Using data from the World Values Survey and national-level indicators for 24 modern democracies, we assess the influence of social class and economic inequality on preferences for government responsibility. We improve on previous research by using multilevel models that account for differences in attitudes both within (i.e., over time) and across countries. Our findings are consistent with the ...

Globally, maternal mortality remains a big public health problem. Kenya is one of the African countries with high maternal mortality with current estimates being as high as 488 deaths per 100,000 live births 1 .Although the Kenya government is making efforts to reverse maternal mortality trends, challenges related to a supportive legal environment, access to services and general rights awarenes...

OBJECTIVES To assess public attitudes toward the tobacco industry and its products, and to identify predictors of attitudes supportive of tobacco industry denormalisation. DESIGN Population based, cross sectional survey. SETTING Ontario, Canada. SUBJECTS Adult population (n = 1607). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Eight different facets of tobacco industry denormalisation were assessed. A denorma...

Many oncology patients are empowering themselves to self-treat with herbs, nutritional supplements, and mind–body techniques. Other practitioners, such as acupuncturists, are becoming involved in the supportive care of cancer patients. Government research agencies are supporting studies that evaluate complementary therapies. This educational article provides an overview of the challenges in des...

But primarily this project recognizes that, given a supportive permitting and fiscal environment, there can be no better way of encouraging exploration in an area than providing prospectors and companies with sound exploration targets which have not yet been tested. Government geological databases and modern software techniques can be combined to cost-effectively generate such new, easily valid...

We present a case of phenytoin-induced toxic epidermal necrolysis resulting in 60-70% skin involvement. Systemic corticosteroids and prophylactic antibiotics used initially were discontinued, and subsequent management concentrated on intensive supportive treatment. The patient survived, but is left with disabling ocular complications.

Imidacloprid is newer systemic insecticide, a nicotine analogue, acts on the nervous system. Patient can present with variable manifestations like irritability, labored breathing, emaciation, twitching and delirium. Here we report a case presented with sever neuropsychiatric symptoms with respiratory failure following self ingestion of poison. Patient recovered with supportive and symptomatic t...

Severe sepsis and septic shock are systemic manifestations of the host response to infection. Mortality remains high despite advances in pathophysiological knowledge. Hemodynamic and respiratory management is largely supportive, while early antibiotics administration and source of infection's control are crucial for patient outcome. We review the principles guiding the initial management of the...

The WHO has previously produced recommendations on the essential drugs required for cancer therapy. Over the last five years several new anti cancer drugs have been aggressively marketed. Most of these are costly and produce only limited benefits. We have divided currently available anti-cancer drugs into three priority groups. Curable cancers and those cancers where the cost-benefit ratio clea...