https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12457 2026-04-23T05:05:58Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13813 Title: The Synapse : the medical professionals' network : volume 13 : issue 2 Editors: Galea, Wilfred; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: Apart from the normal articles regarding medicine, this issue contains also the following: Celebrating a new and promising collaboration! - MMSA; Pharmacy Symposium week 2014 - MPSA; MMSA's got talent (Matthew Valentino & Matthew Baldacchino) - Marika Azzopardi 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13812 Title: Inflammatory beast cancer Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare subtype of breast cancer that accounts for 2–5% of all breast cancers. It has a highly virulent course with a low 5-year survival rate of 25–50%. Standard treatment with preoperative chemotherapy, mastectomy, and radiation therapy has been shown to improve prognosis. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13811 Title: Global initiative to reduce salt intake Authors: Gauci, Charmaine Abstract: High levels of dietary sodium intake are associated with raised blood pressure and cardiovascular disease. Furthermore, a high salt diet may have direct harmful effects independent of its effect on blood pressure, for example, by increasing the risk of stroke, left ventricular hypertrophy and renal disease. Increasing evidence also suggests that salt intake is related to obesity, associated with renal stones and osteoporosis and is probably a major cause of stomach cancer. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/13766 Title: Rates of post-tonsillectomy bleeding in Malta : a ten year study Authors: Fenech, Stephan; Borg Xuereb, Hermann K.; Malaguti, Stefan Abstract: Patients presenting with post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage are frequently readmitted to hospital, usually for observation, but surgical intervention may sometimes be necessary. A 10 year retrospective analysis of 3553 patients who underwent tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy at the Mater Dei hospital was carried out. Clinical notes were used to determine the post-tonsillectomy haemorrhage rate and its relationship to the use of antibiotics. 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z