A review of substance abuse monitoring in a social services context: a primer for child protection workers [0.03%]
儿童保护工作者视角下的社会服务环境中滥用物质监测的综述性研究
Monique Moller,Joey Gareri,Gideon Koren
Monique Moller
As drug abuse in our society escalates, child protection workers face mounting challenges in accurately assessing parental substance abuse in the interest of effective child protection. The impartial evaluation of substance use and abuse is...
Safety and efficacy of tegaserod therapy in patients with irritable bowel syndrome or chronic constipation [0.03%]
成人难治性IBS和慢性便秘患者曲前列环素治疗的安全性和有效性
B Al-Judaibi,N Chande,Jc Gregor
B Al-Judaibi
Background: Tegaserod, a 5-HT4 agonist, is effective for treating irritable bowel syndrome and chronic constipation. However, sales of this drug were recently suspended due to concerns about a higher rate of cardiovascula...
Carmen Rasmussen,Jennifer Benz,Jacqueline Pei et al.
Carmen Rasmussen et al.
Objective: Many children with Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASD) also have co-morbid ADHD. The goal of this study was to examine the impact of having a co-morbid ADHD diagnosis on FASD diagnostic results. We compared...
Profile of the first 1,400 patients receiving diagnostic evaluations for fetal alcohol spectrum disorder at the Washington State Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Diagnostic & Prevention Network [0.03%]
华盛顿州胎儿酒精谱系障碍诊断及预防网络接受胎儿酒精谱系障碍诊断评估的首批1400例患者分析
Susan J Astley
Susan J Astley
Background: An interdisciplinary approach to fetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD) diagnosis using rigorously defined diagnostic guidelines has been adopted as best practice. Diagnostic clinics are being established worl...
Managing fetal alcohol spectrum disorder in the public school system: a needs assessment pilot [0.03%]
学校系统中管理胎儿酒精谱系障碍的需求评估试点项目
Gal I Koren,Ellen Fantus,Irena Nulman
Gal I Koren
Background: Published data and Canadian population reports suggest that approximately 1% of students in Toronto may have learning problems related to Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders (FASDs). It is therefore imperative to...
Acute intravascular haemolysis associated with intravenous administration of meropenem in a sixty four year old man [0.03%]
美罗培南静脉给药相关急性血管内溶血的一例64岁患者报告
Simon P Lambden,Judith Akeru,Nicholas A Barrett
Simon P Lambden
We present the first reported case of severe intravascular haemolysis associated with the use of meropenem in a 64 year old man. The report highlights a further possible drug related cause of intravascular haemolysis. The patient, who had a...
An evaluation of pharmacist and health food store retailer's knowledge regarding potential drug interactions associated with St. John's wort [0.03%]
药师和保健食品店零售商关于圣约翰草潜在药物相互作用知识的评估
S N Sim,M A H Levine
S N Sim
Background: Natural health products (NHP) are increasingly being used by patients concomitantly receiving prescription drugs, which can result in potentially serious drug-herb interactions. This is particularly true for S...
Normal distribution of palpebral fissure lengths in Canadian school age children [0.03%]
加拿大学龄儿童眼裂长度的正态分布
Sterling K Clarren,Albert E Chudley,Louis Wong et al.
Sterling K Clarren et al.
Background: Fetal alcohol syndrome (FAS) includes the facial dysmorphic feature of short palpebral fissures (PFs) and short PFs are a key physical marker for identifying children with FAS and some other rarer conditions. ...
Miguel Glatstein,Facundo Garcia-Bournissen,Dennis Scolnik et al.
Miguel Glatstein et al.
Background: Unintentional poisoning with sulfonylurea hypoglycaemic drugs is a serious danger to infants and children, as the ingestion of relatively small amounts can be fatal. Although the administration of octreotide i...
Alcohol content in declared non-to low alcoholic beverages: implications to pregnancy [0.03%]
宣称不含酒精或低度酒精饮料中的真实酒精含量及其对孕妇的影响
Y Ingrid Goh,Zulfikar Verjee,Gideon Koren
Y Ingrid Goh
Background: Alcohol consumption in pregnancy may result in serious adverse fetal outcome. Non- or low alcoholic wines and beers may be a risk-reduction strategy to help alcohol-dependent individuals to prevent or limit et...