Something to Think About -- Sometimes It Hurts

My head hurts just thinking about it.

1151 In their recent JINS article, Neuropsychological Defi cits Associated with Complex Regional Pain Syndrome, Libon and colleagues (2010) argue for the existence of neuropsycho-logical subtypes in patients with complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), and conclude that CRPS is associated with cognitive compromise. Several study limitations are noted in their discussion, including the use of a c...

Amyloidosis: Why We Need to Think About It Sooner?

Amyloidosis constitutes a spectrum of diseases, unified by the morphological appearance of the amyloid protein deposits, the cardinal feature of this disorder. The term “amyloid” was first coined in 1838 to describe plant starch and was adopted by Rudolph Virchow in 1854 to describe amyloid deposits in tissues, because of its similarity to cellulose stained with iodine. Amyloidosis results from...

Give until it hurts.

The Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology of India needs the services of its readers who are experienced with publishing. One big rate-limiting step of our publication releasing its bi-monthly issues on time is the process of peer review. In the last 20 years that I have worked my way up the ladder, the darkest secret of delayed volumes has been the indifference of the peer reviewers and inordinat...

Cognitive Distraction : Something to Think About Lessons Learned from Recent Studies June 2013

Smoking kills (alcoholics)! shouldn't we do something about it?

In general, 'drinkers smoke', and a high proportion of the alcohol-dependent population is also nicotine-dependent. Statistically, the majority of alcoholics will die of smoking-related, rather than alcohol-related, disease. This co-dependent sub-population may have higher levels of nicotine dependence, and find smoking cessation more difficult. Major reasons are that concurrent alcohol use, an...