MRI is now an important diagnostic tool in medical management. There are numerous safety issues to be considered by the clinicians prior to requesting an MRI examination for their patients. These include those related to the magnetic field, gradient magnetic fields, the patient and contrast medium. This paper discusses the dangers and necessary precautions essential to reduce the risk of untoward complications from MRI.
MeSH terms: Contrast Media; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging/adverse effects*
MeSH terms: Asia; Communication*; Developing Countries; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Interpersonal Relations*; Legislation as Topic*; Mass Media*; Public Policy*
MeSH terms: Adolescent*; Age Factors; Asia; Asia, Southeastern; Bangladesh; Myanmar; China; Communication; Congresses as Topic*; Demography; Developing Countries; Far East; Health; Health Planning; Health Services Needs and Demand*; India; Indonesia; Information Services*; International Cooperation*; Japan; Laos; Malaysia; Mass Media; Nepal; Organization and Administration; Philippines; Population; Population Characteristics; Sri Lanka; Tape Recording; Thailand; Videotape Recording*; Vietnam; Reproductive Medicine*; Developed Countries
MeSH terms: Asia; Asia, Southeastern; Breast Neoplasms*; Uterine Cervical Neoplasms*; Delivery of Health Care; Developing Countries; Diagnosis; Disease; Evaluation Studies as Topic*; Health; Health Services*; Health Services Accessibility*; Malaysia; Mass Screening*; Neoplasms; Organization and Administration; Program Evaluation
The roots of Malaysia's drinking patterns lie in the introduction of most forms of alcohol by Europeans. Although Malaysia today has relatively low per capita alcohol consumption, available studies and interviews with alcohol industry officials point to a small segment of the population that drinks heavily and causes and experiences substantial alcohol related-problems. Indians are over-represented in this sub-population, but studies also reveal substantial drinking problems among Chinese and Malays. Government officials categorize alcohol as an Indian problem. The government devotes little resources to monitoring drinking patterns, use or problems; or to preventing, treating or educating the public about alcohol-related problems. Alcohol-producing transnational corporations own shares of all of Malaysia's major alcohol producers. In the face of high alcohol taxes and a ban on broadcast advertising of alcoholic beverages, these companies market alcohol aggressively, making health claims, targeting heavy drinkers and encouraging heavy drinking, employing indirect advertising, and using women in seductive poses and occupations to attract the mostly male drinking population. Monitoring of the country's alcohol problems is greatly needed in order to establish alcohol consumption more clearly as a national health and safety issue, while stronger controls and greater corporate responsibility are required to control alcohol marketing.
The effects ofEurycoma longifolia Jack were studied on the sexual behaviour of male rats. Sexually normal male rats were treated twice daily with 500 mg kg(-1) of different fractions ofE. longifolia Jack for 10 days prior to test and were then observed for their copulatory behaviour with a receptive female in a copulation cage. Results showed that was a significant increase (p<0.05) in EL-1, EL-2, EL-3 but significant decrease (p<0.05) in both PEI-1 and PEI-2 in treated male rats as compared to the control male rats indicating thatE. longifolia Jack increased the sexual performance of the treated male rats by extending the duration of coitus and decreasing the refractory period between the different series of copulation. Hence, this preliminary work supports the folk use of this plant as having aphrodisiac property.