Unconventional Treatments for Vitiligo: Are They (Un) Satisfactory?

Unconventional Treatments for Vitiligo: Are They (Un) Satisfactory?

The authors show a brief overview of the vitiligo's unconventional therapies. A part for well-documented effectiveness of L-phenylalanine, PGE2 and antioxidant agents in the treatment of vitiligo, for the other therapeutical approaches more investigations are needed.

Stroke services in general practice--are they satisfactory?

BACKGROUND The contribution of general practice and primary care teams to stroke care has received surprisingly little attention despite research evidence on the importance of coordinated care. AIM To determine general practitioners' (GPs') and their patients' satisfaction with hospital and community services for stroke patients in Grampian Region, Scotland. METHOD A questionnaire survey of...

Needs Assessment Competencies: Are They Important for Extension Educators?

The purpose of this study was to determine the importance of eleven professional competencies related to needs assessment and program development; a secondary purpose was to identify the best time these competencies should be learned. The study followed a survey research design, in which 441 randomly selected extension educators in the North Central Region of the United States responded to a qu...

Acral lesions of vitiligo: why are they resistant to photochemotherapy?

BACKGROUND Acral lesions of vitiligo are usually resistant to conventional lines of treatment as well as surgical interventions. OBJECTIVE To clarify causes underlying resistance of acral lesions to pigmentation in vitiligo by studying some of the factors associated with mechanisms of repigmentation following photochemotherapy. METHODS The study included twenty patients with active vitiligo...

Unconventional Cancer Treatments