OAR@UM Collection:https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/426852024-03-29T15:55:40Z2024-03-29T15:55:40ZFocus on rare diseases : The National Society for PhenylketonuriaMuscat, MichelleFord, Suzannehttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/426432019-05-22T05:25:48Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Focus on rare diseases : The National Society for Phenylketonuria
Authors: Muscat, Michelle; Ford, Suzanne
Abstract: Dr Michelle Muscat interviews Suzanne Ford, the Society Dietitian at The National Society for Phenylketonuria [NSPKU], in the UK.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZNormal variants of the lower limbs in childrenGalea Wismayer, MartinaAzzopardi, Thomashttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/426422019-09-27T07:09:02Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Normal variants of the lower limbs in children
Authors: Galea Wismayer, Martina; Azzopardi, Thomas
Abstract: Normal lower limb variants in children are a frequent cause of referral to orthopaedic specialists and often a cause of parental concern. Physiological variants of growth may improve or resolve spontaneously and thus, do not need any surgical intervention. A thorough history and examination, as well as an understanding of the natural progression of angular and rotational variants will assist general practitioners to reassure parents and to identify any pathological conditions which require specialist management.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZHow big is the diabetes type 2 problem?Cilia Vincenti, Alberthttps://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/426412019-05-22T05:26:11Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: How big is the diabetes type 2 problem?
Authors: Cilia Vincenti, Albert
Abstract: The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recently claimed that more than 1 in 3 American adults have blood sugar levels that are too high. They included prediabetics in their statement. In 2016, the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), reported that 55% of Californian adults are either prediabetic or have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes (Figure 1). Prediabetes is not a nit-picking philosophical concept. Diabetic pathologies develop during prediabetes and, by the time type 2 diabetes manifests itself, patients may already have kidney impairment, vision loss, neuropathy, atherosclerosis and cancer. Excessive food and drink intake, particularly the high glycaemic ones, spike blood sugar levels which also accelerate ageing by shortening telomeres. The goalposts for safe blood glucose levels have been changing. Levels considered dangerous now were thought to be safe decades ago. Current recommendation is for blood sugar to be kept at the low end of the normal reference range. However, a significant section of the medical community may have failed to wake up to the life-shortening impact of prediabetes.2019-01-01T00:00:00ZLiving with terminal pancreatic illness in "Kimi no suizou wo tabetai"https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/426402019-05-22T05:11:39Z2019-01-01T00:00:00ZTitle: Living with terminal pancreatic illness in "Kimi no suizou wo tabetai"
Abstract: The protagonist Sakura Yamauchi has a terminal pancreatic condition yet retains a positive outlook towards life with a bubbly personality. Sakura keeps a daily diary called ‘Living with Dying’ about her coexistence with the disease. The male, initially unnamed protagonist, Haruki Shiga, on the other hand is her polar opposite, he is reserved and has little interest in others. Sakura has come to terms with her incurable disease and shares this secret only with her family and only this one classmate, Haruki, who accidently picks up her diary ‘Living with Dying’ when they happened to meet in hospital. Later on she joins the library team with Haruki which is from where they start getting along with one another, albeit with very different modes of expression. Sakura is as cheerful as Haruki is oblivious. Their words and gestures vary greatly, but in the end they established an important bond that is the focal point of the story.2019-01-01T00:00:00Z