1.The Medical Society and the Medical Journal, with comments on pigbel, swollen belly syndrome, kuru and other Papua New Guinean medical icons
Papua New Guinea medical journal 2015;58(1-4):61-71
The Fiftieth Annual Medical Symposium of the Medical Society of Papua New Guinea
held in Goroka from 31 August to 3 September 2014 celebrated the success of the Medical
Society and the Papua New Guinea Medical Journal. This paper was presented as an
address at the meeting and praised the work of medical doctors, allied health staff,
medical scientists and research staff engaged in the field and laboratory for their many
achievements over these 50 years. It describes the major Papua New Guinean medical icons
of kuru, pigbel and swollen belly syndrome and draws out lessons learned from them and
the research that elucidated them. Other medical icons that are briefly described include
neonatal tetanus, Burkitt lymphoma, standard treatment books, respiratory bacteriology,
insecticide-treated bednets, pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine, a blood-stage malaria
vaccine, snakebite, conservative management of ruptured spleen, radial paralysis in
leprosy, the response to BCG and the BCG leprosy trial, bottle-feeding legislation, betelnut
chewing and oral cancer, hyperreactive malarious splenomegaly, genetic polymorphisms
associated with malaria, subacute sclerosing panencephalitis, donovanosis, endemic
goitre and endemic cretinism, lymphatic filariasis, adult asthma and sago haemolytic
disease. Attention is also drawn to likely future challenges – from infectious diseases
and their unpredictability, outbreaks of disease on a global scale, climate change, the
difficulty of establishing effective community engagement in the pursuit of greater equity
in health and well-being, and the need to ensure that the mineral wealth of the nation is
used for everybody’s benefit. A Health Think-Tank is proposed as a means of developing
innovative and efficient ways of improving the health of all Papua New Guineans.
Medicine,
2.Investment for studies on the clinical medicine and their application
Journal of Practical Medicine 2002;435(11):2-5
This paper introduced the situation of investment for studies on the clinical medicine in the central and provincial hospital during 1996-1997 and their application. There were 1357 themes in 96 hospitals of which 76 themes of traditional medicine. There were much medical advancement applied in the diagnosis and treatment. However, there were remainly many limitations in the studies on the clinical medicine such as extent of technical application, and development of high techniques to contribute to the people protection and care better.
Clinical Medicine
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Medicine, Traditional
3.For the past 40 years of development of traditional medicine
Journal of Practical Medicine 1998;344(1):3-4
The traditional medicine has been developing and become an official science. The objectives of traditional medicine are to continue consolidation, and improvement of the organizational network and collaborative collaboration between the health sector and traditional medicine, strengthen investment for modernization of traditional medicine such as training, recovery of the domestic medicinal plant garden in the local level and enhancement of the international cooperation.
Medicine
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Medicine, Traditional
4.Study on preperation form of traditional medication break through step in exploration and development of traditional medicine
Pharmaceutical Journal 1999;274(2):5-6
A study aimed to strengthen the quality of medication that remains the nature of traditional medicine. New techniques applied in the researches. The inherit of traditional experiences and making up the preparation forms of traditional medications was a trend of studying new drugs as well as application of new researches.
Medicine
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Medicine, Traditional
5.The development of the traditional medicine in combination with modern medicine during 50 past years
Journal of Vietnamese Medicine 1999;232(1):1-6
The traditional medicine has been developing together with the development of the country. The modern medicine came into Vietnam in XVII century. On the scientific basis, inherite of the traditional medicine, the combination of the traditional medicine and the modern medicine aims at building the Viet nam’s health sector which is suitable with the country’s condition and the people needs. During its own development, the health sector has obtained some major achivement including enhancement of the capacity of the people health protection and care, strengthen of the medical equipment and collection of the valuable experiences of building the country health sector by the combining the traditional and modern medicine
Medicine
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Medicine, Traditional
6.Expected to the Kampo Medicine
Kampo Medicine 2009;60(6):583-589
Kampo medicine is more expected as the complementaly medicine than ever from the nation. It is important to make the evidence of the Kampo medicine for showing the efficacy and safety to the nation properly.
Medicine, Kampo
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Medicine
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Safety
7.Nuclear Medicine in the Era of Precision Medicine
Korean Journal of Nuclear Medicine 2017;51(2):99-100
No abstract available.
Nuclear Medicine
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Precision Medicine
9.A proposal for the developing plan of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine.
Kwang Hyub HAN ; Jung Won PARK
Korean Journal of Medicine 2008;74(2):113-116
No abstract available.
Internal Medicine
10.Role of the Korean Association of Internal Medicine in the Era of Subspecaility.
Journal of the Korean Medical Association 2000;43(7):621-628
No abstract available.
Internal Medicine*