Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200508
I Elegbe, E O Ojofeitimi, O Oyefeso
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Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200501
W A Thomson
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Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200506
V Marks
This commentary briefly looks at the Canadian federal government’s proposed legislation to strengthen the enforcement of drug-impaired driving, placing special emphasis on cannabis. After outlining the legislation, three issues are examined. Of primary concern is at what level cannabis use impairs driving ability leading to an increased risk of motor vehicle collision. Current epidemiological evidence is reviewed. Equally important is the government’s emphasis on the training and implementation of Drug Recognition Experts (DREs), specially trained police officers whose role is to detect drivers under the influence of drugs. Research on the effectiveness of DREs is discussed, along with a dialogue regarding the potential shortcomings of the DRE program. Finally, a brief surveillance of international policy literature on drugs and driving is offered, along with some sober thoughts on the potential difficulties that may emerge in the enforcement of the proposed legislation.
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Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200510
E J Shellard
on the plant kingdom. The underlying philosophy behind modern drug treatment is based on the concept that life consists of a series of independent, yet inter-related enzymaticallycontrolled biochemical reactions taking place in all the cells comprising the human body. When these chemical reactions slow down or stop, or are speeded up or are modified, then the tissue containing these cells become abnormal and the person becomes ill. It may be that the presence of living, invading organisms, e.g. bacteria, fungi, or viruses with their own biochemical reactions
{"title":"Some pharmacognostical implications of herbal medicine and other forms of medicine involving plants.","authors":"E J Shellard","doi":"10.1177/146642408210200510","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/146642408210200510","url":null,"abstract":"on the plant kingdom. The underlying philosophy behind modern drug treatment is based on the concept that life consists of a series of independent, yet inter-related enzymaticallycontrolled biochemical reactions taking place in all the cells comprising the human body. When these chemical reactions slow down or stop, or are speeded up or are modified, then the tissue containing these cells become abnormal and the person becomes ill. It may be that the presence of living, invading organisms, e.g. bacteria, fungi, or viruses with their own biochemical reactions","PeriodicalId":76506,"journal":{"name":"Royal Society of Health journal","volume":"102 5","pages":"218-21"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1982-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/146642408210200510","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18162272","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200502
J A Cosh
THERE ARE many thousands of people in Britain with inadequately treated rheumatic disorders, ranging from minor complaints to serious and disabling forms of arthritis. The widespread public interest in treatment methods other than drugs suggests that spa treatment should be revived. It could be as successful in Britain as it is elsewhere in relieving pain and disability and in promoting health. The role of a thermal spa in the treatment of rheumatic disorders is described, and a plea is made for a return to these methods in the public interest.
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Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200504
H G Smith
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Pub Date : 1982-10-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200511
L R Twentyman
It has been customary to define hom0eopathy in terms of the so-called Similia principle, that is to say in practical terms that one should treat a disease with a remedy which can cause in a healthy person a similar disturbance. For instance, for diarrhoea one should, according to this principle, give castor oil or a similar aperient rather than an opium derivative or mixture given on the principle of treatment with opposites. One can trace both ideas back to the Hippocratic writings and indeed the treatment with similars has a much longer history, being the essential basis of much magical medicine in what we like to regard as primitive times. Sir James Fraser in the Golden Bough uses the expression homoeopathic magic to cover a whole realm of these ancient practices. But I shall have to show that it is not as simple as it at first sounds or as it is usually presented. It further belongs to the commonly accepted ideas about homeeopathy that in this therapeutic system very small doses of medicine are given, the so-called potencies, and many people, both lay and professional, know only that a hom0eopathic dose is one so small that it cannot harm you anyway, let alone do you any good. In addition it is often emphasized that the homoeopathic materia medica is based on naturally occurring substances from the animal, vegetable or mineral kingdoms rather than the artificially constructed and manufactured products of the pharmaceutical industry. It is probably because of this distinction and the emotive terms in which