self Realization and Self Denial Chapter 4: The Beginning of Something New Chapter 5: Beating the Odds: Winning Over Your Fear Chapter 6: Controlling Diabetes the Natural Way...

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Martial arts were developed for use on the battlefield in ancient times, and even in the modern world many people learn such skills for self-defense [1]. Despite their combative nature, training in marital arts is safe compared with many other contact sports. The use of protective equipment such as mouth guards and headgear is mandatory during sparring, and practitioners must follow strict competition rules in many types of martial arts [2]. In addition, some types of martial arts such as Tai Chi and Qigong are noncombative in nature, with practitioners focusing on coordinated movements and relaxation during practice – all of which are beneficial to practitioners’ health [1,3]. These days, the popularity of martial arts is increasing, particularly among young people [4]. There are about 200 distinct martial arts types or disciplines around the world, each with its own training characteristics and philosophy [5]. Only the most common types of Oriental and Western martial arts and their associated health effects are introduced in this book. These martial disciplines include the internal (e.g. Tai Chi and Qigong) and external ...

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Clinical pathology is a subspecialty of pathology that deals with the use of laboratory methods (clinical chemistry, microbiology, hematology and emerging subspecialties such as molecular diagnostics) for the diagnosis and treatment of disease. Hematology studies the blood and blood-forming tissues to evaluate presence of disease and assist in therapeutic interventions as clinically indicated. Clinical chemistry (also known as chemical pathology and clinical biochemistry) is the area of clinical pathology that is generally concerned with analysis of bodily fluids. Some of the objectives of this manual are to identify the most important hematological and functional pathological tests of vet importance, to diagnose different animal diseases by confirming the pathological causes that constraint live stock production and to have knowledge more about clinical pathology. Part one discusses about hematology which includes equipments and reagents, blood collection sites and procedures, preparation method for working solution, staining methods (staining procedures), hemoglobin determination, hematocrit determination (PCV), total RBC ...

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This eBook describes the forward-thinking approach, applying nanotechnology to achieve neuropharmaceutical innovations and aptly discusses the latest research and development trends in innovating Neurotherapeutic Delivery Technologies by leading research groups. The eBook lays down the foundation for breaking barriers in neuro-nanopharmaceutics and the unnerving thought of “Matter over Mind”. The era has arrived where we could well see pharmaceutical products that are truly ‘alive’, superseded with super-robotic feedback devices combined with nanocyborgs that can deliver to the body not only drugs but also a host of materials such as cells, genes, DNA, nerve signals, diagnostic probes, hormones, proteins and peptides in a much more easier manner as we have today with simply swallowing a pill. These revolutionary technologies are described within the later Chapters of this eBook based on a world where neuro-devices implanted into our brains would be fashionable to control our overall moods and performance....

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LEARN PROFESSIONAL BUSINESS PLANNING. FORAGING, REFORESTERY AND ANTI-POVERTY. LIVE ON VACATION NOT IN CONDOS.

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THE FOREST IS FOR REST.

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1. Aids for Aids 2. Cancers Answers 3. Pollutions Sollutions.

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How unwanted dogs are rescued and then trained as service dogs to help people with disabilities. WINNER--2016 Midwest Book Award. All proceeds will go to the 501(c)(3) charity, Pawsitivity Service Dogs....

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This book is for three kinds of people: 1. Professional dog trainers who want to train service dogs. 100% of this book will be helpful to you. 2 People who work for non-dog-related nonprofits. If you wish to learn how we started our charity, kept it running, and made it work, then over half of this book will be helpful to you. Just ignore the part about dogs! 3. People who love service dogs. This book is NOT about how to train your own service dog....

