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Common phenomena of spinal anaesthesia for caesarean sections are hypotension and cardiovascular depression, both of which require immediate action. Akrinor® (theodrenaline and cafedrine), a sympathomimetic agent commonly used in Germany for such cases, was phased out with little notice at the end of 2005. Phenylephrine…

The removing of the last remaining barriers on the Bulgarian and Romanian workers' access to the single market of the EU labour created a wave of unrest in Western Europe concerning the destabilization flows of immigrants that might affect the labour markets and the social…

Chorioangiomas are the most common benign tumors of placenta with reported prevalence of approximately 0.5% -1%. Large tumors are rare but those exceeding 5 cm in diameter may be associated with adverse effects on both mother and fetus. The larger the size of the tumor…

Dietary management of obesity largely focuses on the quality and quantity of carbohydrate (CHO) intake to maintain blood sugar levels close to normal. The index that measures the effect of type and amount of food on metabolic response is postprandial glycemia. Glycemic response to specific…

Stent-graft placement for endovascular aortic repair requires an adequate proximal and distal landing zone in the aorta of at least 2cm for save and sufficient anchoring and to avoid early or late endoleaks. Ligation and rerouting of one or more supraaortal vessels can be necessary…

The association between glycaemic control of type 1 diabetes and mental health issues within the family is well recognised, but the degree of difficulty that is associated with modest sub-optimal control is not. 66 families agreed to take part in the study, and they were…

Accessing problems from the perceived causes usually leads to a relief or solution. This paper examines corporate governance and the Nigerian financial crisis which was majorly characterised by poor credit risk management, with the aim to determine the relationship that exists between corporate governance and…

The salivary gland produces a number of inflammation-related cytokines and at least some of them including S100A8 and S100A9 (calprotectin subunits) in the gland are induced by endotoxins. The signaling pathway to induce these cytokines is complex and has not been thoroughly elucidated. Thus, we…

The objective of this article is to assess the impact of the smoke-free legislation implemented from 2007 on emergency hospital admissions among patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in England. A time series design involving routinely collected hospital episode statistics data was employed. Ecological…

We report on a 11 year old boy who was treated for bilateral vesicoureteral reflux grade II at our department by the age of 12 months by bilateral endoscopic injection with dextranomer / hyaluronic acid (Deflux). Because of reflux persistence on the right side an…