OAR@UM Collection: /library/oar/handle/123456789/35010 2026-06-12T02:05:59Z 2026-06-12T02:05:59Z The Synapse : the medical professionals' network : volume 14 : issue 4 /library/oar/handle/123456789/14080 2019-05-20T08:43:23Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: The Synapse : the medical professionals' network : volume 14 : issue 4 Editors: Galea, Wilfred; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: Apart from the normal articles regarding medicine, this issue contains also the following: a summer weekend break in chemical pathology - Michelle Muscat 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Urography : changing strategies Vassallo, Pierre /library/oar/handle/123456789/14064 2016-11-19T02:15:31Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Urography : changing strategies Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: Urography is defined as the imaging of the urinary tract, so essentially any form of imaging done for the urinary system falls under this heading. There are two main reasons for imaging the urinary tract: renal colic and haematuria (particularly painless haematuria). 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z 'For years many pharmacists felt that their needs were being ignored' /library/oar/handle/123456789/14063 2016-11-19T02:15:32Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: 'For years many pharmacists felt that their needs were being ignored' Abstract: Alfie Palmier is the president of Moviment Vuci ghall-Ispizjara. He speaks to The Synapse about his vision for the movement and its contribution to the pharmacists’ profession 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Smoking and lung cancer mortality in Malta England, Kathleen Gauci, Dorothy /library/oar/handle/123456789/14062 2018-03-28T09:45:29Z 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z Title: Smoking and lung cancer mortality in Malta Authors: England, Kathleen; Gauci, Dorothy Abstract: In the European region, tobacco is responsible for 16% of all deaths in adults and 12% of all deaths in the Maltese population. While locally, fewer adult females smoke when compared to males, there is an increasing trend of smoking amongst females whilst in males we are seeing a decline. Also, while mortality rates in males from lung cancer in Malta are much higher than in females, a downward trend is being observed in males, whilst in females mortality rates are showing a slowly rising trend. 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z