Veterinary medicine articles
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Pharmacognosy brings nature to our medicine chests
Professor Mehdi Beniddir, both a researcher in chemistry and a pharmacist, explains how pharmacognosy makes it possible to develop new medicinal drugs from substances found in nature.
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What is the most important word in medicine? It is not what we teach doctors
When asked what advice an eminent surgeon might give other doctors, I brace myself for another mountain I can’t climb“What’s a Festschrift?” my youngest asks.“In German it means ‘celebration writing’,” I say, “I’m going to an academic conference to honour a doctor.” Continue reading
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Army nurse finds calling in emergency medicine
WASHINGTON — Less than two weeks ago, Capt. Michael Johnson, an Army nurse, was on his way to work at the Brooke Army Medical Center in San Antonio, Texas when an auto accident happened in front of him on the highway. A jeep traveling at high speed slid and crashed into the back of a bus. Johnson’s instincts took over as he pulled over, grabbed his medical bag, and went to help. The jeep’s air bags were deployed, and the driver was unresponsive. Johnson rendered aid until emergency medical...