https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12465 2026-04-15T18:17:54Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14080 Title: The Synapse : the medical professionals' network : volume 14 : issue 4 Editors: Galea, Wilfred; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: Apart from the normal articles regarding medicine, this issue contains also the following: a summer weekend break in chemical pathology - Michelle Muscat 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14064 Title: Urography : changing strategies Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: Urography is defined as the imaging of the urinary tract, so essentially any form of imaging done for the urinary system falls under this heading. There are two main reasons for imaging the urinary tract: renal colic and haematuria (particularly painless haematuria). 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14063 Title: 'For years many pharmacists felt that their needs were being ignored' Abstract: Alfie Palmier is the president of Moviment Vuci ghall-Ispizjara. He speaks to The Synapse about his vision for the movement and its contribution to the pharmacists’ profession 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/14062 Title: Smoking and lung cancer mortality in Malta Authors: England, Kathleen; Gauci, Dorothy Abstract: In the European region, tobacco is responsible for 16% of all deaths in adults and 12% of all deaths in the Maltese population. While locally, fewer adult females smoke when compared to males, there is an increasing trend of smoking amongst females whilst in males we are seeing a decline. Also, while mortality rates in males from lung cancer in Malta are much higher than in females, a downward trend is being observed in males, whilst in females mortality rates are showing a slowly rising trend. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z