OAR@UM Collection: /library/oar/handle/123456789/47001 Sat, 10 Jan 2026 06:08:29 GMT 2026-01-10T06:08:29Z Of Spandau, KGB and STDs /library/oar/handle/123456789/46038 Title: Of Spandau, KGB and STDs Abstract: Sitting in the waiting room to the Genito-Urinary Clinic at Boffa Hospital, I wonder what trepidation patients sitting in my seat feel. As one patient emerges with an embarrassed smile on his face and an empty plastic bottle, only to return after a short while, gingerly trying to keep the full bottle out of my line of vision, I try to stifle a smile. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/46038 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Update on avian influenza : january 2009 /library/oar/handle/123456789/46037 Title: Update on avian influenza : january 2009 Abstract: Five years have passed since the avian influenza strain H5N1 started killing poultry and humans in Southeast Asia, but still researchers know little about how influenza viruses emerge and spread from one species to another. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/46037 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Ethics matrices : part 2 /library/oar/handle/123456789/46036 Title: Ethics matrices : part 2 Abstract: The first part of this article has tackled the issue of separating the main moral argument at hand from other moral pragmatic issues. It was seen that when negotiating moral problems it is sometimes clear what the main argument is - such as, 'Should we have In Vitro Fertilization?' or 'Should we sell organs? On the other hand, other moral arguments, called pragmatic, may not be the main argument but can still have weight on the final acceptance of the moral issue at hand. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/46036 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z Psoriasis : new insights into and old disease /library/oar/handle/123456789/45990 Title: Psoriasis : new insights into and old disease Authors: Scerri, Christian A. Abstract: With an estimated worldwide incidence of about 2%, psoriasis is the most common autoimmune disease in the world with about 80 million affected persons, 20 million of whom being affected in a moderate to severe way. Though psoriasis is common in people of all ages, it appears more frequently in early adulthood. Thu, 01 Jan 2009 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/45990 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z