/library/oar/handle/123456789/48817 Thu, 06 Nov 2025 00:54:16 GMT 2025-11-06T00:54:16Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/48858 Title: Bi-rads guide to the non-specialist : understanding the breast specialist's jargon Authors: Vassallo, Pierre Abstract: According to the American Cancer Society, approximately one in eight women will develop breast cancer during their lifetime. This is why breast cancer screening has become so important and why it is being given so much attention by healthcare planners. A standardised and evidence- based protocol for breast cancer screening and breast cancer management is needed to optimise treatment outcomes. This has been the driving force behind the development of BI-RADS, which stands for Breast Imaging Reporting and Data System. In the past, the medical jargon used for describing imaging findings on mammograms, was highly non-standardised and was influenced by personal preference. This often led to miscommunication and sometimes even mismanagement due to misinterpretation of communicated results. These factors led to efforts that started in the late 1980s aimed at standardising mammographic terminology and reporting. In 1993, the first edition of the BI-RADS lexicon was issued by the American College of Radiology. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/48858 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/48856 Title: A Gozitan medic down under Abstract: Dr Ian Ellul chats with PROF. MAURICE CAUCHI – retired Professor of Pathology based in Australia - over a cup of tea at his residence in Marsalforn. Prof. Cauchi is member of the Order of Australia and has been awarded the Medal for ¸£ÀûÔÚÏßÃâ·Ñ to the Republic of Malta. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/48856 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/48826 Title: A very vile krokodil Abstract: A homemade injectable desomorphine concoction goes by the street name krokodil, alternatively dubbed ‘Russian magic’. Desomorphine is an opiate derivative. Krokodil has also been referred to as ‘the drug that eats junkies’. This can be made for recreational purposes from a cocktail including ingredients obtained over the counter, notably codeine and other additives such as iodine, and red phosphorus from match striking surfaces. Given the illicit nature of the brews, it may have varied constituents and complexities in chemical composition with both different metabolites and contaminants. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/48826 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z /library/oar/handle/123456789/48823 Title: Microplastics and nanoplastics in the marine environment Editors: Galea, Wilfred; Ellul, Ian C. Abstract: I will start this editorial with some staggering numbers. Every year worldwide, more than 8,000,000 tons of plastic end up in our seas. In a business-as-usual scenario, this is expected to increase to 16,000,000 tons by 2030 and 32,000,000 tons by 2050. If no action is taken our seas are expected to contain 1 tonne of plastic for every 3 tonnes of fish by 2025, and by 2050, more plastic than fish by weight. Tue, 01 Jan 2019 00:00:00 GMT /library/oar/handle/123456789/48823 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z