AIMS To collect data on the behaviours associated with the prescription of pharmacotherapies (bupropion, acamprosate and naltrexone) for nicotine and alcohol dependence in Australian clinical practice. DESIGN Self-administered questionnaire. SETTING Australian clinical practice. PARTICIPANTS Three specialties, psychiatrists, gastroenterologists and general practitioners (GPs) were defined...

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T he March 16, 2003, edition of The New York Times Magazine’s cover reads, “Half of What Doctors Know Is Wrong.” Inside, the lead story, entitled “The Biggest Mistake of Their Lives,” chronicles the struggles of four survivors of medical errors. The article also makes a projection that in 2003, as many as 98,000 people in the United States would die as a result of medical errors (Burton 2003). ...

INTRODUCTION This study aimed to evaluate the retinal changes associated with altitude illness in young soldiers. METHODS A total of 50 young soldiers with altitude illness, who were referred to a tertiary care hospital between October 2003 and January 2006, were included in the study. RESULTS All the soldiers were male. The mean age of the subjects was 30.3 (range 20-44) years. Nine (18 pe...

1. Low-income preschoolers are least likely to have a mother who is married or who has a high school diploma. Nationally, 60 percent of low-income preschoolers had a mother with a high school diploma, compared to 86 percent of children in families with mid-range incomes, and 97 percent of children in families with upper-range incomes. In 1999, 57 percent of low-income preschoolers had married p...