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Disclaimer ix Preface x Introduction 1 1. Starting a 501(c)(3), and Why That Structure is Best for Service Dogs 22 2. Marketing So the Public Knows All About Your Mission 42 3. How Fundraising is Friendraising (and How to Enjoy the Process) 58 4. Making the Terms, Laws, and Equipment Recommendations Clear and Easy 72 5. Red Tape is GOOD: Ratings, Standards, and Accreditation (for the Nonprofit) 85 6. Insurance to Keep Everybody Safe 98 7. Contracts Keep Everybody Safe, Too 103 8. Why Finances Are More Complicated Than You Might Think 110 9. All the Gray Areas About Service Dogs in Schools 116 10. Teachers Using Therapy Dogs 122 11. Veterans and Service Dogs 133 12. Preventing Burnout 138 13. Finding Dogs to Train 155 14. Selecting Candidate Dogs 161 15. Training Service Dogs 172 16. Training the Handler 183 17. Teaching the Handler About Dog Personality 193 18. Mat Training: Creating a Zen-space for the Dog 201 19. Alea for Positive Reinforcement 205 20. Task Training 213 21. Autism Service Dogs 220 22. Service Dogs for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) 234 23. Other Kinds of Service Dogs 242 24. Trav...

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This book has 165 chapters which cover problems in areas like Menstrual disorders, General gynecology, Gynecologic urology, Gynecologic endocrinology, Infertility, Congenital malformations of genital tract, Gynecologic oncology, Operative gynecology, General obstetrics, Obstetric hemorrhage, Medical disorders, Obstetric disorders, Disorders of labor, Surgical disorders, Maternal fetal infections, Fetal medicine, Postpartum period, Operative obstetrics and Contraception. Each chapter has a logic-based flow-chart and each step in the flow chart is explained in accompanying text on the adjacent page. It is actually the thought process of a clinician in management of his patients with different problems in Gynecology and Obstetrics. I have foregone royalty and made this book free for readers after two successful editions, because not everyone can afford to buy books, and everyone deserves to get knowledge....

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I Menstrual disorders 1 Dysmenorrhea 2 Primary amenorrhea 3 Secondary amenorrhea 4 Puberty menorrhagia 5 Menorrhagia in reproductive age 6 Postmenopausal vaginal bleeding 7 Metrorrhagia 8 Hypomenorrhea 9 Precocious vaginal bleeding 10 Premenstrual syndrome 11 Suspicion of endometrial hyperplasia 12 Suspicion of luteal phase defect II General gynecology 13 Acute lower abdominal and pelvic pain 14 Tenderness on transverse cervical movements 15 Low backache 16 Endometriosis 17 Pyometra 18 Adnexal mass 19 Abdominal enlargement 20 Uterine leiomyoma 21 Genital prolapse 22 Leukorrhea 23 Itching of the vulva 24 Vulvar lesion 25 Vulvodynia 26 Female sexual dysfunction 27 Painful dyspareunia 28 Chronic Pelvic Pain III Gynecologic urology 29 Urinary incontinence 30 Frequency of micturition 31 Retention of urine IV Gynecologic endocrinology 32 Hirsutism 33 Galactorrhea V Infertility 34 Infertility 35 Induction of ovulation 36 Cervical factor and sperm mucus penetration test 37 Male infertility VI Congenital malformations of genital tract 38 Congenital absence o...

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In her introduction to the 1974 edition, Joan Quixley, then head of the Nightingale School of Nursing, wrote that despite the passage of time since Notes on Nursing was published, "the book astonishes one with its relevance to modern attitudes and skills in nursing, whether this be practised at home by the 'ordinary woman', in hospital or in the community. The social, economic and professional differences of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries in no way hinder the young student or pupil from developing, if he or she is motivated to do so, its unchanged fundamentals by way of intelligent thought and practice". "With its mid-nineteenth century background of poverty, neglect, ignorance and prejudice the book was a challenge to contemporary views of nursing, of nurses and of the patient". "The book was the first of its kind ever to be written. It appeared at a time when the simple rules of health were only beginning to be known, when its topics were of vital importance not only for the well-being and recovery of patients, when hospitals were riddled with infection, when nurses were still mainly regarded as ignorant, uneducated person...

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The book included advice and practices for the following areas: ventilation and warming health in houses petty management (how things are done by others when you must be away) noise variety (environment) taking food and what kinds of food bed and bedding light cleanliness of rooms personal cleanliness chattering hopes and advices (the false assurances and recommendations of family and friends to the sick) observation of the sick ...

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Plants also are living beings, which are even capable of reacting emotionally! Plants, as we are, are physical bodies with incarnate units of life in them; they are evolving souls going through the vegetal level of development. It is in this way that we have to regard plants if we want to learn love!...