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TESTING FOR ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE. TESTING FOR ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE Photo essay from speech therapist´s office. Alzheimer´s pati...
TESTING FOR ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE. TESTING FOR ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE Photo essay from speech therapist´s office. Alzheimer´s patient.
HODGKIN´S DISEASE. HODGKIN´S DISEASE Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Lille, France. PET Scan (Positron ...
HODGKIN´S DISEASE. HODGKIN´S DISEASE Institute of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Lille, France. PET Scan (Positron emission tomography). Hodgkins disease. Widespread metastasis.
BRAIN ELECTROSTIMULATION. Photo essay at the Regional University Hospital of Lille, Salengro Hospital, department of neurosur...
BRAIN ELECTROSTIMULATION. Photo essay at the Regional University Hospital of Lille, Salengro Hospital, department of neurosurgery. Photo essay at the Regional University Hospital of Lille, Salengro Hospital, department of neurosurg Treatment of Parkinson´s disease by bil
RECKLINGHAUSEN´S DISEASE. Patient affected by Recklingahusen´s disease. Cervicothoracic royal tumor.
Asbestosis. Computer tomography (CT) scan of a longitudinal slice through the chest of a patient suffering from asbestosis, a...
Asbestosis. Computer tomography (CT) scan of a longitudinal slice through the chest of a patient suffering from asbestosis, a kind of pneumoconiosis caused by the inhalation of asbestos particules from the air that have damaged the lung tissus and can lead to breathing problems and heart failure. The disease generated pleural plaques (yellow) in the most affected parts. The purple tube is the aorta, the kidneys at bottom are in green.
Woman undergoing a lung function test using a spirometer that measures the maximum rate at which air is expelled from the lun...
Woman undergoing a lung function test using a spirometer that measures the maximum rate at which air is expelled from the lungs. Respiratory diseases department, Limoges hospital, France.
Knee arthrosis. X-ray of knees affected by arthosis (green), also called osteoarthritis or gonarthrosis. It is a joint diseas...
Knee arthrosis. X-ray of knees affected by arthosis (green), also called osteoarthritis or gonarthrosis. It is a joint disease that can cause cartilage destruction (seen as a reduction in the joint space), bone erosions, and tendon inflammation.
ALZHEIMER´S DISEASE, DRAWING. Image that could illustrate Alzheimer´s disease, the Pick disease, madness or sleep walking.
TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS. TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS Trichomonas vaginalis optical microscopy, x 600. Parasite responsible for sexual...
TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS. TRICHOMONAS VAGINALIS Trichomonas vaginalis optical microscopy, x 600. Parasite responsible for sexually transmitted diseases vaginitis, urethritis, trichomoniasis.
AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS. AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS Influenza virus H5N1 _ Orthomyxovirus _ Influenza virus. Influenza virus H5N1 av...
AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS. AVIAN INFLUENZA VIRUS Influenza virus H5N1 _ Orthomyxovirus _ Influenza virus. Influenza virus H5N1 avian pest or avian flu is the cause of a severe infectious and contagious respiratory disease. Image made according to a view under transmission electron microscope, viral diameter 100 nm.
DEU, 2004: Castor Bean Tick (Ixodes ricinus). Tick warning sign at the side of a woodland road.
Sickle-cell disease, sickle-cell anaemia or drepanocytosis is a recessive genetic blood disorder characterized by red blood c...
Sickle-cell disease, sickle-cell anaemia or drepanocytosis is a recessive genetic blood disorder characterized by red blood cells that assume an abnormal, rigid, sickle shape. Here healthy blood cells are seen along with diseased cells.
Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli ba...
Scanning electron micrograph revealed some of the morphologic details displayed by a single Gram-negative Escherichia coli bacterium
Young woman undergoing skin prick test for pneumoallergens screening. Respiratory diseases department, Limoges hospital, Fran...
Young woman undergoing skin prick test for pneumoallergens screening. Respiratory diseases department, Limoges hospital, France.
ARTHROSIS. ARTHROSIS Worldwide distribution except for United Kingdom and Germany. Blue picture of a nude woman sitting crook...
