Pathology-supported genetic testing as a method for disability prevention in multiple sclerosis (MS). Part II. Insights from two MS cases

Metabolic Brain Disease - In Part I of this Review we evaluated the scientific evidence for a Metabolic Model of multiple sclerosis (MS). Part II outlines the implementation of an adaptive...     

Pharmacy ethical reasoning: a comparison of Australian pharmacists and interns

International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy - Background Ethical reasoning informs decision making and professional judgement, is guided by codes of ethics and conduct, and requires navigation...     

Research on the health implications of the use of recycled water in South Africa

South Africa has an inadequate and unreliable supply of water. It is expected that water resources will be a limiting factor to development by the year 2020. Reclamation and reuse of sewage effluent is one possible method of supplementing existing supplies. Windhoek has had direct supplementation of its water supply for over a decade. Guidelines for using recycled sewage as a source of potable water are given and South African studies on chemical, microbiological and virological aspects of reclaimed water are reviewed. Epidemiological studies, retrospective in Windhoek and prospective for Cape Town, are discussed.     

Cerebrovascular effects of cerebrospinal fluid removal.

The effects on cerebral blood flow of withdrawal of graded volumes of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from the cisterna magna were studied in 12 barbiturate-anaesthetized baboons. The results show that withdrawal of CSF was accompanied by a decreased CSF pressure, an increased CSF PCO2, a decreased CSF PO2 and an increased cerebral blood flow. The possible clinical significance of these findings is pointed out.