The use of natural gums, taken from the exudates and extracts of plants, has been given a strong impulse due to both the many and lucrative possibilities for industrialization and to the excellent international market. A gum or resin of a yellowish color, soluble in water, and which presents a great potential for industrialization, appears on the trunk and branches of the cashew tree; that is k...

Th e syndrome qf inappropriate secretion qf antidiuretic hormone (S IADH) is a common medical illness which has many etiologies-some ofwhich are particular to psychiatric pat ients. Th is review will discuss the diagnosis qfSIADH and then the various etiologiesfor its development wi th emphasis on those which are more relevant to psychiat ric patients. Future research will be directed to afu rt...

The population of elderly persons is growing with extraordinary rapidity. Although the majority enjoys good health, many older people suffer from multiple illnesses and significant disability. They tend to exhibit great medical complexity and vulnerability; have illnesses with atypical and obscure presentations; suffer major cognitive, affective, and functional problems; are especially vulnerab...

BACKGROUND The number of out-of-hours calls to general practitioners (GPs) has increased steadily during the past 20 years. The proportion of inappropriate calls are reportedly increasing but we know very little about how GPs judge a call to be appropriate or inappropriate. AIM To determine the factors that influence GPs' perceptions of the appropriateness or inappropriateness of out-of-hours...

The aim of this study was to determine the role played by vigilance on the anaerobic performance recorded during a Wingate test performed at the bathyphase (nadir) of the circadian rhythmicity. Twenty active male participants performed a 60-s Wingate test at 6 a.m. during 3 test sessions in counter-balanced order the day after either (i) a normal reference night, (ii) a total sleep deprivation ...

Over the last few years, there has been a rapid and steadily expanding demographic explosion in the elderly population in France. When the most dynamic segment of this growth is considered, i.e. patients aged 80 years or more (who, moreover, usually have several diseases), under- or over-prescribing and/or inappropriate prescribing are identified. Three short- and medium-term recommendations ar...

BACKGROUND The administration of many drugs concurrently to elderly patients is a well-known problem in geriatrics and involves numerous risks. One way to reduce polypharmacy is to provide information to physicians in order to modify their prescribing practices. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of an intervention program that targeted physicians with the aim of reduci...