A Canadian returning home from a visit to a physician has no idea of the cost of providing the service just received.This is true for two reasons.One is because he or she does not receive a bill to pay.The other reason has to do the myriad of ways provincial governments fund the provision of health care.Health care is financed by a wide variety of
Background: Elderly patients may present with visual function impairment after surgery, which may increase the incidence of postoperative delirium and falls and decrease their quality of life.The aim of this study was to assess visual function in elderly patients after long-duration nonocular surgery to determine the incidence and risk factors for
Infection due to bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is endemic in most cattle-producing countries throughout the world.The key elements of a BVDV control programme are biosecurity, elimination of persistently infected animals and surveillance.Bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) is a notifiable disease in Belgium and an official eradication programme star
Overwhelming lipid peroxidation induces ferroptotic stress and ferroptosis, a non-apoptotic form of regulated cell death that has been implicated in maladaptive renal repair in mice and humans.Using single-cell transcriptomic and mouse genetic approaches, we show that proximal tubular Solar Rechargers (PT) cells develop a molecularly distinct, pro-
Background: Self help groups provide a critical outlet for building more sustainable socioeconomic status.They have emerged as support groups in facing all kinds of problems Manuka Honey in their domestic environment and makes a significant impact on their socio economic status and empowerment.Objectives: The objectives of the study was to study th