... the understanding about the composition of human milk and different factors that influence the composition such as stage of lactation, impact of maternal diet, geographical location, gestational age at infant birth, and circadian rhythm. Presently, collaborative efforts are ongoing in communicating the clinical...

... performance rapidly emerged. Published in 1956 in the German journal Parfümerie und Kosmetik , Rudolf Schulze presented a procedure for measuring a sun protection factor (SPF) in humans using the natural solar radiation. The SPF was defined as a measure on how much solar energy is required to produce...

.... Introduction Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS), previously known as hyaline membrane disease, is a disorder primarily of surfactant deficiency, mainly affecting preterm infants. It typically presents with increasing respiratory distress, manifests clinically by tachypnea, grunting respirations...

... ], the DOQI goals for PD adequacy have been reduced to a Kt/V urea of only 1.7 per week (table 1 ). This goal was more reasonable for many of the larger American dialysis patients and the percentage of incident dialysis patients choosing PD has begun to increase. At present, PD represents approximately 9.7...

... medications and combinations that reduce the pill burden, and allow the healthcare provider to customize HIV treatment while remaining mindful of other medical issues will be addressed. Adherence to medication schedules and possible future alternative drug delivery systems will also be presented...

... be determined for each patient by the ideal dialyzer selection. In this paper, the past, present and future of the dialysis membrane and dialyzer are presented. Dialysis Membranes The dialysis membrane is a semi-permeable membrane that allows some solutes to penetrate, while rejecting others...

.... In this article, we evaluated the current status of HHD in Japan and considered the future direction for its expansion in this country. Present Status of Home Dialysis Therapy Around the World An international comparison of the percent distribution of prevalent dialysis patients has been described...

... of the intestinal loops were covered with a fibrin membrane. In some cases of SEP, the encapsulated intestine forms a cocoon. The term ‘Zuckergussdarm' was used because the serous surface of the intestine presented with a white sheen that made it appear frosted. The pathologic condition previously referred...

... cancers are caused by this limited set of HPV types. At present, over 150 HPV types have been identified and may be classified into genera, species and types based upon comparison of the viral genome. Established nucleotide phylogenies sort the highly pathogenic HPV types to the genus Alphapapillomavirus...

... management approach worth implementing.’ Former Speaker Newt Gingrich, Co-chair of the Alzheimer Study Group (ASG), in his testimony to 111th Congress, March 2009. Quandary of Alzheimer's Disease: Prototype Problem for a Grand Global Challenge A metaphor for the present-day dilemma facing...

... Abstract A simplified review of the research carried out in Brazil on tonsils is presented: histopathological findings in children’s tonsils with allergy, the detection of Epstein-Barr virus, herpes virus (SV1 e SV2, HHV8) and the correlation between tonsil hypertrophy and recurrence...

... inflammation, tubular damage and interstitial fibrosis. If the adaptive capacity of the cells present in a particular renal compartment is exceeded, the injurious agent/reaction produces irreversible damage leading to cell death which may be by apoptosis or necrosis. Lost cells need to be restored...

... Abstract After pure-tone audiometry, we have several sequences of threshold values. Usually, amultiple-line plot is used to present and compare data between measurements by overlayingthem in a single graph. Calculation of air-bone gap and pure-tone average is widely acceptedas an approach...