July 2010

Effects of Lornoxicam on the Haemodynamic and Catecholamine Response to Laryngoscopy and Tracheal Intubation

Introduction In 1940, Reid and Brace 1 first described the haemodynamic response to laryngoscopy...
Psychological Distress in Carers of People with Mental Disorders

Introduction Carers play a vital role in supporting family members who are sick, infirm or...
Coronary Artery Disease in Africa: Community based study of Risk Factors

Introduction As highlighted in the World Health Report 2002, just a few Non Communicable Disease (...
Self-Medication among Allopathic medical Doctors in Karnataka, India

Introduction Antibiotics serve a very useful therapeutic purpose in eradicating pathogens1,2...
Acute Lung Injury and Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: A Review Article

Acute Lung Injury (ALI) is a continuum of clinical and radiographic changes affecting the lungs,...
Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome. Where do we stand 50 years later?

Initial reports of Obesity Hypoventilation Syndrome (OHS) date back as early as 18891, but it was...