The recent study by MATRICARDI et al. [1] from the Multicentre Allergy Study (MAS) cohort provides useful confirmation of existing understanding about the origins of asthma. Thus, they highlight the early roots of much childhood wheeze and the good prognosis of not wheezing in early life. Their confirmation of the heterogeneity of childhood wheeze is also welcome and complements our similar wor...

The records of all 373 patients undergoing surgery for perforation of an eye at the 10 eye units in the Wessex Regional Health authority (except the Isle of Wight) during February 1980 to January 1984 were examined. There were 86 admissions as a result of road traffic accidents (RTAs), and 287 admissions arising from other accidents. The estimated annual incidence of perforating eye injuries as...

Essential oil from the fruits of Amomum cannicarpum (Wight) Bentham ex Baker (Zingiberaceae) was hydrodistilled and characterized by gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Major constituents of the oil were beta-pinene (14.00%), elemol (10.45%) and alpha-cadinol (8.50%). Thirty-three (91.48%) out of forty-one constituents were identified by GC-MS and subsequent data analysis. Antimicrobi...