Statins lower the hyperlipidemia and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events and related mortality. A 60-year-old man who was diagnosed with a transient ischemic attack was started on acetyl-L-carnitine, cilostazol, and rosuvastatin. After rosuvastatin treatment for 4 weeks, the patient presented with sudden onset fever, cough, and dyspnea. His symptoms were aggravated despite empirical a...

Cases of drug-induced lung injury caused by tamoxifen are rare. A 74-year-old man underwent surgery for the treatment of right breast cancer; tamoxifen was administered as an adjuvant therapy after surgery. The patient developed cough and dyspnea and chest computed tomography showed ground glass opacification in the lower lobe of the right lung. He was diagnosed with tamoxifen-induced lung inju...

INTRODUCTION Punching glass can cause severe and debilitating injuries. The literature is scant in regards to the injury patterns, optimal management, and preventative strategies. We have reviewed our experience of these injuries at a regional Australian hospital. METHODS A retrospective chart review of all patients who had punched glass and presented to Cairns Base Hospital between January 2...

An important aspect in the process of glass production is the difficulty to predict all possible problems or defects before finalizing the product, being necessary a continuous inspection process of products to ensure their qualities. In addition, in the glass industry some defects transcend the product quality issues. It is the case of glass products to be used in food packaging, which can bri...

BACKGROUND To establish the characteristics of patients in pediatric age who have been referred to hand rehabilitation center since 1998. METHODS The patients were screened retrospectively and those within 0-16 age range were included into the study (178 patients; 126 males [70.8%], 52 females [29.2]; mean age 10.33+/-4.45; range 0 to 16 years). Demographic data, causes and locations of injur...

Shuidouchi (Natto) is a fermented soy product showing in vivo gastric injury preventive effects. The treatment effects of Shuidouchi fermented in different vessels on HCl/ethanol-induced gastric mucosal injury mice through their antioxidant effect was determined. Shuidouchi contained isoflavones (daidzein and genistein), and GVFS (glass vessel fermented Shuidouchi) had the highest isoflavone le...

Reports describing traumatic lesions to the heart caused by a foreign body are comparatively rare. Such trauma is often associated with a poor outcome due to injury to the heart or major blood vessels with subsequent massive blood loss. Delayed presentation and intervention are associated with poor outcome in these patients. This report describes a 17-year-old male who presented with stabbing t...

We report on a 12-year-old boy in whom a glass fragment migrated into the lumbar spinal canal causing low back pain and radiculopathy 6 years after injury. Computed tomography showed a foreign body in the anterior spinal canal of L5/S1. The patient underwent recapping T-saw laminoplasty to remove the foreign body. Scar formation was noted at the anterior dura. The glass fragment seemed to have ...