Climate and dengue transmission in Grenada for the period 2010–2020: Should we be concerned?

Should we be concerned about herbal remedies.

During the latter part of this century the practice of herbalism has become mainstream throughout the world. This is due in part to the recognition of the value of traditional medical systems, particularly of Asian origin, and the identification of medicinal plants from indigenous pharmacopeias that have been shown to have significant healing power, either in their natural state or as the sourc...

Climate change and health: Why should India be concerned?

Overwhelming evidence shows that climate change presents growing threats to public health security - from extreme weather-related disasters to wider spread of such vector-borne diseases as malaria and dengue. The impacts of climate on human health will not be evenly distributed around the world. The Third Assessment Report (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change-2001) concluded that vulnerab...

Radiation exposure and pregnancy: when should we be concerned?

The potential biological effects of in utero radiation exposure of a developing fetus include prenatal death, intrauterine growth restriction, small head size, mental retardation, organ malformation, and childhood cancer. The risk of each effect depends on the gestational age at the time of exposure, fetal cellular repair mechanisms, and the absorbed radiation dose level. A comparison between t...

Antimicrobial resistance in hospitals: how concerned should we be?

Sports injuries in children: should we be concerned?

Despite worrying evidence that British children, like their parents, lead a predominantly sedentary life, 3 concerns continue to be expressed for those children who do take part in organised sport and who may be involved in intensive training from an early age. 5 Injuries of all types in childhood account for a large part of the workload of accident and emergency departments and result in a sig...