The diagnosis of neurosyphilis often poses a challenge, since there is no one test that is both sensitive and specific. The diagnosis is usually made based on a combination of reactive serologies, abnormalities of CSF cell count and protein, or a reactive VDRL-CSF. The VDRL-CSF is the standard serologic test for CSF and is diagnostic [...]

Among the main killers in the Western world is coronary artery disease, which causes impairments in the flow of blood to nourish the heart muscle itself. It is important not to forget that the heart is largely muscle, of a special kind called myocardium, which like any other muscle has to get a constant supply [...]