A silent storm

A silent storm

Pulmonary alveolar microlithiasis is a rare, inherited pulmonary disorder affecting young adults. Diagnosis and monitoring is important as it may progress to pulmonary fibrosis and respiratory failure. No effective treatment has been found to date.

A Silent Storm: Hepatitis C in Pakistan

Metachronous Bilateral Silent Sinus Syndrome: A Case Report

Introduction: Bilateral silent sinus syndrome (SSS) is a very rare pathology reported only in few papers in literature. Most of the described cases are simultaneous, and only one had a metachronous presentation. The evolutionary phases of the disease have yet to be well demonstrated and a complete radiological evaluation is needed to demonstrate the pathogenetic mechanisms that cause the ...

Phosphate: the Silent Challenge

Phosphorus (P) is one of the most vital elements for all living organisms which acts as aconstituent of essential biomolecules such as nucleic acids, phospholipids, and phosphosugars,and as a major contributor to almost all metabolic reactions including photosynthesis,respiration, and energy delivery. It is one of the most needed nutrients for plant growth anddevelopment. Despite high levels of...

A fierce storm rages.

Since the Society is meeting in the Edinburgh Dental Hospital and School for the first time, I thought it appropriate to talk to you about the events which led to the creation of this institution in Edinburgh in 1879. It will not be a study in local dental history. There is much which could be told of the progress of dentistry in the City from 1850-1880 but it would be a detailed account and wo...