Dentistry – as was

As Depressing As It Was Predictable?

In recent years lung cancer specialists have complained that due to stigma resulting from the association of the disease with smoking, theirs is a neglected field. This paper demonstrates that in the 1950s and 1960s, when the British Medical Research Council (MRC) started to organize clinical trials for various forms of cancer, this was not the case. Rather, the organizers of these trials saw l...

As it was in the beginning.

A brief account of the obstacles faced during the introduction of hospital accreditation in Australia is provided, with some insight into the politics of change in health care. Some observations are made concerning critical elements of the accreditation program and the implications for the future of the Australian Council on Healthcare Standards.

Caspofungin was as effective as amphotericin B for invasive candidiasis.

P a t i e n t s 239 patients > 18 years of age who had ≥ 1 positive candida culture from blood or another sterile site in the past 4 days, and ≥ 1 clinical sign of infection in the past 2 days (fever, hypothermia, or hypotension) or signs of inflammation at a candida-infected site. Exclusion criteria included suspected endocarditis, osteomyelitis, or meningitis; and receipt of antifungal therap...

Salmeterol was not as effective as triamcinolone for persistent asthma.

P a t i e n t s 164 patients (mean age 31 y, 65% women, 70% white) who were 12 to 65 years of age and nonsmoking; had no respiratory tract infection or asthma exacerbation within 6 weeks of the run-in period; had no serious illness other than asthma; did not use medications other than inhaled corticosteroids, oral contraceptives, or nasal beclomethasone; and met run-in period criteria. Patients...

Cosmetic dentistry is still dentistry.