Veterinary pharmaceuticals are commonly administered to animals for disease control, and added into feeds at subtherapeutic levels to improve feeding efficiency. As a result of these practices, a certain fraction of the pharmaceuticals are excreted into animal manures. Land application of these manures contaminates soils with the veterinary pharmaceuticals, which can subsequently lead to contam...

A commonly held view in marathon training is that preparation should involve running exceptionally long distances each week. Training schedules often suggest distances of 50 to 60 miles per week for the last eight weeks prior to the race. Pollock (1977) indicates that some elite marathoners average over 100 miles per week in their build-up to a race, whilst Shelley and Donovan (1982) suggest an...

This paper is an attempt to assess the late results of arthrodesis in the foot as a method of treatment for various types of muscular imbalance or paralysis. The patient who has had an operation upon his foot will judge the result by the uses to which he can put it. The appearance of the foot is certainly important, particularly to a woman ; but the foot that is painless, that will allow him to...

Counterfeiting is a global phenomenon that poses a serious financial threat to the pharmaceutical industry and more importantly jeopardizes public safety and security. Different measures, including new laws and regulations, have been put in place to mitigate the threat and tighten control in the pharmaceuticals supply chain. However, it appears that the most promising countermeasure is track-an...

This paper presents an analysis on drug advertising in Brazil, based on the final report of the MonitorACAO Project, by the group from the Universidade Federal Fluminense, Niterói, Rio de Janeiro. Due to a partnership between the university and the National Agency for Health Surveillance (ANVISA), drug advertisements were monitored and analyzed for one year, according to the methodology defined...