“…Carl was recently admitted to the hospital for food poisoning after he ate spoiled meat. …”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…Upon the Use of the Lukewarm Bath in Fevers -- Carmichael Smyth, James, a Description of the Jail-Distemper, as It Appeared among the Spanish Prisoners at Winchester, in 1780 -- Carmichael Smyth, James, an Account of the Experiment Made on Board the Union Hospital-Ship, to Determine the Effect of the Nitrous Acid in Destroying Contagion -- Bryce, James, an Account of the Yellow Fever; with a Successful Method of Cure -- Paterson, D. …”

“…However, the real potential of such devices not only lies in monitoring but also in interactive communication with expert-system-based cloud services to offer personalized and real-time healthcare advice that will enable the user to manage their health and, over time, to reduce expensive hospital admissions. To meet this goal, the research challenges for the next generation of wearable healthcare devices include the need to offer a wide range of sensing, computing, communication, and human–computer interaction methods, all within a tiny device with limited resources and electrical power. …”

“…A series of recent reforms, most importantly a move from block grant to activity-based funding of hospitals, should provide incentives for raising efficiency in health care provision but also risk leading to “treatment inflation” ..…”

Tabla de Contenidos: “…-- Parental Perceptions of Giardiasis: A Study in an Outpatient Paediatric Hospital Setting in Havana, Cuba -- The Efficacy of Vectron 20 WP, Etofenprox, for Indoor Residual Spraying in Areas of High Vector Resistance to Pyrethroids and Organochlorines in Zambia -- Indoor Tanning within UK Young Adults: An Extended Theory of Planned Behaviour Approach -- Development of a Composite Lifestyle Index and Its Relationship to Quality of Life Improvement: The CLI Pilot Study -- High Blood Pressure Prevalence and Significant Correlates: A Quantitative Analysis from Coastal Karnataka, India -- Adherence to Recommended Breast Cancer Screening in Iranian Turkmen Women: The Role of Knowledge and Beliefs -- Physiological, Behavioral, and Dietary Characteristics Associated with Hypertension among Kenyan Defence Forces -- Influenza Vaccination in Pregnant Women: A Systematic Review -- Dramatic Increases in Obesity and Overweight Prevalence among Asian Subgroups in the United States, 1992-2011 -- Prevalence of Cardiovascular Risk Factors among Tile and Ceramic Workers in Yazd, Iran -- PreView: Development and Pilot Testing of an Interactive Video Doctor Plus Provider Alert to Increase Cancer Screening -- Effect of Green Tea Mouthwash on Oral Malodor -- Review Articles -- An Overview of the Malaria Control Programme in Zambia -- The Association between Obesity and Cancer Risk: A Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies from 1985 to 2011 -- Candida Infections and Their Prevention -- Allergy-Related Disorders in the Construction Industry…”

“…The tacit silence of somatization in clinical practice is broken everyday by this discontent noise, both in primary care and in the general hospital. It is a silence mainly nourished by a most conventional biomedical persuasion, claiming that the patients do have nothing wrong with them. …”

“…The Hungarian health system is relatively resource intensive and is characterised by high hospitalisation rates, an excess supply of specialists and perverse incentives both for doctors and hospital administrators. Budgetary rules prevent hospitals from properly amortising investments and limit their capacity to manage labour costs. …”

“…The relevance of this area can be perceived in our everyday lives every time we go to hospital, receive medical treatment or even when we buy health products such as an automatic blood pressure monitor device. …”

“…Acute pancreatitis constitutes the majority of cases requiring hospital admission in gastroenterology. We are yet to discover many things about its pathophysiology, which is a certain drawback for the progress in its treatment. …”

“…Theorists and practitioners evidence the healing power of play and positive health outcomes through interventions ranging from hospital clowning in Palestine, health promotion in remote Australia, playrooms in Brazilian hospitals, palliative care in South Africa, therapeutic work with neglected and abused Romanian children, to restoring children's health following natural disasters in Japan, and changes in nomadic communities in Iran. …”

“…The annual incidence of wounds in the EU-27 is approximately 4 million, and between 25% and 50% of acute hospital beds are occupied by patients with a wound, with up to 60% of these representing non-healing wounds (infected surgical wounds, pressure ulcers, leg/foot ulcers) The increasing prevalence and incidence of non-wounds healing is closely linked with quality of care and, as such, these rising figures reduce society's confidence in the health service's ability to deliver care that is timely, appropriate and effective. …”