Physical Therapy, Speech Therapy and Occupational Therapy: past, present and future

Tuberculosis therapy: past, present and future.

The major historical landmarks of tuberculosis (TB) therapy include: the discovery of effective medications (streptomycin and para-aminosalicylic acid) in 1944; the revelation of "triple therapy" (streptomycin, para-aminosalicylic acid and isoniazid) in 1952, which assured cure; recognition in the 1970s that isoniazid and rifampin could reduce the duration of treatment from 18 to 9 months; and ...

Hodgkin's lymphoma therapy: past, present, and future.

IMPORTANCE OF THE FIELD The treatment of Hodgkin's lymphoma (HL) with the use of radiotherapy and systemic chemotherapy has been one of the success stories of modern oncology. HL therapy has been the paradigm for the systematic evaluation of different curative modalities, resulting in cure for the majority of patients. The current focus is on designing initial therapeutic strategies that retain...

Prolonged exposure therapy: past, present, and future.

Edna B. Foa, Ph.D., is a professor of Clinical Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania and Director of the Center for the Treatment and Study of Anxiety. Dr. Foa devoted her academic career to study the psychopathology and treatment of anxiety disorders, primarily obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Her research, aimed at delineating ...

Editorial: Phage Therapy: Past, Present and Future

Mizaj past, present and future

Temperament (Mizaj), as an individual factor, has great importance in traditional medicine and its use in diagnosis and treatment of diseases, as well as the individual lifestyle is very common. Since medicine moves toward Personalized Medicine, the root of individual differences will find its position in different aspects of medicine in early future. In traditional medicine, temperament is ...