Riding high on cloud 9.

Bath salts have become increasingly popular drugs of abuse. This has led to an increase in emergency department visits for patients with intoxication from these drugs. The literature indicates that bath salt intoxication can have significant physiological and psychiatric sequelae.

A review of telavancin in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI).

Telavancin is a novel antibiotic being investigated for the treatment of serious infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, including complicated skin and skin structure infections (cSSSI) and pneumonia. This once-daily intravenous lipoglycopeptide exerts rapid bactericidal activity via a dual mechanism of action. It is intended for use to combat infections caused by Staphylococcus aureus and other Gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant and vancomycin-intermediate strains of S.

Basal cell carcinoma and World War II-era cathode ray oscilloscope exposure.

Background: There is a high prevalence of skin cancer in World War II servicemen stationed in the Pacific theater as a result of various risk factors such as exposure to ultraviolet radiation and genetic predisposition.

Objective: We sought to describe whether a possible association exists between basal cell carcinoma (BCC) development and the use of high-voltage cathode ray tube (CRT) oscilloscopes manufactured around 1940 to 1955, which were a source of X-radiation.

Methods: We present a case series of 9 men aged 65 to 93 years who presented with similar head and neck distributions of BCC and a history of extensive use of early CRT oscilloscopes during and shortly after the World War II era.