https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/34340 2026-04-11T03:04:22Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12764 Title: The Synapse : the medical professionals' network Editors: Galea, Wilfred; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: Apart from the normal articles regarding medicine, this issue contains also the following: Editor's word - Ian C. Ellul; European immunization week; Grape expectations - Albert Cilia-Vincenti; An individual story of art (John Martin Borg) - Marika Azzopardi 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12582 Title: Healing & disease reversal : the series Authors: Cilia Vincenti, Albert Abstract: This series explores Dean Ornish's 30-year research experience into healing and disease reversal by dietary and lifestyle changes. He is a California University Professor of Medicine in San Francisco. This instalment begins to explain why his programme works, whilst others prove to be unsustainable. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12581 Title: Imaging urinary stone disease : new concepts Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: Urinary stone disease is a universal problem that is particularly common in countries with warm climates like Malta and even more so during the hot summer months. It has been estimated that 14% of men and 6% of women suffer from urinary stone disease within their lifetime. In addition, many individuals will have recurrence of stone disease with stones recurring in 50% of cases within 5-10 years and 70% within 20 years. Over the last decade, an increase in stone disease in women has been reported. 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/12580 Title: The H1N1 post-mortem Authors: Melillo Fenech, Tanya Abstract: The H1 N1 pandemic started more than a year ago at the end of March in Mexico with Malta having it's first positive cases on the first of July. Since July 2009, we had 913 persons who were positive to Hl Nl with 261 cases hospitalised (207 with H1 N1 and 54 with Influenza A) and from these 8 cases needed intensive care. In all, 5 died as a result of this pandemic locally. Over 91 ,471 residents took the vaccine and 2,700 antiviral courses have been dispensed through the government pharmacies. In retrospect one would easily conclude that a massive amount of money has been spent on a minor threat but judgment using hindsight is not appropriate when dealing with the potential risk of a public health threat. The real question that needs to be asked is what are the aims and objectives for this country if the threat of a novel influenza virus emerged and was spreading all over the world? And where the objectives for the H1 N1 strategy achieved or not? 2010-01-01T00:00:00Z