background: diabetic foot ulcer is one of the major problems suffered by diabetic patients, so much so that the annual incidence of this problem has increased from 0.1% to 4.1% in diabetic patients and the probability of its incidence is over 25% during the diabetic individual's life. case presentation: the patient was a 74-year-old woman with diabetes for more than 20 years. she was hospi...

B. R. Pitt, J. W. Christman, S. J. Gunst, M. A. Matthay, T. Stevens, and L. B. Ware Department Environmental and Occupational Health, University of Pittsburgh Graduate School Public Health, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania; Section of Pulmonary Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Illinois, Chicago, Illinois; Department Cellular and Integrative Physiology, I...

Pulmonary hypertension is a hemodynamic condition, defined as a mean pulmonary artery pressure by right-sided heart catheterization of at least 25 mm Hg at rest. It is classified into 5 general groups based on the underlying cause, with left ventricular failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease being 2 of the most common causes in the United States. Although the specifics of the pathoph...

Siu-Hin Wan, BS The large dark cluster in the left corner looks all but conquered by the infiltrating cells gone awry. The bright flower-shaped blossom amid the speckles like a winter snowstorm signals a massive battle about to commence between two giant forces. Yet to understand the true meaning of what lies ahead requires a lower magnification: the ability to synthesize information obtained f...

FOREWORDP Skepticism is an honored tradition in science. Without it, science limps. Before proceeding, therefore, I wish to express my g ratitude to the genuine skeptics in the scientific-medical community who have offered constructive criticism of the field of c o m p l e m e n t a ry and alternative med icine (CAM). We at Alternative Therapies are grateful for your observations and invite you...