Lancet
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Complex biomedical and psychosocial considerations figure prominently in the debate about euthanasia and assisted suicide. No study to date, however, has examined the extent to which a dying patient's will to live fluctuates as death approaches. ⋯ Among dying patients, will to live shows substantial fluctuation, with the explanation for these changes shifting as death approaches.
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Fomepizole is an effective alternative to ethanol in the treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning. In a series of 38 acute poisonings without renal failure, fomepizole obviated the need for haemodialysis.