Reframing the Far North

Animals of the Arctic: The Ecology of the Far North

Rarely can a popularly oriented scientific text be described as accurate and beautiful: Dr. Stonelhouse's book is such a rarity. In the strict sense, this is not a text, for it does not catalog and describe in concise paragraphs each species and variant of flora and fauna existing in the Arctic and sub-Arctic areas; instead, it uses over 200 beautifully reproduced photograplhs to supplement the...

Tropical sprue in Far North Queensland.

The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025729X 16 May 2005 182 10 536-537 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2005 www.mja.com.au Clinical concerns – Lessons from Practice 30 g/L, but other liver function test results were norm Thyroid function was normal. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy and biopsy performed on Day 13 of adm showed partial villous at ophy and increased inflamm cells in the lami...

Melioidosis in the Torres Strait islands of far North Queensland.

During the six-year period from 1995 to 2000, 23 cases of melioidosis were diagnosed from the Torres Strait islands that lie between northern Queensland and Papua New Guinea. This represents an average annual incidence of 42.7 per 100,000 population, the highest documented to date in this region. This probably reflects the extremely high prevalence of diabetes, the high seasonal rainfall in the...

Reframing the geriatric patient.

Reframing the Teenage Wasteland

Human adolescence is arguably one of the most challenging periods of development. The young adult is exposed to a variety of stressors and environmental stimuli on a backdrop of significant physiological change and development, which is especially apparent in the brain. It is therefore unsurprising that many psychiatric disorders are first observable during this time. The human intestine is inh...