Erratic blood glucose control, hypoglycaemia unawareness and optimisation of glycaemic control during pregnancy are widely recognised indications for commencing diabetic patients on continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion (CSII) using an insulin pump. In patients without such a specific condition, the benefit of CSII over other forms of intensified treatment on glycaemic control and hypoglycae...

Grief, the psychological reaction to the loss of a significant other, varies complexly in its cause, experience, evolution, and prognosis. Although most bereaved individuals experience a normal grieving process, some develop complicated grief (CG) or major depressive disorder (MDD). The DSM-5, which controversially altered the nosology, recognizes grief-related major depression (GRMD) as a diag...

Non-compliance is an extensive intractable problem. This paper argues that we can gain significant insight into non-compliance if we apply theories developed to explain human error in organisations. The resultant framework encompasses intentional and unintentional non-compliance, shifts blame from the patient, and recognises the influence of other factors, including organisational ones. There a...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) affects more than 5% of the U.S. population .65 years, and 10% of those .80 years of age, making it the most common arrhythmia requiring treatment. Efforts to treat with ablation or devices show promise, but to date, pharmacologic therapy represents the mainstay of AF treatment. The benefit of efforts to control the rhythm (as opposed to rate control with anticoagulatio...

Advances in functional neuroimaging techniques have made it possible to study both the neuroanatomical and neurophysiological responses associated with acupuncture. An impressive body of literature has identified a distributed network of brain activity that is evoked by stimulation with acupuncture needles and is subject to considerable modulation by a variety of stimulus parameters, contextual...

Dear Editor, Erythema nodosum (EN) or panniculitis is a cutaneous reaction consisting of inflammatory tender erythematous nodular lesions, spontaneously regressing located primarily over the extensor surface of lower extremities (1). EN can occur at any age but its peak incidence is between the third and fourth decades (2). Prevalence of EN is 3-5 times higher in women than men (3). Erythema no...