Eye Injury Prevention: Mini Review

Renal injury, nephrolithiasis and Nigella sativa: A mini review

Objective: The incidence and prevalence of kidney stone is increasing worldwide. After the first recurrence the risk of subsequent relapses is higher and the time period between relapses is shortened. Urinary stones can be severely painful and make a huge economic burden. The stone disease may increase the vulnerability of patients to other diseases such as renal failure. Medicinal herbs are ri...

MINI-REVIEW Review of Selenium and Prostate Cancer Prevention

Although the incidence and mortality of prostate cancer declined from 2000 to 2008 in the United States, the prostate cancer is still the most common cancer expected to occur and the second common causes of cancer death expected in men for 2012. It is estimated to account for 29% (241,740) of all newly diagnosed cancers in men and 9% (28,170) of all male cancer deaths (Siegel et al., 2012). The...

renal injury, nephrolithiasis and nigella sativa: a mini review

objective: the incidence and prevalence of kidney stone is increasing worldwide. after the first recurrence the risk of subsequent relapses is higher and the time period between relapses is shortened. urinary stones can be severely painful and make a huge economic burden. the stone disease may increase the vulnerability of patients to other diseases such as renal failure. medicinal herbs are ri...

Photoacoustic imaging of the eye: A mini review

The eye relies on the synergistic cooperation of many different ocular components, including the cornea, crystalline lens, photoreceptors, and retinal neurons, to precisely sense visual information. Complications with a single ocular component can degrade vision and sometimes cause blindness. Immediate treatment and long-term monitoring are paramount to alleviate symptoms, restore vision, and c...

Dietary Aspects in Cancer Prevention — A Mini-Review