Resolving Scottish paediatric end-of-life conflicts.

This article considers mediation as a means of resolving decision-making disputes between clinicians and parents in paediatric end-of-life cases. It examines the legal tests applied in England and Wales and notes the lack of precedent in Scotland. The advantages, disadvantages and the most appropriate style of mediation are analysed.

A Novel Approach to Developing Thresholds for Total Dissolved Solids Using Standardized and Experimental Toxicity Test Methods.

The increasing salinization of freshwater streams from anthropogenic land uses and activities is a growing global environmental problem. Increases in individual ions (such as sodium or chloride) and combined measures such as total dissolved solids (TDS) threaten drinking water supplies, agricultural and economic interests, and the ecological health of freshwater streams. Because the toxicity of high ionic strength waters depends on the specific ion composition, few water quality standards exist to protect freshwater streams from salinization.

Is a 500-Cell Count Necessary for Bone Marrow Differentials?: A Proposed Analytical Method for Validating a Lower Cutoff.

Objectives: By convention, 500 cells are counted for bone marrow aspirate differentials. Evidence supporting such a cutoff is lacking. We hypothesized that 300-cell counts could be sufficient.