At present about 4% of the total population of South Africa is older than 65 years. The combined effect of the decrease in fertility and mortality has resulted in a increase in the percentage of the elderly. Seven ...

Porphyria, a metabolic aberrant condition which is transmitted genetically from one generation to the next, is also often called the disease that strikes in the dark. Because the number of sufferers of porphyria ...

The efficiency of the cardiopulmonary flow index (CPFI) to detect cardiac defects and to evaluate therapy in man and animal is tested. The CPFI seems to be sensitive enough to evaluate vasodilator and inotropic ...

In chapter one the motivation for investigating the psychological profile of male alcoholics was suggested. His past pathological history, his present anxiety about his future when he re-enters his environment were ...

THE PROBLEM OF BRIDGING THE ROLE FROM STUDENT NURSE TO THAT OF REGISTERED NURSE The project was undertaken to determine to what degree the training of the student nurse prepares her for the role she has to fulfil as ward ...

High environmental temperatures are a common problem in South African industry and influence the health and performance of factory workers. The siting of industry along the coast (especially the Natal coast) and the ...

Recent epidemiological studies have indicated that plasma fibrinogen and factor VII coagulant activity are major risk factors for the development of coronary heart disease (CHD). Clinical as well as experimental studies ...

The effects of dietary cholesterol in the form of egg yolk or pure cholesterol (with and without bile acid additions) on serum and liver lipids as well as plasma fibrinogen levels, were examined in homozygous lean ...