Critical Public Health Problems

Con el aumento del uso de plaguicidas de forma permanente en los monocultivos extensivos tales como la caña de azúcar, crecen los efectos negativos sobre las poblaciones en los alrededores y sobre el medio ambiente. Con ello, también se ha observado el incremento epidémico de las enfermedades renales crónicas no tradicionales (ERCnt) en la región Centroamericana. Guatemala, como tercer país productor de azúcar a nivel mundial, no presenta una excepción en verse afectado.

Retirement  is  the  time  in  a  person’s  life  when  he  is  no  longer  employed.  The  retirement  age  varies  and
generally lies between 55 to 60 years. This study was conducted to explore the lifestyles of retired people as well as
their pastimes. The data was collected through snowball sampling technique from district Chakwal under Union Council
Dhudial  with  the  help  of  semi  structured  questionnaire  by  drawing  a  sample  of  103  respondents  from  different
professions  from  four  villages  of  Union  Council  Dhudial.  The  findings  suggested  that  most  of  retired  people  were
having a lot of health problems  and  liked  to stay home all the time with their families. They had limited  social life after
retirement  and spent most the time with  their children and grandchildren. Another  factor  affecting their psychological
health  was found to be  economic crises. The data was collected over four and half weeks which was then analyzed  on
SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences).

The specialty of family medicine is centered on lasting, caring relationships with patients and their families. Family physiciansintegrate the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences to provide continuing and comprehensive health care. The scope of family medicine encompasses all ages, sexes, each organ system and every disease entity. Read more about the history, scope and definition of family medicine by reviewing the following resources.



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Family medicine is a three-dimensional specialty, incorporating (1) knowledge, (2) skill and (3) process. At the center of the process element is the patient-physician relationship with the patient viewed in the context of the family. It is the extent to which this relationship is valued, developed, nurtured and maintained that distinguishes family medicine from all other specialties.



Family physicians integrate the biological, clinical and behavioral sciences to provide continuing and comprehensive health care. Family medicine encompasses all ages, sexes, each organ system and every disease entity. Family physicians also pay special attention to their patients' lives within the context of family and the community.

Adolescent Medicine
Geriatric Medicine
Pain Medicine
Sleep Medicine
Sports Medicine
Sexual Health
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The potential for harms from adverse drug reactions (ADR) constitutes a critical patient safety and public health challenge, especially with increased medication usage as populations age. The research reported here explores explanations for a sudden increase in ADR reporting in New Zealand after a new formulation of a medication to treat hypothyroidism, Eltroxin® (levothyroxine), was phased in. The formulation was adjudged to be bioequivalent to the old formulation, yet following its introduction, a sharp increase in the reporting of adverse reactions to this drug occurred. The paper analyses public engagement and the role of print media coverage, press releases and minutes of meetings of relevant agencies in order to describe the unfolding of this health controversy. Early interpretations of the sharp increase in reporting of reactions explained it as an outcome of a combination of factors, including a mistrust of state drug subsidising agencies and media attention that provoked anxiety in this vulnerable population. This paper offers an alternative explanation arguing that, as adverse drug reactions are known to be significantly underreported, the Eltroxin® ‘health scare’ illustrates enhanced pharmacovigilance triggered by the interaction between patients and the media. The Eltroxin® controversy is an illustrative case example of the amplification of ADR reporting by patients following increased media attention in the context of a low consumer reporting environment. The case of Eltroxin® indicates that drug safety can be enhanced by actively using media sources and by encouraging patient engagement and reporting of ADRs.