Transsexualism, medicine and law
The Council of Europe – 23rd Colloquy on European Law – 14-16 April, 1993. Transsexualism, medicine and law Closing speech by Professor […]
Pharmacokinetics of Estrogens and Hormone Replacement Therapy
Abstract Various estrogen preparations can be used in hormone replacement therapy for peri- and postmenopausal women. Different progestagens can be combined with […]
Pre-operative fasting: putting research into practice
Abstract In this article Rebecca Jester and Suzanna Williams describe an action research project that led to a marked reduction in the […]
Cranberry juice and urinary tract infection
Source -Clin Infect Dis 2004 May 15;38(10):1413-9 (ISSN: 1537-6591) Authors – Raz R; Chazan B; Dan M Infectious Diseases Unit, Haemek Medical […]
Rhinitis: diagnosis and treatment
Rhinitis is defined as a non-infective nasal disorder of more than eight-weeks duration which is characterised by inflammation of the nasal mucosa […]
Glia Mediates the Neuroprotective Action of Estradiol on ß-Amyloid-Induced Neuronal Death
M. A. Sortino, M. Chisari, S. Merlo, C. Vancheri, M. Caruso, F. Nicoletti, P. L. Canonico and A. Copani Endocrinology 2004,Vol. 145, […]
Changing the Vocal Characteristics of a Postoperative Transsexual Patient: A Longitudinal Study
Abstract by Kay H. Mount and Shirley J. Salmon Audiology and Speech Pathology Service, Veterans Administration Medical Center, Kansas City, Missouri. The […]
Hysterectomy: Nursing the Physical and Emotional Wounds
During 1997-98, over 55,000 hysterectomies were performed in England on the NHS. One in five women aged 20 – 80 years faces […]
Hormone Replacement Therapy
Introduction There are almost ten million menopausal women in the UK today, of whom 80 per cent will suffer from climacteric symptoms. […]
Homophobia and Nursing Care
Introduction Homophobia, according to Blumenfield (1992) is both the belief that heterosexuality is or should be the only acceptable sexual orientation and […]
Hormonal Involvement in Brain Functions
THYROID HORMONE Hypothyroidism (low thyroid hormone, TH) is a condition that causes a decline in metabolic function that slows arterial blood flow […]
Hormonal Sex Reassignment
Abstract The author reviews the relevant current literature on the subject. He goes on to outline detailed treatment recommendations for MTFs with […]
Understanding the benefits and risks of breast augmentation
Abstract Hall, A. (2004) Understanding the benefits and risks of breast augmentation. Nursing Times; 100: 2, 30-33. There are a number of […]
Randomised trial of cranberry-lingonberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections in women
Abstract Objective To determine whether recurrences of urinary tract infection can be prevented with cranberry-lingonberry juice or with Lactobacillus GG drink Design […]
Cranberry juice: the facts
Concerns about the overuse of antibiotics and the development of antibiotic resistance have contributed to growing interest in non-pharmacological alternatives for the […]
The therapeutic uses of cranberry juice
Abstract This article considers the treatment of recurrent cystitis. It examines the evidence for drinking cranberry juice to prevent recurrent urinary tract […]