The adventurous discovery of Yersinia pestis as an example of personal conflicts and scientific controversies

The adventurous discovery of the bacterium of bubonic plague (Yersinia pestis), by Alexandre Yersin and Shibasaburo Kitasato during the third pandemic in Hong-Kong (1894) is presented. The two young scientists met at the...

The effects of anxiety and depression on the needs of patients hospitalized with coronary disease

Κατάθλιψη και παραβατικότητα <br /> <br />

Ανασκοπείται η διεθνής βιβλιογραφία για τις μέχρι τώρα γνωστές συσχετίσεις κατάθλιψης και παραβατικότητας. Η σύνθετη αυτή σχέση έχει διερευνηθεί σε τρεις κατηγορίες μελετών ανάλογα με την ακολουθούμενη μεθοδολογία (μελέτ...

QTc prolongation in psychiatric inpatients: A cross-sectional study

OBJECTIVE Antipsychotic drugs (AD) are prescribed frequently and they often cause serious cardiovascular side effects, especially QTc prolongation. QTc prolongation and dispersion can predict drug induced arrhythmias and...

A case of acute icteric hepatitis due to overlap syndrome between autoimmune hepatitis and primary biliary cirrhosis

Overlap syndrome is considered as a subgroup of autoimmune hepatitis with predominant bile duct damage, treated with immunosuppressants without major clinical benefit. The case is reported of a 54-year old female wit...