British Journal of General Practice, June 2013 333 INTRODUCTION Blood: the fluid carrying oxygen and nutrients to, and waste materials from, all tissues in the body. For most medical postgraduates however, this topic is poorly understood and considered rather complicated. A rotation through haematology can feel daunting: patients can be complex, suffer multiple comorbidities, and rapidly deteri...

Successful strategies by which to effectively recruit and retain academic subspecialists in benign haematology have not been established. To evaluate the effectiveness of a grant-funded, mentored fellowship with respect to retention and early career goals in haemostasis/thrombosis, we sought to compare outcomes for graduates of a grant-funded, mentored fellowship training programme in haemostas...

among the environmental problems in nigeria is the lack of proper management of municipal solid wastes (msw), which is capable of releasing hazardous chemicals via leachate to the surrounding environment. in this study, the potential toxic effects of raw leachate obtained from aba-eku landfill (aerl) on clarias gariepinus; and the microorganisms that may be present in the leachate were investig...

gastric endoscopy was performed in the 24 persian arab horses from several race training in tehran and tabriz for detection of gastric ulcer. gastric ulcer was evident in 14 persian arab horses (58.3%). ten out of 14 ulcers were in nonglandular region of the stomach. the horses with the history of long term treatment with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (nsaids) had high prevalence of the...

While the crucial role of haemoglobin in aerobic exercise has been well accepted, there is still a great deal of controversy about the optimal haematological parameters in the athletic population. The initial part of this review will examine the question of anaemia in athletes. The most common finding in athletes is a dilutional pseudoanaemia that is caused by a plasma volume expansion, rather ...

South Africa To the Editor: I read Dr Mlombe’s letter on clinical haematology training in South Africa in the June SAMJ1 with interest. Patients with haematological disorders must be treated with a seamless connection between the laboratory and the clinic. The FCPath (SA) (Haem) (Fellowship of the Colleges of Pathologists of South Africa in Haematology) final exam also includes clinical cases.2...

THIS is one of the best cancer textbooks available today. The 800 pages cover much of the pathology, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of malignant disease. The book is a multi-author work and many of the contributions are excellent. Inevitably, however, the presentation is uneven. Moreover, events have overtaken some of the chapters. For instance, the discussion on breast cancer contains scan...

The effect of Solanum macrocarpon fruit on haematology, hepatic and renal function was studied. Twenty-five wistar albino rats were divided into five groups of five rats each. Aside the control group, the test groups were given compounded feed of ground Solanum macrocarpon fruit and normal (pelletized) rats feed. Results obtained for haematology, hepatic and renal function revealed significance...