There is no question that biobanks have become essential in clinical research. Clini-cians and researchers alike recognize that patient-tailored precision medicine can only be performed after large-scale investigation of well-powered datasets, in which data from complex, multifactorial diseases have been meticulously defined [1]. In order to collect biomaterial and data from sufficient subjects...

Dear Editor: Dr Abidi and Dr Bhaskara have accurately described new concerns arising from the use of atypical antipsychotics (1). The pharmacotherapy of schizophrenia remains an ongoing challenge for researchers and clinicians. The atypicals cause fewer extrapyramidal side effects (EPSEs) and tardive dyskinesia (TD), but there is growing concern regarding their significant long-term adverse met...

Clinicians responsible for ventilator care are often perplexed by the number of modes available on modern critical care ventilators. Modes that seem identical perform differently, different modes perform identically, and seemingly identical modes can differ under certain conditions. 1 Even the term " assisting " can refer to the patient triggering the ventilator or the ventilator assisting the ...

The purpose of the research is to show psychological peculiarities exami-nation children with a diagnosis “logoneurosis”, complicated disorders sensory sphere and perceptions.research methods. methods were method observa-tion empirical study patients. place organizing stage our was psychiatric hospital 1 in Kyiv. With help clini-cal, pathopsychological anamnestic 86 age 3­12 years old (the aver...

Kloss makes a number of key observations about the role of occupational health (OH) practitioners in relation to tribunal cases [1]. She states the importance of tribunals understanding the expertise of those in OH, but then describes a doctor with an Associate of the Faculty of Occupational Medicine as a 'specialist'. An understandable error, but it does emphasize the difficulties non-medical ...

Opinions I t's a feeling we all remember: crossing the stage on graduation day. You were a somebody, and a new chapter of your life was about to begin. Your degree in hand, you headed to the real world to make your mark. For us, time has moved at warp speed since our MBA convocation in 2010, and this felt like an appropriate " anniversary " to reflect on our first two years as young MBAs workin...

EDITORIALS Fit for purpose? Dementia and the healthcare professions The massive impact of the dementia lobby is evident worldwide and most certainly in the UK. Dementia is seen to be everywhere. It contributes to the difficulties of people living in the community, in care homes and in hospitals. Its characteristics of variability, 24 h presence, and combinations of dependency and hazardous beha...

K ids are really different from their adult counterparts! It is critical that physicians, coaches, physical therapists, and athletic trainers keep the features of growth and development in mind as athletes progress from childhood to adolescence. Children are not all the same and they don't necessarily mature in the same way or at the same rate. Just take a freshman high school football team for...

Organization (WHO) sponsored a conference entitled SARS: Where Do We Go From Here? The purpose of the conference, which was attended by over 900 scientific and public health experts from 43 countries, was to review available knowledge and lessons learned and to identify key priorities for the future. Three overar-ching questions were addressed: Can severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) be er...

Background: Polymorphisms in the immune related genes are important in the clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection. Myeloperoxidase -463 G/A polymorphism has been shown to reduce enzyme expression and activity. Objective: the aim of the present study is to investigate the association of myeloperoxidase G-463A polymor-phism with clinical outcome of Helicobacter pylori infection. Method...