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Scurvy Extinct? Think Again!

Scurvy is still seen sporadically in the developed world. Scurvy, a dietary disease due to the deficient intake of vitamin C, is uncommon in the pediatric population. Scurvy occurs as a result of decreased vitamin C consumption or absorption. We present the case of a 6-year-old boy visiting our department with bleeding gums, musculoskeletal pain, and weakness. Four days after starting oral vita...

Think Again: International Trade

True. In low-income countries, openness to international trade is indispensable for rapid economic growth. Indeed, few developing nations have grown rapidly over time without simultaneous increases in both exports and imports, and virtually all developing countries that have grown rapidly have done so under open trade policies or declining trade protection. India and China are the best recent e...

Market for Software Vulnerabilities? Think Again

Software vulnerability disclosure has become a critical area of concern for policy-makers. Traditionally, Computer Emergency Response Team (CERT) acts as an infomediary between benign identifiers (who voluntarily report vulnerability information) and software users. After verifying a reported vulnerability, CERT sends out a public “advisory” so that users can safeguard their systems against pot...

No drug, no trial? Think again!

A reliable drug supply is essential for trial success, but what happens when part way through the trial your source fails and there is no alternative supplier of the same product. This became the challenge for the seAFOod trial in 2014. seAFOod is a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study to determine whether fish oil (omega-3 EPA) prevents colorectal adenomas, alone or combined with...

Antibiotic treatment for acute otitis media: time to think again.