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Am 25. April erinnert die Weltgesundheitsorganisation an den Welt-Malaria-Tag. Trauriger Grund: Malaria ist auf dem Vormarsch. Jedes Jahr sterben bis zu drei Millionen Menschen an der Krankheit. “Das ist als ob jeden Tag mindestens sieben Jumbojets abstürzen würden, die Opfer vor allem Frauen und Kinder”, sagt Bernd Pastors, geschäftsführender Vorstand des Deutschen Medikamenten-Hilfswerks action medeor.
This exhibition features AEIMS members work from throughout the world, including professionals and students, both unpublished and published works. The exhibition takes place in the splendid Palazzo Poggi from the Sixteenth century right in the center of the old town of Bologna and will be open from the 1st April until the 15th of April 2008. Continue reading ‘Biomedical Art 2008’ »
A picture is worth a thousand words. But on the medicalpicture ® website, an image database is more than just an image database: In addition to its content, each and every image also comes with a detailed description of the subject. As a result, medicalpicture ® has developed from a simple image database to a comprehensive reference for the medical profession over the years. Now, medicalpicture® intends to make this incredible collection of informative, value-added images available to a larger audience. This is why the company has created a platform for a new online service tailored to students, teachers, and educational institutions: Educational Pictures ®. Continue reading ‘Educational Pictures – More Images, More Knowledge’ »
AP Images is pleased to announce its partnership with medicalpicture, the largest medical and scientific image database in Germany. AP Images is the exclusive distributor of medicalpicture content in North America.
About AP Images
AP Images, a division of The Associated Press, is one of the world’s largest collections of historical and contemporary imagery. As an essential source of photographs and graphics for professional image buyers, AP Images strives to meet the needs of today’s global customer through superior image quality, selection and service. For more than a century, AP photographers have captured the greatest moments in history, news, sports and entertainment, receiving 30 Pulitzers and numerous other awards in honor of their contribution to the images that shape our world.
About medicalpicture
Founded in 2002, the Cologne agency already boasts well over 100,000 titles to present. medicalpicture’s collection includes medical and scientific animations, photos and illustrations.
Weblinks
www.medicalpicture.de
www.apimages.org
medicalpicture collection at AP Images
In 1992, at the conclusion of the United Nations Decade of Disabled Persons (1983-1992), the General Assembly proclaimed 3 December as the International Day of Disabled Persons. medicalpicture arranged a feature with text and a wide variety of photographs, illustrations and image series regarding people with disabilities. Continue reading ‘Handicapped but not helpless - International Day Of Disabled Persons’ »
AIDS has killed more than 25 million people, making it one of the most destructive epidemics in recorded history. Despite recent, improved access to antiretroviral treatment and care in many regions of the world, the AIDS epidemic claimed an estimated 3.1 million (between 2.8 and 3.6 million) lives in 2005 of which, more than half a million (570,000) were children. A medicalpicture Feature with a lot of images and illustrations help us to understand Aids. Continue reading ‘AIDS around the world - medicalpicture Feature to World Aids Day on 1. December’ »
Or expressed scientifically, transmitter release to a motoric end plate. This is the subject of this picture and the following video. The expressive 3d animation is one of many images at medicalpicture, picking out the human nervous system as its central theme. The motoric end plate, also termed the neuromuscular end plate, is the point of transference of a nerve excitation to a muscle fibril. Continue reading ‘It’s all a question of nerves’ »
How do the vocal cords actually work and what does the larynx look like from the inside? You can see the answers live in the medicalpicture video. Apart from this, there are many other interesting pictures for professional use in the picture data bank. The voice is generated in the larynx. This is to be found at the upper end of the trachea. Inside the larynx there are two flaps covered with mucuos membranes, the vocal cords, into which run fine bands of muscle (vocal ligaments). Continue reading ‘Laryngeal imaging’ »
House dust mite allergy is caused by mites living in the house dust and the allergy is actually brought on by the excrement of the mites. The house dust mites are co-inhabitants of our domestic environment and have nothing to do with inadequate hygiene. Neither do they carry any diseases. You will find a spectacular selection of mites here in micro-photos. After dessication, the excremental capsules decay into very small particles and join up with the house dust. Continue reading ‘House dust mite allergy’ »
The concertina barrier-like vascular support (usually made of high grade steel) is introduced to the arterial vessels following balloon dilatation, to reduce the frequency of renewed vascular stenosis. The stents are then coated with medication, which have their own therapeutic effects. In cardiology, they are predominantly introduced into the coronary artery but can also be used in arteries of the lower limb and cerebral arteries. Continue reading ‘Medical stents’ »