it is easy to state the difference, that homceopathy is often grouped with natural therapies. This last distinction between hom0eopathy and the traditional orthodox medicine, often referred to as allopathy, was not relevant when Samuel Hahnemann introduced his revolutionary method at the beginning of the nineteenth century. The vast majority of the remedies in the hom~eopathic materia medica were and are the same as those in common use in the conventional medicine of those days, mostly traditional medical plants, many dating back to classical antiquity and beyond. Minerals and metals were also included, some also from traditional sources. Gradually additions have been made from, for instance, American Indian folk remedies and from the poisons of serpents, spiders and so on. It is therefore an issue which only assumes importance within the climate o f present-day anxieties over the pollution of our inner and outer environment by the synthetic products of modern industry. It would be difficult, however, to find
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Pub Date : 1982-08-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200405
R J Foulger
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Pub Date : 1982-08-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200415
S Karmy
very good summary of a hearing conservation programme. I wonder, though, if I could supplement the information given by Mr Ganday by pointing out that the U.K. Health and Safety Commission have published proposals for Noise Regulations to be enacted under the Health and Safety at Work Act? (Health and Safety Commission, 1981). Although the deadline for commenting upon these prop0 sals, April 30th, has passed, I feel that industrialists should acquaint themselves with the trend of legislation in the United Kingdom, as such knowledge could affect decisions on the purchase of certain plant, or design of new installations. In essence, the new regulations will not permit exposure of employees to noise levels m excess of 90 dB(A) Leq; noise control must be effected or hearing protection issued. Additionally monitoring audiometry, and the measure of employee noise dose using personal dosemeters, must be undertaken at the higher noise levels. The introduction of mandatory audiometry, as is also required in the proposed Dutch legislation to which Mr Ganday refers, is a new feature to British legislation. Having completed studies within industry, I am in agreement with the author of your April article in believing that industrial monitoring audiometry is of great value to the employee and the employer alike. It is apparent that monitoring audiometry increases the use of hearing protection (Karmy and Martin, 1980), and also provides a useful check that the hearing conservation programme is achieving its stated aim; that is, the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in the workforce. Monitoring audiometry also yields an additional benefit in that the medical department of a ’caring’ company will have an ongoing record of the hearing acuity of an individual which should be as
{"title":"A plan for hearing conservation.","authors":"S Karmy","doi":"10.1177/146642408210200415","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/146642408210200415","url":null,"abstract":"very good summary of a hearing conservation programme. I wonder, though, if I could supplement the information given by Mr Ganday by pointing out that the U.K. Health and Safety Commission have published proposals for Noise Regulations to be enacted under the Health and Safety at Work Act? (Health and Safety Commission, 1981). Although the deadline for commenting upon these prop0 sals, April 30th, has passed, I feel that industrialists should acquaint themselves with the trend of legislation in the United Kingdom, as such knowledge could affect decisions on the purchase of certain plant, or design of new installations. In essence, the new regulations will not permit exposure of employees to noise levels m excess of 90 dB(A) Leq; noise control must be effected or hearing protection issued. Additionally monitoring audiometry, and the measure of employee noise dose using personal dosemeters, must be undertaken at the higher noise levels. The introduction of mandatory audiometry, as is also required in the proposed Dutch legislation to which Mr Ganday refers, is a new feature to British legislation. Having completed studies within industry, I am in agreement with the author of your April article in believing that industrial monitoring audiometry is of great value to the employee and the employer alike. It is apparent that monitoring audiometry increases the use of hearing protection (Karmy and Martin, 1980), and also provides a useful check that the hearing conservation programme is achieving its stated aim; that is, the prevention of noise-induced hearing loss in the workforce. Monitoring audiometry also yields an additional benefit in that the medical department of a ’caring’ company will have an ongoing record of the hearing acuity of an individual which should be as","PeriodicalId":76506,"journal":{"name":"Royal Society of Health journal","volume":"102 4","pages":"176"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"1982-08-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/146642408210200415","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"18150190","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 1982-08-01DOI: 10.1177/146642408210200408
P Crush, R Prince
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