Can fructosamine be a surrogate for HbA(1c) in evaluating the achievement of therapeutic goals in diabetes?

Objective: To determine if fructosamine can be used as a surrogate for HbA(1c) to monitor whether therapeutic goals in diabetes mellitus are achieved when HbA(1c) cannot be used for this purpose (hemoglobinopathies, anemia...

Pseudohypertriglyceridaemia.

A mistake can be made in interpreting plasma triglyceride levels since in some cases pseudohypertriglyceridaemia may result from increased plasma glycerol due to a glycerol kinase deficit. Most automated triglyceride assays used in laboratories do not contain a negative control, i.e.

Central and peripheral neurotoxic effects of chronic methyl bromide intoxication.

Objective: To examine all methyl bromide poisonings reported to the Marseille Poison Centre and to describe more precisely the infrequent cases of chronic, nonacute exposure.

Design: Retrospective observational cohort.

Method: Data retrieval from the French Poison Centres National Data Bank (ARIT) which contains all the cases of poisonings collected by the Marseille Poison Centre (Hot Line observations, Toxicovigilance, Toxicological intensive care unit).

[Research on Kathon CG in cosmetic and personal hygiene products].

Kathon is an anti-microbial agent that is used as a preservative in cosmetics and bodily hygiene products. At the recommended levels of usage Kathon is innocuous and has a recognised efficacy. Nevertheless, following reappearance of contact allergic eczemas due to cosmetics and bodily hygiene products different authors have reported increase in sensitisation to it.