/library/oar/handle/123456789/38924 2025-12-25T03:07:47Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/13265 Title: Dietary supplements : sorting fact from fiction Authors: Azzopardi, Yvette Abstract: Early scientific research into food and nutrition was directed towards identifying the essential nutrients1. Indeed, several of the Nobel prizes in Physiology and Medicine at the beginning of the last decade were awarded for work on discoveries related to vitamins and the recognition of their ability to cure deficiency diseases. The public and medical enthusiasm which resulted is reflected even today in the ‘magic bullet’ image of nutrition. It is also reflected in the consumption of ‘vitamin products’ in the belief that these provide essential or desirable supplementation even to a healthy diet. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/13264 Title: Coelic association Malta Authors: Pace Balzan, Carole Abstract: Coeliac Association Malta is a voluntary organisation for people with Coeliac Disease or Dermatitis Herpetiformis. It is a non-profitable support group founded in 1989 by coeliacs themselves in order to promote the welfare of coeliacs in Malta. Membership is open to those persons who have been medically diagnosed with coeliac Condition or Dermatitis Herpetiformis. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/13262 Title: The Achilles project : prevalence of Tinea Pedis and Onychomycosis in Malta Abstract: Tinea pedis (athlete’s foot) is a common fungal infection of the feet with the major causative organisms being Trichophyton rubrum, Trichophyton mentagrophytes and Epidermophyton floccosum1. It occurs worldwide, with a greater frequency and severity during the warmer months of the year. The condition is most prevalent in adult men, especially in the presence of excessive perspiration and occlusive footwear2. Transmission may be direct, from person to person, or indirect via infected skin scales on towels, shoes, socks, and floors, particularly in communal showers2 . These conditions tend to favour recurrence of the infection. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/13259 Title: Pharmacy and the EU : the impact of European Union membership on the pharmacy profession in Malta Authors: Sant Fournier, Mary Ann Abstract: The Malta Chamber of Pharmacists, as the National Pharmaceutical Association, monitors the developments in local, European and international pharmacy. With the current national developments, the Chamber’s primary focus is the impact of EU membership on pharmacists, pharmacy and medicines. The Chamber has in fact been studying the impact of European Union (EU) membership intensively since 1990, at the time when the then Administration had first formally applied for full membership in the EU. 2000-01-01T00:00:00Z