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Is a vaccine one of the factors that will contribute to the end of the Pandemic?

The covid-19 pandemic began in China in November 2019 and spread globally by March 2020.[2] In India Vaccine research, trials, and production were ramped up gradually. The Covishield vaccine trial was completed by December 2020 and the mass vaccination program started in January 2021. The mortality was far more in western and European countries (despite better health infrastructure) than in Asi...

The incisor war: declaring the winner today, but will it really end one day?

Reform of the CAP . Will the real one come some day ?

There are currently several reasons for reforming the CAP. First, EU-15 must now incorporate the wishes expressed by European citizens concerning the environment and food safety. Secondly, with regard to WTO requirements, the expiry at the end of 2003 of the 'Peace Clause' agreed in the Uruguay Round adds a further challenge for the reform of CAP farm subsidies. Finally, the eastern enlargement...

End-to-end esophagojejunostomy versus standard end-to-side esophagojejunostomy: which one is preferable?

 Abstract Background: End-to-side esophagojejunostomy has almost always been associated with some degree of dysphagia. To overcome this complication we decided to perform an end-to-end anastomosis and compare it with end-to-side Roux-en-Y esophagojejunostomy. Methods: In this prospective study, between 1998 and 2005, 71 patients with a diagnosis of gastric adenocarcinoma underwent total gastrec...

Will mechanical dyssynchrony one day impact our management of chronic heart failure patients?

Mechanical dyssynchrony along with its role in cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT) has been studied for over 10 years now. Although there are ‘believers’ in imaging techniques and echocardiography specifically, there are no recommendations for their use in clinical practice or guidelines for CRT. QRS duration remains the gold-standard for selecting patients for CRT and predicting their resp...