Leishmaniasis: Current aspects on epidemiology, clinical syndromes,<br /> diagnosis, prevention, and treatment

Leishmaniasis is characterized by a variety of clinical syndromes, the most severe being that of visceral leishmaniasis. During recent years an increase of disease incidence has been noted in most endemic areas, includin...

Molecular imaging - Imaging transgene expression with radioisotopic techniques

Molecular imaging techniques provide the opportunity of studying the cell biochemistry in vivo. Radioisotopic techniques (positron emission tomography, PET), due to their inherent high sensitivity, comprise the preferred...

Confidentiality in medical practice with special emphasis on the practice of psychiatry: The legal framework

Medical confidentiality is one of the most crucial medical responsibilities, regardless of the specialty to which the medical practitioner belongs. Its origins stem from the recognition of medicine as both art and scienc...

Anastasiοs Leukias Georgiades (1773-1853): First Professor and Dean of the Medical School of the University of Athens

The life and the work of Anastasiοs Leukias Georgiades were studied in the bibliography and in unpublished elements of the General Archives of the State. He was the first Professor of the History of Medicine, Pathology a...

Κατευθυντήριες οδηγίες για τη διαγνωστική και θεραπευτική προσέγγιση<br /> της οζώδους θυρεοειδικής νόσου