Our current understanding of humoral immunity of poultry

Bengt Westermark and our current understanding of tumor pathogenesis

The field of cancer research has advanced so far over the past four decades—the precise time-span of Bengt Westermark’s career—that it would be unrecognizable to those who last visited it in 1972. At that time, we knew that cancer cells grew uncontrollably and that a number of carcinogens were likely to be genotoxic mutagens, i.e. that among their other functions they worked to induce cancer th...

Lower-extremity peripheral nerve blockade: essentials of our current understanding.

Catatonia: Our current understanding of its diagnosis, treatment and pathophysiology

Catatonia is a psychomotor syndrome that has been reported to occur in more than 10% of patients with acute psychiatric illnesses. Two subtypes of the syndrome have been identified. Catatonia of the retarded type is characterized by immobility, mutism, staring, rigidity, and a host of other clinical signs. Excited catatonia is a less common presentation in which patients develop prolonged perio...

Effect of yoga on patients with cancer: our current understanding.

OBJECTIVE To determine whether therapeutic yoga improves the quality of life of patients with cancer. DATA SOURCES Search of MEDLINE database (1950-2010) using key words yoga, cancer, and quality of life. STUDY SELECTION Priority was given to randomized controlled clinical studies conducted to determine the effect of yoga on typical symptoms of patients with cancer in North America. SYNTH...

Brachial plexus anesthesia: essentials of our current understanding.

Brachial plexus regional anesthesia has been a mainstay of the anesthesiologist’s armamentarium since Hall1 first reported the use of cocaine to block upper extremity nerves in 1884. The American Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Medicine (ASRA) has sponsored a unique educational endeavor to provide practitioners and academicians alike with a comprehensive resource pertaining to brachial ...