Aftermath of Chernobyl.

Aftermath

fective. For example, we have published work that demonstrates that patient-to-patient transmission is important for colonization acquisition of ESBL-producing Klebsiella spp. and Escherichia coli (5). We believe that a couple of points require clarifi cation. In our article, we looked at risk factors for colonization with ESBL-producing bacteria on admission to an intensive care unit. We did n...

The aftermath of Cleveland.

Psychological aftermath of abortion

based on clinical trials or “real world” trials (or both), but under the current policy, patients receiving a prescription for a new drug will be unaware of the full scope of the evidence. If it consists solely of data from randomized clinical trials, then patients ought to be informed that there may be limitations in detecting unmeasured or rare adverse outcomes that might appear later in a re...

Environmental aftermath.

Focus " The World Trade Center is a living symbol of man's dedication to world peace.. .. [T]he World Trade Center should. .. become a representation of man's belief in humanity, his need for individual dignity, his beliefs in the cooperation of men, and through cooperation, his ability to find greatness. " Minoru Yamasaki, chief architect of the World Trade Center quoted in Architects on Archi...

Health effects of Chernobyl.

there may be an argument for a carefully trained and experienced small cadre of specialists to do the work. The existing procedures have many faults, some of which I highlighted earlier this year (21 May, p 1421). The working party has answered criticisms of delay in dealing with HM(61)112 procedures by setting indicative time limits which it hopes will keep cases to a maximum of eight months f...