The Emperor of All Maladies: Cancer 101
As medical students, we are experts in rare syndromes and exotic illnesses. However cancer, the second most common cause of death in the developed world, is still a total mystery. …
Exercising patient-centred care: A review of structured physical activity, depression and medical student engagement
Structured physical activity has a wide range of benefits that include improving mood and preventing chronic disease. Recently, there has been an explosion of research aimed at treating diseases such …
Aripiprazole as first-line treatment of late-onset schizophrenia – a case report and literature review
Introduction: Guidelines for the first-line treatment for late-onset schizophrenia (LOS) in the elderly patient have not been established. The current recommended treatment of schizophrenia in younger age groups has been …
Glibenclamide therapy as tertiary prevention of melioidosis for Type 2 diabetics.
Background: Melioidosis is a relatively high-incidence, high-mortality tropical infectious disease caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei. To date, the few prevention and management strategies in practice have failed to reduce mortality from …
The α-5 subunit-containing GABA-A receptor: a target for the treatment of cognitive defects
Amnesic effects of benzodiazepines are in part the result of the activity of α5-subunit containing GABAA receptors (GABRA5). Negative modulators at this receptor could improve cognition. In order to explore …
Factors that influence Australian medical graduates to become General Practitioners
Aim: To determine the factors that influence Australian medical graduates to become general practitioners. Method: A literature review was conducted. Medline, PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched using the terms; …
Examining the pathological nature of Hepatitis C and current drug therapies used in an Australian general practice context
Aim: This review aims to examine the pathological nature of Hepatitis C and review current drug therapies relevant to Australian health practitioners. Methods: Terms hepatitis C, Australia, pathogenesis and current …
Melioidosis in the Torres Strait Islands: an 11 year audit 2001-2012
Melioidosis is an infection of concern to global health. It is caused by the intracellular gram-negative bacterium Burkholderia pseudomallei, which is found in the soil and fresh waters of endemic …
Adult pertussis vaccinations as a preventative method for infant morbidity and mortality
Pertussis, or whooping cough, is a potentially fatal respiratory illness caused by the Bordetella pertussis bacteria. It commonly occurs in infants who have not completed their primary vaccination schedule. [1] …
Fiction and psychiatry: The tale of a forgotten teacher
“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” -Hippocrates Reading this declaration today, conjures an unsettling, or almost unpleasant feeling that this once foundational …