Hiccups: An Atypical Manifestation of Miliary Tuberculosis and Myocardial Ischemia.

Hiccups are a benign, self-limiting condition caused by intermittent spasmodic contractions of the diaphragm. However, its persistence may be indicative of a more ominous underlying condition, and its manifestation is seen in myocardial ischemia/infarction and tuberculosis (TB). We present two unique cases where persistent hiccups lead to the diagnosis of miliary tuberculosis in one patient and myocardial infarction in the other.

Violence and depression in a community sample.

Aims And Objectives: To understand the relation between the experience of violence and sociodemographic and clinical factors, and to determine whether diagnosed depression and the presence of anxiety and stress are related to having experienced workplace and domestic violence in different genders and age groups.

Background: Previous studies indicate that domestic and workplace violence increase the risk of suffering from depression. However, no studies have evaluated these two types of violence in a same cohort.

Lipid-lowering drugs in ischaemic heart disease: a quasi-experimental uncontrolled before-and-after study of the effectiveness of clinical practice guidelines.

Background: Cardiovascular diseases(CVD), specifically ischaemic heart disease(IHD), are the main causes of death in industrialized countries. Statins are not usually prescribed in the most appropriate way. To ensure the correct prescription of these drugs, it is necessary to develop, disseminate and implement clinical practice guidelines(CPGs), and subsequently evaluate them.