evaluating a pet’s overall allergic exposure, and appropriate diet changes can often result in immediate relief from symptoms. While traditional elimination/provocation dietary trials have long been considered the “gold standard” for the diagnosis of food allergies, they are time-consuming and demand strict owner adherence to a rigorous protocol. Many owners find it extremely difficult to compl...

The author conducted a questionnaire survey of the 592 U.S. Air Force personnel involved in transporting and identifying the bodies of the almost 1,000 persons who died in Jonestown, Guyana; 225 (38%) of the personnel involved returned the questionnaire, as well as 76 (22%) of 352 individuals who were not involved in the operation. The Guyana respondents reported significantly more short-term d...

This double blind, double dummy study compares the rate of healing of erosive reflux oesophagitis, assessed endoscopically, with four and eight weeks treatment using omeprazole or cimetidine, and the effect of four and eight weeks treatment of reflux oesophagitis with omeprazole or cimetidine on reflux symptoms, microscopic healing, and in a subgroup of patients, oesophageal pH measurements. Om...

ence over malarious fever, in the face of so much recorded negative statistical evidence. As before mentioned, I consider the disturbing agencies, which must be present, sufficient to prevent the preparation of any trustworthy statistics. For instance, people very frequently do not apply for relief for attacks of fever. Malarious fevers having once occurred in any individual, may be re-excited ...

The clinical details are presented of 29 fatal cases of pleural mesothelioma in the majority of which there was a history of exposure to asbestos during dockyard work in Portsmouth. Chest pain, breathlessness and weight loss dominated the clinical picture. Analgesia and repeated pleural aspirations provided temporary relief but symptoms invariably progressed. The mean survival time was 39 weeks...

A boy aged 10 years was referred to the Paediatric Department of Milan University Hospital, Milan, Italy, with a long history of pain in the lower limbs, alleviated only by exposure to cold. His legs were swollen, with multiple cutaneous ulcers. He had severe painful crises, and was totally incapacitated. After the diagnosis of erythermalgia was made, numerous treatments were tried, but none we...

Asbestosis is the most important change noted in the lung parenchyma after environmental and occupational exposure to asbestos fibers. It is characterized by diffuse interstitial pulmonary fibrosis. In Korea, the incidence of asbestosis will continue to increase for many years to come and the government enacted the Asbestos Damage Relief Law in 2011 to provide compensation to those suffering fr...

The development of synthetic pesticides has provided new tools for addressing troublesome pests. A review parts the registration process in United States identifies an outdated evaluation system that undervalues health damages. Registration fails to adequately consider co-formulants and effects exposure multiple chemicals. Frustration with failures protect people property from damages accompany...

background: post-exposure prophylaxis plays an important role in prevention of bloodborne diseases after occupational exposures. objective: to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of dentists towards post-exposure prophylaxis. methods: in a cross-sectional study, 140 dentists in shiraz were selected through a systematic randomized sampling. they filled out a self-made questionnaire inc...