Pancreatic cancer (PC), a lethal condition with a poor prognosis, ranks fourth among the most common causes of cancer-related mortality as early diagnosis of PC is so tricky. Consequently, most cases at the time of initial diagnosis already harbor metastasis. PC cases' early detection and survival depend...
Background: The professional nailcare industry is expanding rapidly in South Africa. Nail treatment involves the use of solvents and acrylates. Exposure to these chemicals is associated with skin, eye, and respiratory tract irritation, and neurological and reproductive health effects. Objective: To test ...
Introduction : les lésions de l’appareil locomoteur liées aux agressions physiques sont parfois complexes nécessitant parfois une prise en charge multidisciplinaire. Le but était de déterminer les aspects épidémio-cliniques, thérapeutiques et pronostiques des lésions de l’appareil locomoteur...
La maladie de Stargardt est la plus connue des dystrophies maculaires juvéniles. Encore appelé fundus flavimaculatus, elle est une dystrophie maculaire héréditaire qui se transmet souvent sur un mode autosomique récessif et rarement sur un mode autosomique dominant. Elle est typiquement caractéri...
Raquel Gonzalez and colleagues highlight an urgent need to evaluate antimalarials that can be safely administered to HIV-infected pregnant women on antiretroviral treatment and cotrimoxazole prophylaxis.
African HIV-infected pregnant women are the most vulnerable population group to
malaria infection.
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In late 2002, the health authorities of Mozambique implemented sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine (SP)/amodiaquine (AQ) as first-line treatment against uncomplicated falciparum malaria. In 2004, this has been altered to SP/artesunate in line with WHO recommendations of using Artemisinin Combination Therapies (AC...
