Over 20 year ago Professor George Fegan introduced a technique developed in Dublin which he termed “compression Sclerotherapy” for the treatment of varicose veins. Professor Fegan (1967) makes the point that only toy rigid ...

In the bush and isolated areas of Africa, falciparum malaria is extremely difficult to diagnose, especially in the pernicious clinical presentation. Although the African states universally accept anti- malarial precautions, ...

Ethnic and racial factors have been implicated as determinants to the outcome of psychotropic medication. Ethnic differences in response to such medication affects dosage requirements and risk of potential side effects. ...

In all types of chemotherapeutic trials one reads of persons who are not cured of their infection by the agent being tested. In fact, it is on a favourable ratio of “cured” patients to those who are not cured, that in the ...

Heart disease and pregnancy are two conditions that are handled commonly by a medical practitioner, and yet it is surprising to find that the influence which one has on the other is often not clearly understood. It would ...

The concept of “suppressive management” in the control of bilharziasis has long been an attractive idea. If it were possible to administer a dose of a schistosomicidal drug once a week, particularly to children attending ...

The development of resistance to antibiotics is so prevalent that it is prudent continuously to monitor the patterns of sensitivity in organisms likely to become involved. Particularly important are the staphylococci and ...

This paper reviews the two electrodiagnostic techniques - nerve conduction measurements and electromyography. A brief description of each technique is given followed by their clinical applications. Finally the types of ...

Smallholder farmers constitute the majority of farmers in Zimbabwe. Their production systems are predominately subsistence based, in which maize accounts for over 65% of the cultivated area. Horticultural production has ...