This study evaluated the impact of elevated aluminum, ferric, calcium and magnesium ions on rabbit brain. Aluminum ion, but not the others, induced neurofibrillary degeneration within the midbrain and medulla. On the other hand, the other three ions caused aggregation of low molecular weight mitochondrial proteins.

The adequacy of lymph node resection at the University Hospital of the West Indies meets accepted standards for right-sided colon cancers but is less than adequate for left-sided cancers. Ensuring adequate node sampling is a dual responsibility of the reporting pathologist and attending surgeon as this has important implications for treatment, prognosis and quality of care.

Aggressive antibiotic therapy is essential for the management of patients with methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) pneumonia and this therapeutic approach will also help to prevent the passing of the organism on to other individuals.

Exclusion of patients possessing serious psychopathologies from surgical cosmetic rhinoplasty operations provides better results in the long term. The lack of sufficient research in this area necessitates new and comprehensive studies.

Carpal tunnel surgery by endoscopic release affords fast resolution of symptoms and early return to work.

A prospective cross-sectional study was done and the orthodontic treatment need of children aged 11-12 years in Trinidad and Tobago was determined to be three out of five children.