Community pharmacist-administered influenza immunization improves patient access to vaccination.

Objectives: To describe the demographic characteristics and risk factors of patients receiving influenza vaccination in community pharmacies and to understand patient experiences and perceptions surrounding being vaccinated by a pharmacist.

Methods: Survey data were collected by research pharmacists at 4 different community pharmacy locations in Toronto throughout a period of 8 weeks during October and November 2013. Participation in the survey was voluntary, and all patients vaccinated by pharmacists were invited to complete a survey following immunization.

[Depression and anxiety in mothers of children who grow up in an area with industrial pollution].

This study aimed to investigate the effects of chemical pollution with hexavalent chromium on the mental health of mothers with school/pre-school age children, residents of the area of the Asopos basin in Eastern Central Greece. The people of this area have been experiencing great threat regarding their health each and every day, as a result of the well-documented pollution by hexavalent chromium in drinking and ground-water, which is related to the widespread industrial activity, the usage of hexavalent chromium in various processes and the discharges of Cr-bearing wastes. The environmental impact of hexavalent chromium is a controversial issue critical to the protection of groundwater resources, as it affects the soil and the products from local cultivations used in daily food.

[Polycystic ovary syndrome].

The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) is the most common endocrine disorder in women of reproductive age with complex but interesting reproductive and metabolic ramifications. The effects of various endocrine-hormonal dysfunctions in psychiatry are well known and have been targeted by scientific study for quite some time. During the past few years, psychiatric research has shifted its interest to the cellular level.