Efficacy of Different Beta Blockers in Reducing Mortality in Heart-Failure Patients.

This study evaluated the comparative efficacy of different beta blockers bisoprolol, carvedilol, and metoprolol in reducing mortality and hospitalizations among 120 heart-failure (HF) patients. The sample had an equal gender distribution (50% male, 50% female) with a mean age of 69.28 years.

Naphthalene or Mothball Poisoning Manifesting as Acute Intravascular Hemolysis and Acquired Methemoglobinemia.

Naphthalene is a major component of mothballs. Domestically, people use mothballs as an insect repellent. Its deliberate or accidental ingestion leading to toxicity has rarely been reported in the medical literature, despite its widespread use in Southeast Asia.