ARTHROSIS. ARTHROSIS Worldwide distribution except for United Kingdom and Germany. Blue picture of a nude woman sitting crooked forward, illustration of joint pain.
PEDICURE. PEDICURE Photo essay from hospital. Pedicure care at the Corentin Celton hospital Issy_les_Moulineaux, France on a ...
PEDICURE. PEDICURE Photo essay from hospital. Pedicure care at the Corentin Celton hospital Issy_les_Moulineaux, France on a diabetic patient. Milling of the little toe nail. In a diabetic person, any wound on the foot corn, ingrown nail,. can degenerate very quickly into perforating ulcer. A particular follow_up in pedicure_chiropody is then instaured.
Osteoporosis. Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. The ...
Osteoporosis. Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. The unit 658 of the French National Institute for Health and Medical Research (Inserm) carries researches on bone characterization. Here, a 3D micro CT scan of a fractured neck of the femur with osteoporosis.
Rheumatoid polyarthritis. X-ray of hand with Rheumatoid polyarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic joint disease that c...
Rheumatoid polyarthritis. X-ray of hand with Rheumatoid polyarthritis. Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic joint disease that can cause cartilage destruction, bone erosions, and tendon inflammation and rupture. It can lead to polyarthritis which happens when inflammation spread to multiple joints by.
THE PLAGUE OF ASHDOD or EPIDEMIC AMONG THE PHILISTINES. The Old Testament scene shows God's destruction of the temple and ido...
THE PLAGUE OF ASHDOD or EPIDEMIC AMONG THE PHILISTINES. The Old Testament scene shows God's destruction of the temple and idol of Dagon, the Semitic god of agriculture, and the death of the Philistines by plague. Engraving by Picart after Poussin painting of 1660.
Child from Madagascar about to undergo heart surgery provided by French NGO La Chaine de l'Espoir (Surgeons of Hope)
HEALTH TELEMATICS. Tele_consultation between the neurology department in Besançon hospital, France and A&E in Dole hospital, ...
HEALTH TELEMATICS. Tele_consultation between the neurology department in Besançon hospital, France and A&E in Dole hospital, France. Dole hospital doesn´t have a neurology department which makes detecting a CVA a difficult task. Telemedicine allows A&E doctors at Dole Hospital to obtain an immediate diagnosis by a neurologist in Besançon hospital. This system allows doctors to exchange medical imagery and the patient´s file.
Paul Brousse hospital, department of gerontology, Villejuif, France. Department adapted for people with Alzheimer's disease. ...
Paul Brousse hospital, department of gerontology, Villejuif, France. Department adapted for people with Alzheimer's disease. Patient taking a MMES Alzheimer's test (Mini-Mental Status Examination) in day hospital.
ONCO_HEMATOLOGY. Clinical research at GHICL, Lille, France. The Hematology and Oncology division of St_Vincent de Paul hospit...
ONCO_HEMATOLOGY. Clinical research at GHICL, Lille, France. The Hematology and Oncology division of St_Vincent de Paul hospital in Lille, France. A patient looked after by a nurse following progress of her illness. Taking her temperature.
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube th...
ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT. ARTERIAL ANGIOPLASTY, RESULT A coronary stent is a a tiny, stainless steel coil or mesh tube that is inserted into an artery to form a rigid support which holds the artery open after balloon angioplasty. 3D CT scan. The icon at the bottom-right indicates the image´s perspective: A : anterior, P : posterior, R : right, L : left, F : foot (viewed from below), H : head (viewed from above).
DUPUYTREN´S DISEASE TREATMENT. Photo essay in rheumatology at La Croix Saint_Simon Hospital, Paris, France. Patient affected ...
DUPUYTREN´S DISEASE TREATMENT. Photo essay in rheumatology at La Croix Saint_Simon Hospital, Paris, France. Patient affected by Dupuytren´s disease that is characterized by an abnormal fibrous thickening fibrosis of the palmar aponeurosis membrane located under the skin. T
TREPONEMA PALLIDUM. Treponema pallidum is the bacterium that causes syphilis, a worldwide STD. Optical microscopy x 2000.
