Unrecorded alcohol: significant neglected challenges

A systematic review of the epidemiology of unrecorded alcohol consumption and the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol.

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Unrecorded alcohol constitutes about 30% of all alcohol consumed globally. The aims of this systematic review were to determine the epidemiology (occurrence, types, prevalence) of unrecorded alcohol consumption in different countries/regions, analyse the chemical composition of unrecorded alcohol and examine health outcomes caused by the consumption of unrecorded alcohol, ba...

Insomnia: The Neglected Component of Alcohol Recovery

Insomnia is extremely common during alcohol recovery and is associated with an increased risk of relapse [1]. Insomnia also has a significant impact on a patient’s cognition, mood, and ability to participate in alcohol treatment[2][3]. Though it is easy to assess, this syndrome is frequently neglected by clinicians who are underwhelmed by this complaint from their newly sober patients. Even whe...

Unrecorded Traditional Medicine -1*

This communication reports the households remedies for the treatment of chronic fever, whooping -cough and carbuncle prevailed in Kanpur district of Uttar Pradesh in India.

Progress and challenges in neglected tropical diseases.

Significant challenges facing HIV practitioners.

The care of patients with HIV infection has become possibly the most rewarding and yet most challenging specialty in medicine. The advances over the past 10–15 years have been extraordinary and probably are unrivaled by those for the treatment of any other contemporary disease. However, treatment-related decisions are complex, and the penalties for mistakes are harsh. There are now 24 antiretro...