Still Too Hot

Still too early for the gold rush.

Biliary atresia: we still operate too late.

OBJECTIVE To analyze the age at surgery for children with biliary atresia and their survival periods without need for liver transplantation. The study was performed at Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, in Porto Alegre, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. METHODS The medical records of patients operated between 1982 and 2007 who were residents of the state of Rio Grande do Sul were reviewe...

Testicular activin--too hot to handle?

Activins are members of the transforming growth factor b (TGFb) family of growth and differentiation factors (1). Like the other members of this family, they consist of dimers of glycosylated polypeptides, linked by a disulfide bond. To date, five different forms (A to E) of the activin subunit have been described on the basis of nucleotide sequences. However, biological activities have only be...

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...

NGOs, States, and Donors Revisited: Still Too Close for Comfort?

— Serious questions remain about the ability of NGOs to meet long-term transformative goals in their work for development and social justice. We investigate how, given their weak roots in civil society and the rising tide of technocracy that has swept through the world of foreign aid, most NGOs remain poorly placed to influence the real drivers of social change. However we also argue that NGOs ...