Extracts of Boehmeria jamaicensis stimulated gamma interferon and may have implications for the treatment of the common cold.

Universal screening of all pregnant women for Group B streptococcal infection has been recommended in the United States of America because of high neonatal infection rates (1.7 to 4 per 1000) and vaginal carriage rates (15 to 40%). Such screening may not be necessary in Antigua and Barbuda with a neonatal infection rate of 0.4/1000 and vaginal carriage rate of 2–9%.

Gun violence has led to increasing numbers of pre-adolescent children being treated for gunshot injuries. We explore the circumstances and patterns of these injuries, making recommendations for paediatric firearm injury prevention and management.

Two separate trials of sclerotherapy of scrotal cysts were performed, using 5% phenol-in-water and tetracycline solution respectively. The effectiveness, efficacy and complications of the treatments are analyzed and compared.

Single dose oral meloxicam usage, before inguinal hernia repair under local anaesthesia, reduces the severity of pain and improves patient comfort.