HEALTH PROBLEMS AMONG WOMEN IN SPORTS: THE FEMALE ATHLETE TRIAD

Health problems among women in sports: The Female Athlete Triad

Introduction: Over the years the participation of women in sports and physical activities has significantly increased.The rise in the number of female athletes has brought to attention the health issues specific to this population.The Female Athlete Triad is a syndrome in which the affected woman presents the combination of three intertwined condit

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Burnout and Associated Factors Among Medical Students in a Public University in Uganda: A Cross-Sectional Study

Jonathan Kajjimu,1 Mark Mohan Kaggwa,2 Felix Bongomin3 1Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 2Department of Psychiatry, Faculty of Medicine, Mbarara Screws University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 3Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Gulu University, Gu

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Cytotoxic Metabolites from the Okinawan Ascidian Diplosoma virens

The unstable isomeric compounds 5-hydroxy-7-prop-2-en-(E)-ylidene-7,7adihydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]pyran-6-one Gas Door Cover (1) and 5-hydroxy-7-prop-2-en-(Z)-ylidene-7,7adihydro-2H-cyclopenta[b]pyran-6-one (2), previously described as antimicrobialmetabolites from the sponge Ulosa sp., were isolated and identified as major componentsof the ascidian Di

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