background: a lot of remedies, mostly plant based, were mentioned in the persian old pharmacopoeias for promoting of burn and wound healing and tissue repairing. the efficacy of most of these old remedies is unexplored till now. adiantum capillus‑veneris from adiantaceae family is one of them that was used to treating of some kinds of chronic wounds. methods: methanol extract was fractionated t...

troke is the third leading cause of death and the number one cause of disability in industrialized countries.1 In 2 community-based studies in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia, the prevalence rate for stroke was found to be 178 per hundred thousand.2 Patients who develop stroke are usually elderly and have underlying systemic disorders such as diabetes, hypertension, coronary artery disease...

EDWIN SMITH'S papyrus of 1700 B.C. desciibes traumatic paraplegia as "a disease not to be treated." As recently as 1942 Elsberg in his classic monograph on spinal lesions wrote that "a complete transection" of the spinal cord is lethal." Yet, less than 20 years later, reports from spinal treatment centres indicated that 70 per cent of patients with severe spinal cord injury can survive, usually...

BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers, also known as bedsores, decubitus ulcers and pressure injuries, are localised areas of injury to the skin or the underlying tissue, or both. Dressings are widely used to treat pressure ulcers and there are many options to choose from including alginate dressings. A clear and current overview of current evidence is required to facilitate decision-making regarding dres...

Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores or decubitus ulcers) are areas of localised injury to the skin and underlying tissue usually over a bony prominence, as a result of pressure, or pressure in combination with shear forces. This type of ulcer is one of the most common complications in patients with spinal cord injury. Treatment with transcutaneous electrical stimulation, and with acupunctur...

BACKGROUND Pressure ulcers (also known as bedsores, pressure sores, decubitus ulcers) are areas of localised damage to the skin and underlying tissue due to pressure, shear or friction. They are common in the elderly and immobile and costly in financial and human terms. Pressure-relieving beds, mattresses and seat cushions are widely used as aids to prevention in both institutional and non-inst...

of the paper. Despite our focus on lipid lowering, lowfat diets and statins over the last 20 years, the incidence of cardiovascular disease is on the rise. Like many studies where the results contradict the prevailing beliefs, the abstracts and conclusions do not reflect the data in the body of the paper. In an analysis of 44 articles and their abstracts published in major medical journals duri...

Dear Editors, The recent article describing the use of the Delphi method to provide clinical guidance on the use of topical oxygen for chronic wounds (1) does not do justice to the Journal or enhance the science of wound care. The Delphi method relies on a panel of experts to answer questionnaires in rounds, revising their answers in light of the replies of other panel members with the goal of ...

In my medical school, I learned of two diseases that Papua New Guinea was famous for among the medical profession throughout the world: pigbel and kuru. I was fortunate to be involved in the latter. Over a conversation in Jerome Whitfield’s apartment at Pacific Estate in Goroka one evening in 2003, I was asked whether I would be interested to be involved in the Kuru Project. Without hesitation ...

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related, non-reversible neurodegenerative disease. AD is characterized by cognitive and behavioral problems. It is the most common cause of dementia among people aged 65yrs and older. It is the third leading cause of death in developed countries Alzheimer disease accounts for 60-70% cases of progressive cognitive impairment in elderly patients. The disease is ...