A 41-year-old man was referred to the outpatient clinic of our respiratory care department presenting with the symptoms of progressive cough, exertional dyspnea and tachycardia. The symptoms had started about 18 months earlier and had worsened continuously during the past year. At presentation the patient complained of dyspnea at the slightest exertion. An external chest radiograph showed shado...

Background: Due to the high level of sexual relationships, prostitute women are faced with many dangers, including acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), sexually transmitted infections (STIs), fertility problems, drug use, etc. In this regard, addict prostitute women are exposed to more risks because drug use is considered as an outstanding factor in thos...

The subject of this study was to determine the frequency of drug use and attitudes toward drug use in Croatian high school students. The study was carried out in a middle-class high school in Zagreb. Out of 273 students who participated in an anonymous, self-report, 23-item questionnaire, 69 reported that they had at least once used drugs. The most frequently used drug was cannabis. While one t...

Stefanie Leung, Faculty of Medicine, The University of Sydney Rachel Chapman, Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital Raimondo Bruno, Department of Psychology, University of Tasmania Michael Lenne, Monash University Accident Research Centre, Monash University Paul Haber, Drug Health Services, South Local Health District Nicholas Lintzeris, Drug and Alcohol Services, South Eastern Sydney Local Health...

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Various information on pharmaceuticals is provided to healthcare professionals in order to ensure the safe use of pharmaceuticals. In addition to package inserts that contain information on indication, dosage, and administration, some review reports of new drugs which contain the summary of the results of clinical trials submitted for new drug application and review process as well as manuals f...