Cystic fibrosis: We see fungus among us, but should we care?

We Can, but Should We?

We can, but should we? After recently reflecting upon our profession as pediatric critical care physicians , I concluded that this one complex question gets asked many times throughout the day – or at least it should. A recent report discussed an emerging paradigm in pediatric critical care medicine (1). With more and more chronic patients filling our pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), perha...

Do we see what we should see? Describing non-covalent interactions in protein structures including precision

The power of X-ray crystal structure analysis as a technique is to 'see where the atoms are'. The results are extensively used by a wide variety of research communities. However, this 'seeing where the atoms are' can give a false sense of security unless the precision of the placement of the atoms has been taken into account. Indeed, the presentation of bond distances and angles to a false prec...

Cystic fibrosis, are we missing in India?

Introduction: This study was undertaken to evaluate and improve the availability and accessibility of CF services in Maharashtra, Pune,India. Material and methods: Tool used was a questionnaire (Annexure I ) which was prevalidated by the departmental faculty with 15 items which included experience regarding CF patients in relation to knowledge about diagnosis and prognosis of CF patients, avail...

Access to gambling among Brazilian adolescents: why should we care?

Should we stay or should we go?

With the potential benefit of positive movement in the housing market and now having two properties this may place you in a good position to increase your retirement nest egg if you choose to sell your family home when you downsize. Depending on your situation you may even be able to keep the family home as an investment. One of the biggest decisions for many retirees is whether to stay in the ...