What is endometritis and does it require treatment?

What is endometritis and does it require treatment?

T he concept of lower genital tract infection with chlamydia or gonorrhoea causing cervicitis and vaginal discharge is familiar to most sexual health physicians. Likewise, upper genital tract infection with inflammation of the fallopian tubes and adnexae in the form of pelvic inflammatory disease (PID) is also a common clinical syndrome with well recognised implications for future fertility. It...

Lipocortin: what is it and what does it mean?

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Deployment of Open Source ERPs: What Knowledge Does It Require?

Enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems are rapidly becoming a de facto standard in business activity. While large and medium-sized companies have the luxury to afford proprietary ERP solutions, small companies are struggling with resource poverty which maybe makes them consider available open source ERP products which are free from licensing fee. However, there is little knowledge available...

health communication what it is and what is not

Wearable electroencephalography. What is it, why is it needed, and what does it entail?

The electroencephalogram (EEG) is a classic noninvasive method for measuring a person's brain waves and is used in a large number of fields: from epilepsy and sleep disorder diagnosis to brain-computer interfaces (BCIs). Electrodes are placed on the scalp to detect the microvolt-sized signals that result from synchronized neuronal activity within the brain. Current long-term EEG monitoring is g...