Sir,?I have read with great interest Dr. Treu's article entitled 'Pseudo-Tuberculosis of the Lungs with Eosinophilia : Contribution to Treatment' in the February number of the Indian Medical Gazette. The conditionhe refers to appears to be fairly common in Bombay. I have seen about 35 cases in 9 years in private practice. The outstanding clinical symptom in my cases has been febrile intermitten...

OBJECTIVE To identify the perceived barriers to Hendra virus (HeV) management by private equine veterinarians in Queensland. DESIGN An exploratory qualitative study of private equine veterinarians registered and working in coastal Queensland. METHODS A questionnaire that included eight open-ended questions about the management of HeV was used in face-to-face in-depth interviews with 21 vete...

In addition to history (1), clinical examination (2) and imaging procedures (3), there are a variety of simple blood and urine tests which may detect pathology. This paper presents a description of the use of the tests most commonly used in hospitals and private practice together with some of the more specific investigations. The information provided has been drawn from two well known texts.(4)(5)

Various websites are dedicated to rating physicians. The goals of this study were to: (1) evaluate the prevalence of orthopedic surgeon ratings on physician rating websites in the United States and (2) evaluate factors that may affect ratings, such as sex, practice sector (academic or private), years of practice, and geographic location. A total of 557 orthopedic surgeons selected from the 30 m...

T he development and implementation of guide lines probably elicits more controversy and emotional fury than any other activity professional oro ganizations undertake. Sedation guidelines, both among and within professional organizations, are a prime example. Yet, guidelines offer a sense of accountability, direction, and integrity that would seem both demanded and appreciated by most elements ...

The traditional dentistry approach treated the disease with a limited surgical strategy aimed at removing carious lesions on teeth. Today, the dental profession is refocusing its efforts to include risk assessment with evidence-based diagnosis while also treating the biofilm component of the disease. While there is compelling science to support CAMBRA, there are fewer articles with practical di...

What is the optimal amount of redistributive taxation and social insurance? A recent literature in public economics has come closer to providing quantitative answers to this central policy question. This literature has derived “sufficient statistic” formulas that map elasticities estimated in the modern program evaluation literature into predictions about optimal policies (e.g., Peter A. Diamon...

Students' attitudes toward and reasons for choosing careers are of great interest for educational systems around the world. The aims of this study were to investigate Iranian dental students' motivations in choosing dentistry as a career and their attitudes toward their future profession. A cross-sectional study of a group of 219 out of 225 (response rate: 97 percent) final-year dental students...

This article demonstrates the treatment effectiveness of a mental health Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) in a private practice setting. Pretreatment and posttreatment symptom and clinician-rated Global Assessment of Functioning (GAP; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) scores were used to determine treatment effectiveness. Reliable change indices and clinically significant change scores ...

The profession of dental therapy has long been held up as a model for reducing access to care barriers in high-risk, underserved populations worldwide. Dental therapists practice in many countries delivering preventive and basic restorative care to children and adults. In North America, dental therapy education and practice date back to 1972 with the establishment of training programs at the Na...