Abruptio placentae is an important cause of vaginal bleeding in the latter half of pregnancy. The key factor in the pathophysiology is hemorrhage at the decidual-placental interface. Small episodes may escape clinical ...

The association between the congenital absence of colonic ganglion cells and an increased acetylcholinesterase (AChE) expression in the affected tissue is of diagnostic importance in Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR). Investigation ...

The objective of this study was to assess fertilization, implantation and pregnancy rates in infertile patients with severe teratozoospermia [P (poor prognosis) pattern sperm morphology assessed by strict criteria] treated ...

Vitis vinifera L. cv. Sauvignon blanc wines have become increasingly popular as it is a cultivar that can be influenced in the vineyard and the cellar to produce a range of wine styles. Although originally from France, ...

Strict criteria are clinically helpful and can be used to counsel patients and to plan correct treatment in assisted reproduction to alleviate male-factor problems. It can be concluded that normal sperm morphology is needed ...

This article answers the question: Where does the Afrikaans essayist, dramatist and poet, Adam Small, hail from? It proceeds to examine the genealogy of Small and the early influences of his family. The writer's recent ...

The purpose of this article is to review the known and new prognostic factors in carcinoma of the uterine cervix with reference to pre- and postoperative radiotherapy. A literature search of the most recent articles was ...

Cancer occurring in adolescents (10 to 19 years) is more than twice as common as cancer in children but has received less attention in South Africa. In the process of becoming adults, adolescents undergo major physical, ...

Africa's first residency training program in emergency medicine (EM) was established at the University of Cape Town (UCT)/Stellenbosch University (SUN) in 2004. There have since been four classes for a total of 29 graduates ...