The issue of mental health in children with mental retardation began to be addressed more closely after the recent introduction of the term »dual diagnosis« denoting the coincidence of mental…

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory respiratory disease. Anti-inflammatory therapy with inhaled glucocorticosteroids is considered the most effective long-term therapy for moderate and severe forms of chronic asthma. Side-effects constitute the only limitation…

The authors give a brief description of schizophrenia based on the established international criteria, and discuss its epidemiology and aetiology. They present family, twin and adoption studies wich have reinforced the role of…

The paper describes fractures of the femoral neck, the most common type of hip fracture in the elderly. These fractures are frequently complicated by avascular necrosis of the femoral neck due to interruption…

In the article the pain in the wrist from the standpoint of view of the general practitioner is presented. The article deals with diseases of the wrist which can be treated…

In ovarian cancer the recognition of the prognostic factors allows an accurate planning of treatment, monitoring of patients and evaluation of the course of disease. Some factors depend only on the characteristics of the…

The degradation of cell ingredients takes place mainly in lysosomes. The most important and also the best known degradation pathway is autophagy, where a sequestrating membrane separates a part of the cytoplasm so…

Apoptosis is programmed cell death occurring as a result of a genetic program activated by developmental and environmental stimuli. Apoptosis is a normal physiological event. Dysregulation of the genetic programme for apoptosis…

A comparative study of singleton pregnancies after an IVF procedure revealed no significant differences in the course or outcome of pregnancy. On the other hand, multiple pregnancy itself is a risk factor for…

Stomach cancer (gastric adenocacinoma) is a common malignant disease in Slovenia. The Lauren's classification distinguishes between a well differentiated intestinal type and a poorly differentiated diffuse type of the disease, which differ in…