Water: Facts without Myths

Rhodesia : Myths and Facts

[Acromegaly--from myths to facts].

The authors present numerous historical descriptions of persons who might suffered from gigantism or acromegaly. The oldest medical data of patients, initial attempts of causal neurosurgical treatment, history of growth hormone, insulin-like growth factor-1, growth hormone releasing hormone and somatostatin discovery is reported. The highest contemporary living persons are also listed.

Celiac Disease: Myths and Facts

Celiac disease is a genetically inherited autoimmune disorder triggered by dietary gluten that damages the intestinal villi in the proximal small intestine. Once tall and slender, the damaged villi become blunted or completely flattened. As a result, the available absorptive area is reduced considerably, which causes malabsorption. This condition affects both children and adults. In young child...

Software Reuse - Facts and Myths

The concept of systematic software reuse is simple: the idea of building and using "software preferred parts." By building systems out of carefully designed, pre-tested components, one will save the cost of designing, writing and testing new code. The practice of reuse has not proven to be this simple however, and there are many misconceptions about how to implement and gain benefit from softwa...

Anesthesia In Endodontics – Facts & Myths

“ For there was never yet a Philosopher who could endure the toothache patiently” William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing, Act V This quote by Shakespeare aptly describes the relationship of Dentistry with pain, which has been synonymous with each other. The field of Endodontics has contributed immensely in our endeavor to conserve and restore endodontically involved teeth. However, this pr...