Privacy is an important concern in any research programme that deals with personal medical data. In recent years, ethics and privacy have become key considerations when conducting any form of scientific research that involves personal data. These issues are now addressed in healthcare professional training programmes. Indeed, ethics, legal frameworks and privacy are often the subject of much co...

A PubMed search using the term “global health” [All Fields] retrieves 8975 articles published up to the end of 2012. This is a large body of evidence for a new discipline in health research, defined in 2009 as an “area of study, research, and practice that places a priority on improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. Global health emphasizes transnational health...

Abbreviations TC = Tabaku classification; DBH = diameter at breast height; G/R = gap/regeneration phase; E = establishment phase; EO = early optimum phase; MO = mid optimum phase; LO = late optimum phase; T = terminal phase; D = decay phase; P = plenter phase; CPA = canopy projection area; MaxD =maximum DBH; DS = deadwood share; MeanD = mean DBH; NQD = normalized quartile DBH difference; PSH = ...

INTRODUCTION Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS) is a rare inherited group of connective tissue diseases characterized by joint hypermobility, skin hyperextensibility and bruising tendency. Common features of patients with EDS include vascular and gastrointestinal perforations. The purpose of this systematic review is to address gastrointestinal diseases and the complications associated with surgical ...

BACKGROUND Soccer heading has been proposed as a potential cause of cerebral dysfunction. OBJECTIVE To examine the acute effects of two types of soccer heading on postural control. METHODS Collegiate soccer players were randomly assigned to one of four groups: control, linear heading, simulated rotational heading, or rotational heading. Each subject completed a baseline postural stability a...