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Background: Several factors are involved in the development of laryngeal cancer. Tobacco is considered a major factor. However, the effect of these factors and the weight of each vary from one person to another. As far as human physiological functions are concerned, the processes are very complex. The analysis of these[...]

We report the case of a patient 18 years old with spinal cord compression evolving over 10 years with spastic paraparesis. Anatomic imagery showed epidural lipomatosis. No predisposing factors were found. A T2-T9 laminectomy with excision of the surplus epidural fat was performed. The follow-up was favorable.
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“Yiging” or the “Book of Change” is the oldest script of humanity containig a code of yin and yang creating a mathematical system of 4 doublets 8 trigrams resulting in 64 hexagrams. This coding-system can be adapted to various systems of knowlege among them also the genetic code. Therefore the idea came up to u[...]

Ba!ckground: Healthcare associated infections, commonly observed in the intensive care unit (ICU), are strongly correlated with increased mortality, morbidity and medical costs. To address this, the contribution of both prophylactic and therapeutic antibiotics is incontestable. However, in ICU, the empirical choice of [...]