This report addresses the challenges encountered and, to a certain extent, overcome, while health risk assessment and management were being conducted in Mae Sot, Thailand following cadmium contamination to rice, the main diet of Thais. In November 2003, Department of Agriculture (DOA), Ministry of Agriculture (MOA) sent a summary report of a 6-year study revealing serious contamination of cadmi...

The decrease of charitable contributions and the greatly increased cost of the whole conduct of hospitals has compelled managers to require payment, directly or indirectly, from the great majority of patients. It is to the credit of the working-man of today that he has that spirit of independence which makes him unwilling to receive this benefit as a charity. He resents the inquiries of the alm...

headache is a common symptom that constitutes a major health problem to all countries in the world. this study was conducted to estimate the prevalence of migraine and tension -type headaches(tth), its associated occupational risk factors among shiraz hospitals staffs, and to report on clinical characteristics of migraine and tth with using the international headache society (ihs) diagnosis cri...

background: interventional cardiology procedures such as coronary angiography (ca) and percutaneous transluminal coronary angiography (ptca) has been increased recent years. the purpose of this study was to measurement of effective dose to cardiology staffs who operate near the patient and are exposed to non-uniform radiation field due to patient scattered radiation. materials and methods: this...

Objective — To discuss the application value of PDCA cyclical management in improving standard rate goods management, which is capable experience patients, and thus work efficiency sense comfort medical staffs by investigating non-standard outpatient area our hospital. Methods All diagnostic areas were evaluated, evaluation results showed that standardized stood at 53.3%. According to analysis ...

change in the relative incidence of meningococcal and influenzal infections during the period of the survey. Presenting symptoms and signs are discussed, and the frequency of the combination of fever, irritability, and vomiting is noted. The high incidence of fits is stressed. Cerebrospinal fluid abnormalities are discussed. A basic plan of treatment has been evolved, with modifications accordi...