Medical Malpractice Litigation Involving Arteriovenous Malformations of the Central Nervous System.

Objective: To comprehensively analyze malpractice claims relating to arteriovenous malformations.

Methods: Westlaw and LexisNexis databases were cross-referenced to obtain a comprehensive list of medical malpractice lawsuits related to arteriovenous malformations. The initial search yielded 147 results, of which 78 were considered eligible for analysis.

[Low salicylate diet and the possibility of nutrient deficiencies].

Introduction: Unfavourable reactions of the body to consumed food and/or medicines are an increasing epidemiological problem. Intolerance to acetylsalicylic acid is connected to the intake of some drugs and food containing salicylic acid. People suffering from this intolerance have to follow an elimination diet limiting the intake of salicylates.

Exposure assessment to glyphosate of two species of annelids.

Adult mortality, biomass, fecundity and viability of cocoons were studied in Eisenia fetida and Octolasion tyrtaeum, in response to glyphosate exposure in soil. Exposure tests were carried out following USEPA procedure, with five concentrations of glyphosate in soil and a control. O.

Application of low-cost Gallium Arsenide light-emitting-diodes as kerma dosemeter and fluence monitor for high-energy neutrons.

Displacement damage (DD) caused by fast neutrons in unbiased Gallium Arsenide (GaAs) light emitting diodes (LED) resulted in a reduction of the light output. On the other hand, a similar type of LED irradiated with gamma rays from a (60)Co source up to a dose level in excess of 1.0 kGy (1.