Psychosomatic Perspective Is Missing

Is Alopecia Areata Psychosomatic ?

Thirty cases of alopecia Areata from O.P.D. of Govt. Hospital, Madras were administered Indian Version of schedule of Recent Experience, Taylor's Manifest Anxiety Scale, Beck's Depressive Inventory, Hostility Direction and Hostility Questionnaire of Fould's and Cattell's 16 PF Questionnaire (Form E) to find out antecedent stress, anxiety, depression, hostility and personality factors. Thirty ca...

Are we ready? What is missing and what is needed? A regulator’s perspective

Background The lack of clinical data for orphan drugs and the development of “precision medicines” or advanced therapies have required a new regulatory approach to guarantee a marketing authorization for new and innovative medicines. What is actually changing in the scenario is the way Agencies are managing the regulatory procedures to ensure a rapid access to treatment for patients with unmet ...

Missing Cats, Stray Coyotes: One Citizen’s Perspective

The author explores the issue of urban coyotes and coyote management from a cat owner’s perspective, with specific examples from Vancouver, B.C., Canada. Following a personal encounter with two coyotes in July 2005 that led to the death of a cat, the author has delved into the history of Vancouver’s “Co-existing with Coyotes”, a government-funded program run by a nonprofit ecological society. T...

What Medicare Is Missing.

Psychosomatic Gynæcology