Health Sciences

Background: In 1912 Transplant pioneer Alexis Carrell received the Nobel Prize for his work in the field. The French surgeon had developed methods for connecting blood vessels and conducted successful kidney transplants on dogs. Ukrainian doctor Yu Yu Voronoy transplanted the first human kidney, using an organ from a deceased donor. The recipient died shortly thereafter as a result of rejection (Bilgel et al., 2006). In 1982 on December 2, Barney Clark received the first artificial heart; he survived for 112 days (Taimur Saleem et al., 2009).

Background: Pain is an unpleasant sensory and emotional experience, which leads us to look for intervention strategies to control it and thus achieve greater well-being with the minimum of adverse effects. Objective: to determine the effectiveness of hypnotherapy as a coadjuvant treatment in the management of pain in post-operated patients of knee arthroscopy at the Naval Hospital of Specialties of Veracruz.

Background: Anxiety disorders represent the highest prevalence of all psychiatric disorders of childhood and adolescence, causes of these disorders are diverse; are involved biological, environmental and psychosocial factors, how a psychosocial risk factor is the family atmosphere. Objective: determine whether the family function is associated with severity of anxiety disorder in children 8 to 12 years.

Introduction: Diabetes is a multifactorial disease that has become a pandemic, Secondary to the high incidence of obesity worldwide, being responsible for multiple complications in the health care around the world, Mexico contributes to de highest mortality from diabetes in the American continent and one of the highest rates mortality of the world by this condition. Only 16% of patients with diabetes are in goals.

Introduction: Primary immunodeficiencies are genetic disorders of the immune system, which result in a wide variety of clinical manifestations, most often manifest at an early age; and although a large part of these have an autosomal recessive hereditary form; it is not a necessary pattern in its natural history. One way to classify immunodeficiencies is in two categories: 1) the innate system (alterations in complement and phagocytic cells) and 2) adaptive system (including mechanisms of the humoral and cellular system) (Bonilla et al., 2005).

Purpose: To assess the therapeutic efficacy of shock wave therapy and ultrasound therapy on healing of venous ulcer. Material and Methods: Thirty patients with Lower limb ulcer ( second degree )were selected randomly from Kasr- el aine hospitals. Patient's ages were ranged from 30-45 years. These patients were divided into two equal groups: Group A (Shock wave group): In this group, fifteen patients received unfocused Shock wave therapy (500 pulses /cm2 ,0.1 mJ/mm2)two sessions per week for six week plus routine medical treatment (emollient, corticosteroid, antibiotics).

Back ground: The prevalence of cerebral palsyin developing country is high. It is one of the most common causes of childhood physical disability. Purpose: To establish a registry of cerebral palsy in Port Said Governorate-Egypt. Subject and Methods: One hundred twenty children with cerebral palsy of both genders who were receiving physical therapy in Port Said Governorate participated in the study. Their ages ranged from one month to 18 years. They were recruited from three public hospitals and four private centers in Port Said Governorate.

Background: Knee pain is one of the major sources of pain and disability in developed countries and is the primary indication for total knee replacement (TKR) in patients with Osteoarthritis (OA). Purpose: To assess myofascial trigger points (MTrPs) distribution pattern in muscles around the knee joint pre and post-treatment program in patients post TKR. Design: pre - posttest experimental design. Methods: Fifty female and male patients post TKR. Their age ranged from 50-80 years old.

Back ground: Hand hygiene is an important component of infection control, which is critical to ensuring patients’ safety in hospitals. Nurses are regarded as healthcare workers could also be vehicles of cross-contamination within the hospital. Thus study aimed to evaluate multimodal interventional health education program in improving knowledge and practicing toward correct hand hygiene manoeuvres at armed forces hospital southern region, in khamis Mushait, Saudi Arabia.

Background: Radiology has turned into a noteworthy field in diagnostic application in both medicine and dentistry. There are various dental maladies that can be diagnosed by the utilization of radiography. Since dental specialists and students operate dental x-ray unit on visit premise in their everyday clinical practice, there is a high likelihood among them to be exposed to x-rays on consistent premise. Aim: The aim of the study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a health education tool about radiation protection among dental practitioners of Madurai city.