Shadow of '68 still hangs over Czech science

Art hangs as science lure

The culmination of artist Aya Ben Ron's six-month residence at the Wellcome Trust in London has been hanging dramatically in the main atrium of the building throughout the summer. The 25-metre-long " Hanging " glistens with kaleidoscopic, colourful images and patterns but on closer scrutiny holds a darker message. The colourful images are revealed to comprise images of various human diseases an...

dementia still diagnosed too late - data from the czech republic.

the goal of the study is to evaluate the sensitivity of czech physicians to the early diagnosis of dementia in patients with memory impairment.a retrospective observational study was designed. we have reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who have been hospitalized for the first time due to dementia of any type at the kromeriz mental hospital from january 1, 2012 to december 31, 2...

Dementia Still Diagnosed Too Late — Data from the Czech Republic

BACKGROUND The goal of the study is to evaluate the sensitivity of Czech physicians to the early diagnosis of dementia in patients with memory impairment. METHODS A retrospective observational study was designed. We have reviewed the electronic medical records of patients who have been hospitalized for the first time due to dementia of any type at the Kromeriz Mental hospital from January 1, ...

Famine: the distant shadow over French psychiatry.

Is pharmacovigilance still a clinical science?

Louis Lewin, better known for his popular works on poisons, wrote the first book on Side Effects of Drugs ("Nebenwirkungen der Arzneimitiel") in 1881. In the introduction to the 3rd edition (1899) he postulated: "As valuable as reports on side or after-effects of drugs per se may be, as much the practitioner may benefit from instructions as to how to avoid and treat such effects for his patient...