Within recent years a number of papers have emanated from East, West, Central and South Africa, all reporting a form or forms of congestive heart failure, the etiology of which remains obscure. Interest in this subject ...

A small series of investigations have been performed to assess the prevalence of microfilaraemia and elephantiasis occurring on the North Nyasa lake shore. Only two areas are present in Nyasaland where filariasis is endemic, ...

Objective: To review patients who had vaginal hysterectomy and observe any complications related to the procedure. Design: A prospective descriptive study. Setting: Sunshine Hospital, Actonville , Benoni, Gauteng Province, ...

Until recently, porphyria has been regarded as a rare condition in most countries and has merited but passing comment in standard textbooks of medicine. As this is a condition requiring a high index of diagnostic suspicion, ...

This study explored the attitudes of mainstream pupils towards the inclusion of educable mentally- challenged pupils in regular classes. Specifically, the study intended to determine and assess whether mainstream pupils ...