News from World Confederation for Physical Therapy

Evaluation of research trends in physical therapy through analysis of articles published at the world confederation for physical therapy congress

[Purpose] The purpose of this study was to examine research trends in physical therapy through analysis of articles published at the 2015 World Confederation for Physical Therapy Congress. [Subjects and Methods] A total of 1,339 were analyzed (presentations: 346, posters: 993). The number of papers per subject area, number of oral presentations and posters, and the number of moderator nations a...

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Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC) News

he 19 meeting of Asian Pacific Endodontic Confederation (APEC) was held from 5 till 8 of April, 2017 at Hotel Hyatt Regency, New Delhi, India encompassing more than 1900 participants from 40 countries. The theme of the congress was "Preserve to Stillness" “An endodontist is the cardiac and neurosurgeon for the tooth. No other specialty involves as much focus, depth of involvement or may we say,...

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Medical News A mistaken interpretation of data relating alcohol to mortality Epidemiology of alcoholic liver disease in Denmark 2006–2011: A population-based study WineHealth 2015 The pattern of alcohol consumption and risk of cirrhosis Ethnic differences in presentation and severity of alcoholic liver disease Worsening of health and a cessation or reduction in alcohol consumption to special oc...

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Mysterious disease devastates pacific Coast of Central America A mysterious epidemic has killed more than 24 000 people in El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2000 and stricken thousands of others with chronic kidney disease at rates unseen almost anywhere else. Some suggest that agricultural chemicals are the cause, but others contend that the grueling nature of the work and dehydration are to bla...