Post-finasteride syndrome: our current knowledge

First Contact to Odors: Our Current Knowledge about Odorant Receptors

Chemical senses - especially smell - are known to be important for the fundamental life events such as sensing predators, selecting mates, as well as finding food. The chemical senses are decoded in the olfactory system which is able to detect and differentiate thousands of odorous substances comprised of chemically divergent structures (i.e. odorants). The high selectivity of the olfactory sys...

Accelerated partial-breast irradiation: the current state of our knowledge.

Breast-conserving therapy consisting of segmental mastectomy followed by whole-breast irradiation (WBI) has become widely accepted as an alternative to mastectomy as a treatment for women with early-stage breast cancer. Accelerated partial-breast irradiation (APBI) is a shorter, alternative radiation technique for select patients with favorable early-stage breast cancer. We review here the diff...

Our Current Knowledge of Iron Metabolism and Related Disorders

The knowledge of our knowledge☆

This classic article was published in the first volume and issue of Philosophical Constructs for the Chiropractic Profession. In this paper, Dr. McAndrews reviews the use of the term "philosophy" in chiropractic and urges the chiropractic profession to consider the use and misuse of this term. Reprinted with permission from McAndrews JF. The Knowledge of Our Knowledge. Philosophical Constructs ...

Midface lift: our current approaches.

In the last few years, surgery of the ageing face seems to have shifted from tissue uplifting and tightening to mere filling. We do not agree with this trend. We are positive that ageing brings about 2 basic phenomena: on one hand bone and fat volume reduction, whilst on the other a deterioration of the skin lining (elastosis) leading to an increase in its compliance and extension. We therefore...