I-39: Facts and Myths in IVF Treatment

Rhodesia : Myths and Facts

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...

Vancomycin nephrotoxicity: myths and facts.

Vancomycin is a key antibiotic in the management of severe Gram-positive infections. Recent emergence of methicillin-resistant staphylococcal strains with reduced susceptibility to vancomycin has prompted internists to administer high-dose treatment to achieve trough levels of 15 to 20 mg/l. Such high doses might be causative in nephrotoxicity. The risk further increases in patients who are cri...

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...

MYTHS and FACTS About FATHERLESSNESS

Compared to children in male-headed traditional families where their natural parents are married to each other, children living in female-headed single-parent, lesbian or other environments where they are deprived of their natural fathers are: 1. Eight times more likely to go to prison. 2. Five times more likely to commit suicide. 3. Twenty times more likely to have behavioral problems. 4. Twen...