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Routine Laboratory Investigations in Infants and Children Presenting with Fever and Seizures at the University Hospital of the West Indies

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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369–72

Synopsis:

Fifty-nine children, aged 6 months to eight years, who presented with fever and seizures were reviewed. There was no laboratory abnormalities significantly associated with a bacterial infection. Routine laboratory investigations in children with seizures and fever were of limited usefulness.

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Fever and Seizures in infants

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Factors Affecting Completion of a 28-day inpatient Substance Abuse Treatment Programme at The University Hospital of the West Indies

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

364–8

Synopsis:

Factors affecting treatment completion were studied in 224 patients in the Substance Abuse Unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies. Of the 23% of patients who failed to complete their treatment, those with cocaine dependence primarily were significantly more likely to fail than those with primarily alcohol dependence.

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Substance Abuse Treatment

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L Barnaby

RC Gibson

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Toward Effective School-based Substance Abuse Prevention “Breaking the Cycle” Programme in Antigua and Barbuda

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

360–63

Synopsis:

Cochrane Database review identified factors associated with successful school-based prevention of illicit drug use. The “Breaking the Cycle” programme, initiated in schools in Antigua and Barbuda in 2001, includes these factors: trained teachers, interactive techniques, life skills training, drug resistance skills training, drug harm education and cultural appropriateness.

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School-based Substance Abuse Prevention

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Depression among Adolescents, Aged 13–19 Years, Attending Secondary Schools in Trinidad Prevalence and Associated Factors

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

352–9

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This paper describes a survey to determine the prevalence of depression (as determined by the Beck Depression inventory) and its associated factors among adolescents in Trinidad. The prevalence was 25.3%. Adolescents who experienced violence in their home were three times more likely to be depressed that those who did not.

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Objective: To determine the prevalence of depression and psychosocial factors associated with depression in secondary school students in Trinidad.

Methods: This was a cross-sectional study of a stratified random sample of public secondary schools utilizing a modified pre-tested self-administered Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) to detect depression in students aged 13–19 years in Trinidad.

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Trinidad

Depression among Adolescents

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Increasing Incidence of Admissions to a General Hospital for Deliberate Self-harm in Trinidad

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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346–51

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This paper compares admissions to the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago, for self-harm to a previous study done at the same site. There is an increasing incidence of this behaviour presenting to the hospital with the most significant increase seen in men in the 35–44-year age group.

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Echocardiographic Findings in a Contemporary Afro-Caribbean Population Referred for Evaluation of Unexplained Syncope

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

342–5

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The echocardiogram was abnormal in 34% of patients referred for evaluation of syncope in Antigua and Barbuda. Abnormalities which may have contributed to unexplained syncope were seen in 11% of patients, all over 35 years old.

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Clinical Determinants of Increased Left Ventricular Mass on Echocardiogram in Medically Treated Afro-Caribbean Hypertensive Patients

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Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

337–41

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Echocardiograms were performed in 100 Afro-Caribbean patients with hypertension. Increased left ventricular mass index was seen in 55%. Poorly controlled hypertension was the greatest contributing factor to the finding, with hypertrophy increasing with increasing systolic and diastolic blood pressure. Obesity may also have played a role.

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left ventricular mass

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TC Martin

YG Bhaskar

KV Umesh

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The Initiation of Coronary Angioplasty and Stenting in a Single Outpatient Centre in Barbados

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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332–6

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A report of the initial experience of coronary angioplasty and stenting in an outpatient setting, at the Carib-American Heart Centre in Barbados, with a look at the feasibility and safety of the procedure.

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The in vitro Anti-denaturation Effects Induced by Natural Products and Non-steroidal Compounds in Heat Treated (Immunogenic) Bovine Serum Albumin is Proposed as a Screening Assay for the Detection of Anti-inflammatory Compounds, without the use of Animals

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

Pages:

327–31

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Heat treated (immunogenic) Bone Serum Albumin is hereby proposed as an assay for the detection of selected therapeutic drugs.

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Protective Effect of Carica papaya L Leaf Extract against Alcohol Induced Acute Gastric Damage and Blood Oxidative Stress in Rats

Issue:

Vol 57, Issue 4 (2008)

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323–26

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This study investigated the effects of acute exposure to alcohol on gastric mucosa and the possible ameliorating role of Carica papaya leaf aqueous extract on blood oxidative stress indices. The extract conferred some protection against acute gastric and oxidative damage.

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Carica papaya L Leaf Extract

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M Indran

AA Mahmood

UR Kuppusamy

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