Ultrasound bone densitometry - real or imaginary?

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The therapeutic value of cannabinoids in MS: real or imaginary?

BONE DENSITOMETRY OF MENOPAUSAL WOMEN IN TEHRAN

Using a cluster sampling method, a group of menopausal women from three geographic areas in Tehran were asked to participate in the study. Demographic data was obtained using a questionnaire. Subjects were than referred to perform bone mass densitometry (BMD). The relationship between various variables (i.e. age of menarche, number of years of endogenous estrogen exposure, ... ) with minera...

Advances in electronic fetal monitors--real or imaginary.

Changes in the technologies used in the latest generation of electronic fetal monitors has resulted generally in an improvement in the quality of the FHR data produced. However, in a number of instruments the use of inappropriate printers and signal processing has led to a degradation in the FHR trace. This may result in difficulties in interpretation of the data thereby putting the compromised...

Gastrointestinal Neoplasia Associated with Bowel Parasitosis: Real or Imaginary?

Several parasitic species are well known to have carcinogenic properties, namely; Schistosoma hematobium (squamous cell carcinoma of the bladder) and the liver flukes Opisthorchis and Chlonorchis (cholangiocarcinoma). A large number of parasites are known to colonize the gastrointestinal tract. We sought to review the evidence that implicates these parasites in gastrointestinal neoplasia. Schis...