Reversal of Opioid Intoxication in an Infant With Intrauterine Growth Restriction With a Single Dose of Naloxone.

Perinatal exposure to opioids might result in opioid intoxication in a newborn infant. The routine use of naloxone in an opioid-exposed newborn infant is discouraged due to the risks of precipitating withdrawal and long-term developmental problems associated with naloxone. We describe a case of respiratory and neurological depression in an infant with intrauterine growth restriction (IUGR) following in utero exposure to an opioid two hours before delivery.

Oral Prescription Opioids as a High-Risk Indicator for Hepatitis C Infection: Another Step Toward HCV Elimination.

Background: The opioid epidemic across the U.S. poses an array of public health concerns, especially HCV transmission.

A comprehensive review of epilepsy in the Arab world.

Purpose: We conducted a comprehensive review of the epidemiology of epilepsy in the Arab world.

Methods: Epidemiological literature about epilepsy from 22 countries of the Arab League was searched in French and English using several keywords (specific and wider) and combinations, individually for each country. The search was conducted on Google first and then on PubMed.

Low birth weight at term and its determinants in a tertiary hospital of Nepal: a case-control study.

Birth weight of a child is an important indicator of its vulnerability for childhood illness and chances of survival. A large number of infant deaths can be averted by appropriate management of low birth weight babies and prevention of factors associated with low birth weight. The prevalence of low birth weight babies in Nepal is estimated to be about 12-32%.

A prospective epidemiological study of acute mountain sickness in Nepalese pilgrims ascending to high altitude (4380 m).

Background: Each year, thousands of pilgrims travel to the Janai Purnima festival in Gosainkunda, Nepal (4380 m), ascending rapidly and often without the aid of pharmaceutical prophylaxis.

Methods: During the 2012 Janai Purnima festival, 538 subjects were recruited in Dhunche (1950 m) before ascending to Gosainkunda. Through interviews, subjects provided demographic information, ratings of AMS symptoms (Lake Louise Scores; LLS), ascent profiles, and strategies for prophylaxis.

Quality of life among people living with acquired immune deficiency syndrome receiving anti-retroviral therapy: a study from Nepal.

Purpose: The present study was undertaken to determine the impact of acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) on the quality of life of affected individuals in Nepal.

Patients And Methods: A cross sectional study was done among 70 individuals attending the Anti-Retroviral Therapy clinic of the University Hospital in Nepal. Quality of life (QOL) was evaluated using World Health Organization Quality of life questionnaire (WHO QOL-BREF) instrument.