Could hospitals do more to encourage breast feeding?

Could hospitals do more to encourage breast feeding?

and quite distinct dimensions ofhealth care.7'8 The use of crude measures of activity implies that more care is synonymous with better health and ignores the fact that few health care interventions have been adequately evaluatedboth from a medical and from an economic standpoint.9 Undertaking more activity regardless of its medical or economic effectiveness can no longer be justified as an obje...

Could local anesthesia while breast-feeding be harmful to infants?

BACKGROUND Few studies have been carried out on the levels and possible toxicity of local anesthetics in breast milk after parenteral administration. The purpose of this study is to determine the amount of lidocaine and its metabolite monoethyl-glycinexylidide (MEGX) in breast milk after local anesthesia during dental procedures. METHODS The study population consisted of seven nursing mothers...

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Could Lectures Be Stimulating? An Approach To Encourage Active Learning.

Medical education is the cornerstone of building an effective health care system. Newly qualified doctors have to be equipped with knowledge, skills and attitudes to face the challenges of treating patients. Therefore the majority of medical schools in Western countries adopted, to varying degrees, the Problem Based Learning (PBL) approach. However the PBL is an expensive approach as it is base...

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...