eMJA: In Other Journals, 5 May 2008

Probiotics should probably not be used in patients with predicted severe acute pancreatitis, according to the results of a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.1

Thank you for not smoking

We know that smoking and exercise have opposite effects on coronary risk factors, but can smoking negate the advantage conferred by regular exercise on the prevention of coronary heart disease?

Heart 2008; 94: 471-475

Why not vaccinate?

The vaccination rate for the combined measles-mumps-rubella vaccine (MMR) declined worldwide after reports of a possible association with autism and bowel disease in 1998.

BMJ Online, 28 February 2008

Apgar may equal intelligence

Infants with a low Apgar score (< 7) at birth appear more likely to have low intelligence quotients (IQ) in their late teens, according to a large study of Swedish children.

Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed 2008; 93: F115-F120

Penalties and panic in a pandemic

As the risk of pandemics looms in the wake of the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) epidemic and with the rise of avian influenza, renewed discussion has arisen in medical communities around the obligations of health care professionals (HCPs) to work during a pandemic.

JAMA 2008; 299: 1471-1473

Dr Tanya Grassi, MJA

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