Life and work of the Slovenian physician and politician Dr. Ivan Oražen (1869-1921) is clo­sely related to the period during which he lived. As illegitimate child his youth was marked…

The article describes ethical and law dilemmas that physicians encounter nowadays. After a short deontological and law review the author points out and descibes from the medical and deontological point…

Schizophrenia is one of the most severe psychiatric disorders and carries a lifetime risk of 1%. The International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, 10th Revision 461 (ICD 10),…

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome is a serious, life threatening complication of antipsychotic therapy with typical or atypical antipsychotics (neuroleptics). It is the rarest and the most serious of neuroleptic induced movement…

Several publications in scientific magazines try to revive the interest in the frequently over­looked importance of the variability and the consequences of blood pressure variability on cardiovascular events. Despite the…

Wound management represents a great burden for the patients’ quality of life and also for the healthcare expenditures. The understanding of the complex cellular and molecular mec­hanisms involved in the…

Chronic kidney disease affects on average one of ten adults and is associated with high mor­tality and treatment costs in the world as well as in our country. Patients with…

Exocytosis, part of which is the merger of the vesicle and the plasma membrane, is charac­teristic for eukaryotic cells, which engage this process in a myriad of cell functions. For…

BACKGROUNDS. Ill-fitting footwear is an important risk factors for diabetic foot ulceration, especially in case of foot deformities and sensory neuropathy. The aims of the research were to investigate the…

BACKGROUNDS. Treatment of total edentulism with implant-supported overdenture is an established alternative to the conventional removable denture, especially in the case of poor anatomical conditions in the mandible. The aim…