Raspberry leaf – Should it be recommended to pregnant women?

Should all pregnant women be screened for hypothyroidism?

Should pregnant women be screened for drugs of abuse?

SirWe would like to compliment Drs Bosio et al for the first reported prospective screening study for drug abuse in an Irish obstetric population. We would disagree, however, with the deduction that "drug abuse is not a serious problem among Dublin's pregnant population." 43 cases of neonatal drug withdrawal were identified at our hospital between July 1996 and June 1997 and these babies had si...

Trial and error: should pregnant women be research subjects?

A single dose of 200 mg/kg razoxane protected mice against the sub-chronic lethal effects (i.e. within 21 days) of 10 mg/kg daunomycin. When the razoxane dose was split into 2 doses of 100 mg/kg, even better protection against higher doses of daunomycin was obtained. The best protective effect was seen when the razoxane was given 24 h before or simultaneously with the daunomycin, and it was sti...

Should pacifiers be recommended to prevent sudden infant death syndrome?

OBJECTIVES Our aim was to review the evidence for a reduction in the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) with pacifier ("dummy" or "soother") use, to discuss possible mechanisms for the reduction in SIDS risk, and to review other possible health effects of pacifiers. RESULTS There is a remarkably consistent reduction of SIDS with pacifier use. The mechanism by which pacifiers might re...

Should acellular pertussis vaccine be recommended to healthcare professionals?

The aim of this study was to describe recent changes in the epidemiology of pertussis and existing policies regarding recommended and mandatory occupational vaccinations for healthcare professionals (HCPs). The authors carried out an extensive review of references on the PubMed and SciELO databases and the official sites of the World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization, Center...