Investigate the reasons for primary teeth extraction

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the reasons for primary teeth extraction and to identify the most frequently extracted teeth among Jordanian children. Methods: a cross-sectional study include 222 males (48.3%) and 238 females (51.7%) were evaluated. Their ages ranged from 2 to 13 years, who were seen at a pedodontic out … Read more

Hyperhidrosis. Sweating. Sweat

The hyperhidrosis is excessive production of sweat by the physiological needs of the organism. Usually bilateral and relatively symmetrical and affects mainly the armpits, palms, soles and face. The sweating is a mechanism used to regulate body temperature and is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system through existing cholinergic receptors in the sweat glands. Of … Read more

Ebola virus

The Ebola virus was first detected in 1976 in two simultaneous outbreaks in Sudan and the Democratic Republic of Congo. What are the symptoms of Ebola virus? The disease by the Ebola virus is a severe acute viral disease that usually manifests clinically initially with fever, intense weakness, muscle pain, headache and sore throat. Later … Read more

SUNDS in the Hmong people

Introduction The Hmong are of an Asian ethnic-group that is made up of individuals from multiple areas in multiple countries such as Laos, the Southern region of China, parts of Vietnam and Thailand (Munger, 1987).  The distribution of the Hmong people is widespread in the Western world, due to the civil unrest that has torn … Read more

Analysis of two studies

Allen R, et al. Randomized, double-blind, 6-week, dose-ranging study of pregabalin in patients with restless legs syndrome. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of various pregabalin doses in patients with moderate-to-severe idiopathic restless leg syndrome. A prior study showed that gabapentin improved both sensory and motor symptoms in RLS … Read more

Predictive tests for dementia

Topic 1: Prediction and Prognosis Second Journal We will soon be able to predict whether there is a high risk of dementia later in our life as advancements in medical fields have been skyrocketing. Personally, I would want to know if I had a high risk for dementia within one to seven years. I would … Read more

Glaucoma – treatments

Glaucoma, the prevalence of which is increasing worldwide, is the second leading cause of blindness globally and the third in India. It is characterized by a group of ocular conditions which lead to optic nerve damage and loss of visual function. It has a significant impact on patients’ health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and also … Read more

Causes, forms & impacts of foodborne infections

Introduction Food safety involves handling, storing, and food preparation activities, which prevent infections in human being while helping to ensure that the food contains sufficient nutrients to enable human being or the consumers have a healthy diet (Seward, 2005). On a daily basis, everyone comes into contact with food at one point or another. Unsafe … Read more

Brain imaging technology – MRI, PET, and EEG

Brain imaging technology is a non-invasive method used by researchers to gage human brain activity and its correlation to behavior. Brain imaging technology is effective because it is non-invasive, safe, and painless, it provides new resources to create cures to brain disorders, and it recognises localized portions of the brain and how they are affected … Read more

Celiac Disease

Dieting has become a new way of life in today’s culture. People remove foods from their diets that they think are bad or unhealthy for their lifestyle. While some people do not have the choice about what they need to cut from their diet.  There are many different types of diets that need to exclude … Read more

Major depressive disorder (MDD)

Any given year, approximately 18.5% of adults in the United States, or 43.8 million people, will experience mental illness. This includes nearly 16 million adults in the United States who have suffered at least one episode of major depression in the past year. The World Health Organization estimates that worldwide, more than 300 million people … Read more

Comparing Anxiety In Dogs vs. Anxiety In Humans

Anxiety is a well known mental health disorder that can be characterized as a sense of worry or fear that occurs in certain situations. Many people have experienced anxiety at one point in their life whether it was caused by stress from school, environmental factors, phobias or other influences. It is extremely interesting how far … Read more