A Touch of the ‘Devil’s Breath’
Plants from the Solanaceae family such as Datura and Brugmansia are sources of anticholinergic alkaloid drug scopolamine. Scopolamine, or ‘burundanga’ can be obtained from extracts of the so called ‘Borrachero’ tree found mainly in Colombia for example. Scopolamine poisoning is known to cause amnesia and…
‘Grape Expectations’ Continuing our Introduction to Wine Enjoyment
by Albert Cilia-Vincenti
Update on Avian Influenza
by Tanya Melillo Fenech MD MSc Resident Specialist Head, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Professor Basant K. Puri’s Medical School Talk on Fatty Acids & Health – Part I
by Albert Cilia-Vincenti MD FRCPath
Update on Avian Influenza
by Tanya Melillo Fenech MD MSc Resident Specialist Head, Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention There were no new human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) reported to WHO since 10th September 2008. A study done at Leicester University and…
Update on Avian Influenza
by Tanya Melillo Fenech MD MSc Principle Medical Officer at Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Unit Department of Health Promotion and Disease Prevention
Letter from Your Clinical Psychologist
Paul Micallef – Dear Colleague,
Letter from Your clinical psychologist
by Paul Micallef BA DClinPsych CPsychol(UK) Chartered Clinical Psychologist & Consultant/Advisor for Staff Training and Retraining
Update on Avian Influenza
by Tanya Melillo Fenech MD MSc Principle Medical Officer at Disease Surveillance Unit, Department of Public Health. Latest news on H5N1 virus There have been 187 deaths so far across the globe. The difference this year with an overall survival rate of 59.4 %…
“Doctor, Doctor – Where are thou?” Medics in Movies and Television – Part II
The Medical soap opera Up until the sixties most soap opera’s storylines focused on the experiences of families in their homes e.g. Coronation Street, their interaction and relationships between different people living in a particular place.
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