Laser acupuncture effect on fetal well-being during induction of labor.

Labor induction with traditional drugs is sometimes associated with fetal complications as fetal distress or death. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of labor induction by laser acupuncture on fetal well-being in post-term pregnancy. Nulliparous women at 40 weeks or greater were randomized to sham laser group versus laser acupuncture group.

[Asthma control status in Tunisia].

Aim: Transversal study during hospital allergology visit which aim is to evaluate asthma control levels in Tunisia.

Methods: Questionnaire issue of global initiative for asthma (GINA) guidelines.

Results: 400 asthmatics were included (70% of women and 30% men), aged 32 +/- 11 years old.

Bullous dermatosis associated with gemcitabine therapy for non-small-cell lung carcinoma.

Gemcitabine considered is to be a well-tolerated cytostatic drug with little known side effects. Cutaneous reactions are well known but still rarely reported. We report the case of a 75-year-old man with stage IV non-small-cell lung carcinoma treated with combination of gemcitabine 1000 mg/m2 and cisplatin 75 mg/m2 repeated every 28 days, who developed bilateral cutaneous bullous lesions of lower limbs following gemcitabine administration.