Carta del Director

CR_1870-Arenal.ing_PLANTILLA CARTA DIRECTOR

Cystic pneumatosis intestinalis is a rare benign entity, characterized by intramural cysts located mainly in the intestinal wall. The etiology has not yet been elucidated, but generally it is associated with a systemic disease (1-4). Colonic pneumatosis represents about 30% of gastrointestinal cases (1). We present the case of a young girl with anorexia who underwent surgical treatment for cyst...

Reflexiones del Director / From the Director Information — a bridge over the divide 1

1 Remarks made to participants at the V Regional Congress on Health Sciences Information (CRICS V), Havana, Cuba, 24 April 2001. It has been three years since we met in San José, Costa Rica, at the Fourth Pan American Congress on Health Sciences Information, and I have had many opportunities to reflect on the meaning of the Declaration you made there and its relevance to the Pan American Health...

Carta al editor.

Deputy Director

The Chaoulli Case: a two-tier Magna Carta?

There has been considerable speculation about the potential impact of the Supreme Court of Canada's judgment in Chaoulli v. Quebec. Even if those who are most friendly--or most hostile--to Canadian medicare are exaggerating the impact of the decision, its impact will be large. While the decision does not strike down any existing single-payer medicare system in any province, including Quebec's s...