Camden Refractory

Pollution Minimization Plans and PCB Source Trackdown in Camden City

Max Leonard Rosenheim, Baron Rosenheim of Camden, 1908-1972.

Refractory Celiac Disease

Refractory celiac disease (RCD) is when malabsorption symptoms and villous atrophy persist despite strict adherence to a gluten free diet (GFD) for more than 12 months and other causes of villous atrophy have been ruled out.  RCD is considered a rare disease and almost exclusively occurs in adults. Persistent diarrhea, abdominal pain, weight loss are the most common symptoms in RCD. Also, anemi...

A Treatable Refractory Epilepsy: A Case Report

Introduction Biotinidase deficiency is a life threatening inborn error of metabolism specially when delayed in diagnosis. We report a 2-month-old male infant that presented with refractory infantile spasm, alopecia and seborrheic dermatitis. With a high suspicion of the biotinidase deficiency we started biotin 10 mg daily orally before definite diagnosis was made. Rapid treatment was life-savin...

A pragmatic randomised controlled trial in primary care of the Camden Weight Loss (CAMWEL) programme

OBJECTIVES To evaluate effectiveness of a structured one-to-one behaviour change programme on weight loss in obese and overweight individuals. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING 23 general practices in Camden, London. PARTICIPANTS 381 adults with body mass index ≥25 kg/m(2) randomly assigned to intervention (n=191) or control (n=190) group. INTERVENTIONS A structured one-to-one...