Kjell Öberg, MD, PhD, is Professor of Endocrine Oncology at the Medical Faculty of Uppsala University, Sweden. He is founder and Head of the Endocrine Oncology Clinic and a specialist in endocrinology and internal medicine. He has more than 20 years of experience in the field of neuroendocrine tumors. Between 1986 and 1992 he was Clinical Associate Director of the Ludwig Institute for Cancer Re...

EDiTOR: Not too long ago, the most dreaded perhaps of all hemorrhagic complications in obstetrical practice was that following premature separation of the placenta. \Vhen fully under way it is a major emergency. A feeling existed that the hemorrhage involved more than the simple tearing and exposure of open blood vessels. Continuation of the hemorrhage even in the presence of what seemed to be ...

This patient, who had been operated on for pyosalpinx in April 1911 came back to hospital with a large ventral hernia. The abdominal section done on 13th December, 1912, was for the cure of the hernia. This was the first case done at this hospital with intravenous ether anaesthesia. The apparatus used was Rood's Apparatus for Infusion Anaesthesia (Meyer & Meltzer ?6-18-G). Five minutes before s...

YOHMAN, J.R., AND PARSONS, O.A. Verbal reasoning deficits in alcoholics. Journal of Nervous and Mental Diseases 175:219–223, 1987. Children of alcoholics (COA’s) are at higher risk than the general population for developing alcoholism.1 Evidence suggests that this risk is influenced by genetic factors (Hesselbrock 1995). Researchers have identified several biological traits that appear to be ge...

Caesarean section rates have been steadily increasing due to a higher number of sections for fetal distress, as diagnosed by cardiotocographic (CTG) monitoring in labour, and their increasing use for breech and multiple pregnancy. However, the greatest contribution to the current high caesarean rates, comes from elective repeat caesarean section (ERCS). The following is based on National Instit...

Objective. Spinal cord and peripheral neurostimulation techniques have been practiced since 1967 for the relief of pain, and some techniques are also used for improvement in organ function. Neuromodulation has recognized complications, although very rarely do these cause long-term morbidity. The aim of this article is to present a review of complications observed in patients treated with neuros...

Adamson Muula The article by Skene [1] has touched on an important topic in as far as global health research is concerned. Skene’s barometer is certainly a critical contribution to the discourse in research ethics that could be used in both extra-territorial and intra-territorial research. There are, however, several areas where I feel a different opinion would enrich the discussion. My fi rst ...