Female patients following an exercise program with a physiotherapist. Limoges hospital offers its obese patients requiring ho...
Female patients following an exercise program with a physiotherapist. Limoges hospital offers its obese patients requiring hospitalization for five days for a multidisciplinary management of obesity. Department of Internal Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases. Limoges, France.
PATHOLOGY OF THE NAIL, DRAWING. A number of nail diseases alter the color or the shape of the nails. An abnormally rounded na...
PATHOLOGY OF THE NAIL, DRAWING. A number of nail diseases alter the color or the shape of the nails. An abnormally rounded nail clubbed fingers is often a symptom of hereditary heart or lung disease. A concave nail shape may be caused by exposure to strong chemicals detergents, hair
RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia among infants and children under 1 year of age. The majority of c...
RSV is the most common cause of bronchiolitis and pneumonia among infants and children under 1 year of age. The majority of children hospitalized for RSV infection are under 6 months of age
A Warao woman and child at a trash laden village on the shores of the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Most Warao women have a num...
A Warao woman and child at a trash laden village on the shores of the Orinoco River in Venezuela. Most Warao women have a number of babies but infant mortality is high and female life expectancy is low. Diarrhea and other water born diseases as well as parasites contribute to health issues.
AIDS VIRUS INFECTION, TEM. HIV virus burgeonning from the membrane of a cell colorized TEM.
Spur II, installation, cobblestone with names reminiscent of people who have died of AIDS, part of the project Denkraum, thin...
Spur II, installation, cobblestone with names reminiscent of people who have died of AIDS, part of the project Denkraum, thinking space, stones and names from the German AIDS Foundation, inner city Essen, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe
The four courts, Dublin, Ireland. Historic site from the Irish civil war over partition, blue light use to deter intravenous ...
The four courts, Dublin, Ireland. Historic site from the Irish civil war over partition, blue light use to deter intravenous heroin use
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus l...
MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS. MICROCOCCUS LUTEUS Micrococcus luteus, scanning electron micrograph colorized SEM, x 21 930 Micrococcus luteus is Gram_positive coccus, strict aerobe, usually present under the form of diplococci pairs, tetrads four and sarcinas eight. This bacterium is a saprotroph feeding on decaying organic matter and not pathogenic for mankind except for immunocompromised persons affected by AIDS. Micrococcus luteus regrouping the old species Micrococcus flavus, Sarcina lutea and Sarcina
A boy suffering from Van Willebrand Disease and high functioning autism rides a horse as part of therapeutic riding or hipoth...
A boy suffering from Van Willebrand Disease and high functioning autism rides a horse as part of therapeutic riding or hipotherapy in Huntington Beach, CA Note safety helmet Hippotherapy is a form of physical, occupational and speech therapy in which a therapist uses the characteristic movements of a horse to provide carefully graded motor and sensory input
nationwide vaccination campaign against cervical cancer The vaccin has not proven to be affective Many mothers are reluctant ...
nationwide vaccination campaign against cervical cancer The vaccin has not proven to be affective Many mothers are reluctant to let their child vaccinated and fear negative side effects of the drug The result is only 70 of children between 14 and 17 years
Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. This institute imp...
Institute of Prevention and Researches on Osteoporosis (IPROS), Porte Madeleine Hospital, Orléans, France. This institute implements actions of prevention and information with the public. Patients learn how to participate in monitoring their disease and treatment. Here they learn the correct movements to pick up an object on the ground in a workshop called Balance and fall prevention.
VIROLOGY LABORATORY. VIROLOGY LABORATORY Photo essay from laboratory. Institut Pasteur. Department of virology. Unit of molec...
VIROLOGY LABORATORY. VIROLOGY LABORATORY Photo essay from laboratory. Institut Pasteur. Department of virology. Unit of molecular genetics of Bunyaviridae. Group entomology Mosquito team. Research on the transmission of Chikungunya virus to mosquitoes Aedes albopictus and Aedes aegypti. Here, titration of the Chikungunya virus by counting the lysis plaques formed on the Vero cells. The Vero epithelial cell line is issue from the kidney of a vervet monkey Chlorocebus aethiops , it is used in the
DOWN´S SYNDROME. DOWN´S SYNDROME Photo essay. Radia and her 3 brothers live on the 3rd floor of this building, in a 30m squar...
