In placing capital market imperfections at the center of emerging market crises, the theoretical literature has associated a liquidity crisis with low foreign investment and the exit of investors from the crisis economy. However, a liquidity crisis is equally consistent with an inflow of foreign capital in the form of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). To support this hypothesis, we use a firm-lev...

Several studies describe indoor pollutant exposure in homes and to a lesser extent in schools. Population studies that include both environments are sparse. This study aims to assess endotoxin levels in primary schools and homes of children. Endotoxin was also studied in relation to asthma and sensitisation. 10 schools with (index) and without (reference) dampness were selected, based on report...

Three cases of rapidly reversible severe myocardial depression are described in patients with status asthmaticus. Initial echocardiograms obtained within 1 day of hospital admission revealed global left ventricular hypokinesis with ejection fractions of 11 to 34%. Follow-up echocardiograms obtained only 3 to 8 days later revealed marked improvement of left ventricular function. Possible mechani...

Apical ballooning syndrome, or Tako-tsubo cardiomyopathy, is a peculiar form of transient left-ventricular dysfunction originally described as triggered by emotional stress. Subsequent reports indicated that physical stressors can also induce this clinical syndrome. We describe for the first time, to the best of our knowledge, a case of recurrent, severe, and quickly reversible apical balloonin...

TOPIC: Allergy and Airway TYPE: Medical Student/Resident Case Reports INTRODUCTION: Severe Asthma Exacerbations (SAE) in opiate tolerant patients merit consideration of non-narcotic sedation strategies. The following case illustrates unique challenges. CASE PRESENTATION: A 24-year-old male with a history asthma presented to our ED for acutely worsening shortness breath one hour. He ran out his ...

The concentrations of nine plasma proteins were determined by quantitative immunoelectrophoresis in sputum specimens from 29 patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and from 24 patients with severe asthma and chronic bronchitis. The results suggested that the population of CF patients could be divided into two groups in spite of an absence of difference in clinical status between the groups. Average...

Though pathological studies have shown that administration of adrenal steroids can cause adrenocortical atrophy in experimental animals (Ingle, 1938 ; Winter et al., 1950 ; Rawls et al., 1954; Holub et al., 1959) and in man (Sprague et al., 1950, 1951 ; Salassa et al., 1953 ; Bennett, 1954 Stoner and Whiteley, 1954), biochemical studies have revealed that the adrenal glands are capable of respo...