Airborne transmission and precautions: facts and myths

I-39: Facts and Myths in IVF Treatment

Many myths are still present today in assisted reproductive techniques and particularly in infertility management. Most of them exist because we do not want to really look at the facts for various reasons. In this lecture we will review 7 of these myths: 1. HP-HMG improves pregnancy rates, 2. HMG prevents progesterone rise in follicular phase, 3. Clinical importance of progesterone rise in foll...

Rhodesia : Myths and Facts

Celiac Disease: Myths and Facts

Celiac disease is a genetically inherited autoimmune disorder triggered by dietary gluten that damages the intestinal villi in the proximal small intestine. Once tall and slender, the damaged villi become blunted or completely flattened. As a result, the available absorptive area is reduced considerably, which causes malabsorption. This condition affects both children and adults. In young child...

Software Reuse - Facts and Myths

The concept of systematic software reuse is simple: the idea of building and using "software preferred parts." By building systems out of carefully designed, pre-tested components, one will save the cost of designing, writing and testing new code. The practice of reuse has not proven to be this simple however, and there are many misconceptions about how to implement and gain benefit from softwa...

Vancomycin nephrotoxicity: myths and facts.

Vancomycin is a key antibiotic in the management of severe Gram-positive infections. Recent emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin has prompted internists to administer high-dose treatment to achieve trough levels of 15 to 20 mg/l. Such high doses might be causative in nephrotoxicity. The risk further increases in patients who are cri...