“Everything is so different...”

O10: Why Preschool Education Programs Is So Important

Neurological development is largely a result of the learning that takes place starting at birth and during the earliest years of life. Child Care and Preschool Education Programs are key to predicting ultimate success in school and life. Children who attend preschool or other early education programs have enhanced cognitive, verbal, and social development (which is maintained into the first few...

Is meatal stenosis so important as to discourage neonatal circumcision?

Introduction: Circumcision is proposed as the world’s oldest and most controversial operation and meatal stenosis as the most common complication of neonatal circumcision. Published studies in Iran are deficient regarding this complication. This research shows the rate of meatal stenosis in children less than one year in Birjand-Iran. Methods: This descriptive study incorporated all children y...

Bone Lesions of the Hand : is Everything so Hard ? A Case - based Presentation

Lung function testing in COPD: when everything is not so simple

Combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema is a condition occurring mainly in male smokers, presenting different lung mechanics and gas exchange abnormalities than emphysema or pulmonary fibrosis alone. We report the case of an elderly man, former heavy smoker, who presented with progressive exertional dyspnea for 1 year. Lung function tests showed near normal spirometry and lung volumes but mar...

Perspective: Is Everything a Novel Ecosystem? If so, do we need the Concept?