DOWN´S SYNDROME. DOWN´S SYNDROME Photo essay. Radia and her 3 brothers live on the 3rd floor of this building, in a 30m squared apartment. Radia is 22-years-old. She has Down´s Syndrome and diabetes. Her brother Mous is 25-years-old. Since the death of their parents, he no longer works in order to take care of Radia during the day.
DEU Germany : Rescue paramedics in a private home attempt at resuscitation after a cardiac arrest. Training situation. ,
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Young woman inhaling vapours from an herbal infusion of dried chamomile blossoms, as a remedy against a cold
There are several undergound coal mines In Bulgaria still operational Coals are being used to generate electricty in the powe...
There are several undergound coal mines In Bulgaria still operational Coals are being used to generate electricty in the powerstations nearby the mine The coals provide almost 100 of the national electricty demands of Bulgaria Most mines are privatised Wo
ASEPSIS. ASEPSIS Photo essay. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Preparing child suffering immune deficiencies to...
ASEPSIS. ASEPSIS Photo essay. Necker Hospital for Children in Paris, France. Preparing child suffering immune deficiencies to enter sterile bubble.
MURMUR OF THE HEART. Illustration of heart murmur. Heart murmur is most often the consequence of a bad waterproofness of one ...
MURMUR OF THE HEART. Illustration of heart murmur. Heart murmur is most often the consequence of a bad waterproofness of one or various cardiac valves, which provokes a blood loss and is perceived as a murmur during auscultation.
Young woman inhaling vapours from an herbal infusion of dried chamomile blossoms, as a remedy against a cold
Two young women in rehabilitation after polio. They were both in Iron Lungs and are now feeding themselves with the help of s...
Two young women in rehabilitation after polio. They were both in Iron Lungs and are now feeding themselves with the help of special equipment. Rancho Los Amifos Respiratory Center in Hondo California. Dec. 27, 1954.
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian as...
HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE. HUMANITARIAN MEDICINE Photo essay for press only. Photo essay about the Chain of Hope, humanitarian association that has the aim to save the children affected by cardiopathy, condamned in their own country by lack of human, technical or financial means. Medical consultation with the Professor Alain Deloche, president of the Chain of Hope, in Congo.
Physiotherapy, physical therapy department in a hospital, inpatient and outpatient treatment of patients, Gelsenkirchen, Nort...
Physiotherapy, physical therapy department in a hospital, inpatient and outpatient treatment of patients, Gelsenkirchen, North Rhine_Westphalia, Germany, Europe
Portrait of the North Rhine_Westphalian Prime Minister Juergen Ruettgers, CDU Christian Democratic Union, at the opening of t...
Portrait of the North Rhine_Westphalian Prime Minister Juergen Ruettgers, CDU Christian Democratic Union, at the opening of the German Research Center for Neurodegenerative diseases, DZNE
Research on mad cow disease and avian flu, Laboratory of Bio-Safety Level P3, Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Ne...
Research on mad cow disease and avian flu, Laboratory of Bio-Safety Level P3, Departamento de Producción y Sanidad Animal, Neiker Tecnalia, Instituto de Investigación y Desarrollo Agrario, Ganadero, Forestal y del Medio Natural, Euskadi, Spain
The association SAM AREPA provides home support for elderly poeple. Home care aid assisting elderly woman with Alzheimer's di...
The association SAM AREPA provides home support for elderly poeple. Home care aid assisting elderly woman with Alzheimer's disease, here house keeping.
Burnout, trainee teacher, prospective teacher, young teacher, exhausted, desperate, mathematics, blackboard, classroom, Baden...
Burnout, trainee teacher, prospective teacher, young teacher, exhausted, desperate, mathematics, blackboard, classroom, Baden_Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe
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