... the World Health Assembly requested WHO to initiate the first treaty negotiated under the auspices of WHO in history: the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (WHO FCTC). In 2005, this Convention entered into force and changed the landscape of public health. Health was no longer the task of national...

... with conventional therapy [ 1 , 3 ]. The treatment of hypocalcemia is influenced by the serum calcium level and by associated symptoms. Signs of acute hypocalcemia include paresthesia, carpal, pedal spasm, laryngospasm, or seizures, and can become a true medical emergency. The symptomatology of hypocalcemia...

... of conventional topical therapies, such as cryotherapy, photodynamic therapy, or treatment with 5-fluorouracil, diclofenac, or imiquimod. Cryotherapy is recommended to treat single AK lesions (lesion-directed therapy), while topical medical therapies are used to treat multiple lesions on an entire sun-damaged...

... to recognize abnormalities. The human hippocampus can be affected in a variety of very different acute or chronic neurological diseases, such as stroke and certain forms of encephalitis or epilepsy and dementia. Many of these pathologies are associated with distinct lesion patterns on conventional MRI...

... to be discussed in this chapter, see Tables 1 and 2. Major indications for the use of conventional immunosuppressive drugs Table 1. Major indications for the use of conventional immunosuppressive drugs Suggested dosing for medications Table 2. Suggested dosing for medications Alkylating...

... Abstract Root caries lesions (RCLs) are highly prevalent in elderly and can negatively impact the quality of life. Therefore, preventive therapies should be applied to control or to arrest RCLs. This chapter will discuss the application of fluoride, a conventional preventive therapy, to control...

... Abstract Cosmetic tattoos are in the same family as medical tattoos and conventional cosmetic care and fall within the overall concept of body modification. Each discipline has its own segment of users and its own techniques and professional providers. However, they all serve the higher aim...