A warning

Early warning scores: a health warning.

Early warning scores are frequently used in UK adult emergency departments (EDs) and are gaining traction in paediatric emergency care. Like many innovations with inherent face validity, they have great appeal to clinicians, managers and commissioners. However, it is important to ensure unintended consequences and balancing measures are mitigated. We review the background to their development a...

Halitosis - A warning sign ?

Most complex diseases often go undiagnosed under the shield of an unobjectionable sign/ symptom. Halitosis or bad breath is one such very common sign seen in people of almost all age groups. It is usually physiological due to wrong eating habits, neglected oral hygiene but can also be one of the manifestations of pathology like periodontal and oral causes, systemic disorders, psychological alte...

An early warning on early warning systems!

A warning from the cradle?

LE TAUX DE MORTALITÉ INFANTILE est généralement reconnu comme un indicateur valable de la santé de la population d’un pays. Comme le signalent les Drs K.S. Joseph et Michael S. Kramer (page 535), après avoir diminué constamment pendant des années, le taux au Canada a augmenté légèrement de 1992 à 1993 et il est resté stable en 1994. Ils font état également d’une hausse marquée du taux de naissa...

Early Warning Systems: A Review

Numerous scientific research and engineering programs are being carried out globally in an effort to monitor environmental degradation, natural and anthropogenic disasters. These are part of a process to predict possible catastrophic events and help minimize their devastating impact on the environment and human life. Many of these programs, sometimes referred to as Early Warning Systems (EWSs),...