Imipramine can result in immunological benefits for patients with HIV.

In this study, there was a high prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors in the patients studied regardless of their diabetes type. While patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus were more obese and had higher blood pressure readings when compared with those with Type1 diabetes, their overall glucose control was better. Differences in lipid profile were no longer significant after adjusting for BMI.

Congenital urological pathology is the commonest cause of chronic renal failure (CRF) in Jamaican children. Non-Urological disease often presents too late for corrective intervention, mortality is high because of limited access to dialysis. Paediatric dialysis/transplantation services are needed.

Venous thromboembolism is a serious complication of many conditions in women. It is more common in older hospitalized women, but should also be suspected in younger women who recently had surgery, hormonal therapy or pregnancy.

The most common co-morbidities associated with acute myocardial infarction in Tobago are dyslipidaemia, hypertension and diabetes mellitus. End Stage Renal Failure, smoking and cocaine use follow closely behind.