Have we done enough? Are we doing enough for the future

Are We Doing Enough for Our Field ?

Correspondents Argentina: O. Civitaresse, La Plata; Australia: A. W. Thomas, Adelaide; Austria: H. Oberhummer, Vienna; Belgium: M. Huyse, Leuven; Brasil: M. Hussein, Sao Paulo; Bulgaria: D. Balabanski, Sofia; Canada: J.-M. Poutissou, TRIUMF; K. Sharma, Manitoba; J. Simpson, Guelph; China: W. Zhan, Lanzhou; Croatia: R. Caplar, Zagreb; Czech Republic: J. Kvasil, Prague; Slovak Republic: P. Povine...

Regulation of nanotechnology: Are we doing enough?

the Nanotechnology Task Force of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the United States released a report which addressed the regulatory challenges presented by products that use nanotechnology (FDA 2007). Since most of these potential products involve nanomaterial interactions with biological tissues, this report directly speaks to the fi eld of nanomedicine. A general fi nding of the rep...

Severe sepsis management are we doing enough?

For the first time in medical history, a drug has been shown to reduce the mortality associated with sepsis, the leading cause of death in many ICUs. Optimal use by appropriate selection of patients and early recognition of sepsis could save thousands of lives. Nurses play a major role in recognizing severe sepsis. By using the concepts introduced here, nurses can play a direct role in saving t...

Have we done enough with diabetic education? A pilot study.

BACKGROUND Patients' education and empowerment are essential parts of a disease management. Patients have to be educated on the disease as well as lifestyle changes that they need to practise for a holistic and consistent improvement in their disease status. This study examined patients' knowledge on diabetes and nutrition as well as the role of dietician in the patient education. METHODS Thi...

Bushfires: are we doing enough to reduce the human impact?