Medical toxicology is somehow a neglected field of medicine. Support for this discipline is necessary as there are many competing interests within a nation's public health priorities (1). In the previous issue of the Asia Pacific Journal of Medical Toxicology, the essentials of the empowerment of medical toxicology in the Asia Pacific region have been discussed (2). Perhaps, there is now an urg...

Does the labeling of tradable products like carpets which have been produced without child labor contribute to decreased vulnerability of poor households and their children? This paper analyzes which factors determine the probability of a child to work in the carpet industry, and examines the influence of non governmental organizations (NGOs) like Rugmark which are engaged in the social labelin...

in a recent issue of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology (apjmt), the importance of empowering medical toxicology in the asia pacific region has been discussed. in the editorial by dr. afshari, it has been stated that national societies of medical toxicology are important infrastructure for the development of medical toxicology, and the asia pacific association of medical toxicology ...

background the treatment of posterior eye diseases is always challenging mainly due to inaccessibility of the region. many drugs are currently delivered by repeated intraocular injections. objectives the purpose of this study was to investigate the potential applications of natural triglycerides as alternative carriers to synthetic polymers in terms of drug release profile and also biocompatibi...

last editorial of the asia pacific journal of medical toxicology addressed the important role of poison control centers in the improvement of public health (1). in vietnam, poison control center (pcc) of bach mai hospital has been the only national one for civilians. the establishment and activities of this center can be considered as one of the pioneers in the east asia. history and setting (2...

[The NTP] had to be more responsive to critical issues in public health policy. Since its inception in 1978, the National Toxicology Program (NTP) has made considerable progress toward achieving its goal of international prominence based on excellence in toxicological studies. In the early 1990s when we first developed significant interactions with the NTP, we were struck by the reputation of t...

volume 119 | number 3 | March 2011 • Environmental Health Perspectives The National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) joins with the entire environmental health sciences community in celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Society of Toxicology (SOT). This issue of Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) contains several articles in the field of toxicology and includes the post...

This paper examines the role of the Adult Education Association of Zambia (AEAZ) in the Zambian national elections. Outlined in this paper are workshop topics, challenges encountered, and outcomes of the education campaign by the AEAZ in its crusade to inform voters of their rights and obligations. The six interrelated topics presented at various civic awareness campaigns were leadership ...