Farming deaths – an ongoing problem

[Poisonous plants: An ongoing problem].

INTRODUCTION A medical visit for plant ingestion is rare in the pediatric emergency services but may involve a high toxicity. The botanical toxicology training of health staff is often very limited, and it can be difficult to make a diagnosis or decide on the appropriate treatment. OBJECTIVE To study the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of poisoning due to plant ingestion in order...

Adverse drug events in the elderly: an ongoing problem.

formal continuing medical education (CME) programs, pocket cards listing high-risk medications, messaging in the electronic medical record suggesting therapeutic alternatives to high-risk medications, focused therapeutic interchange initiatives, and dissemination of “frequently asked questions” documents. These tools are designed to explain, teach, and reinforce the message that many drugs adve...

Beta-thalassemia major in Malaysia, an ongoing public health problem.

Thalassemias are a heterogeneous group of disorders of hemoglobin synthesis which are characterized by the absence or reduced output of one or more globin chains of hemoglobin. This disease is a public health problem in Malaysia and can be confusing for the patients and the doctors as the picture varies from one patient to another. About 4.5% of the people in Malaysia are heterozygous carriers ...

SUSTAINABLE URBAN REGENERATION, AN ONGOING DISCOURSE (WESTERN) EUROPE, GERMANY

An Ongoing Nemesis

M liability and its effect on the practice of obstetrics and gynecology is one of the most important issues that face the specialty and each practitioner today. As a result, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (the College) has worked hard to achieve reform, especially at the national level. On five separate occasions during the 110th Congress (2007–2008), the College facili...