Soldier and Sailor Pharmacist

Fever in a returned French sailor.

Figure 1. Three Giemsa-stained smears (A, B, and C) of peripheral blood (original magnification, ϫ1000) A previously healthy 26-year-old French sailor presented to our hospital with a 5-day history of fever accompanied by chills. He reported having participated in a mission 6 months earlier that involved travel to Bombay, India; Abu-Dhabi, Saudi Ara-bia; Monbassa, Kenya; and Djibouti, Republic ...

The Soldier and Autonomy

Sergeant Varisano was part of an art team called upon to document Operation Desert Shield in the Persian Gulf War. This watercolor, depicting the loneliness and responsibility of guard duty, also depicts all soldiers who, by virtue of being soldiers, set aside their individual autonomy for this period to be part of the team and the mission.

Alcohol and the Soldier

One hundred and fifteen cases of alcohol dependence syndrome admitted during a two year period in a zonal referral hospital were studied. Vie majority of the subject were between the age of 30 to 50 years and had more than 10 year's history of alcohol abuse. 19.26% of the subjects had to be invalided out of service. 66.09% remained under various categories of observation after the treatment. At...

Soldier rehabilitation.

Honeybee: The flying pharmacist

Honeybee, a small -although powerful- creature moves from one place to another to make an elixir, which cures different diseases. To make one kilogram of honey the small creature has to carry 150000 pieces of pollen and suck the sap of ten million flowers. Both honey and the honeybee poison have been used in treating diseases for thousands of years. The product made by such tiny creatures has b...