Journal of agromedicine
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Journal of agromedicine · Jan 2004
Human and ecosystem health: the environment-agriculture connection in developing countries.
Agricultural productivity and the health of farming populations are both influenced by environmental change. Farming activities also affect the environment. ⋯ Changes in these environmental dimensions are critical to the health of rural populations in developing countries. National and international policies and incentives for the protection of agricultural environments are described.
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Journal of agromedicine · Jan 2004
ReviewCataract blindness in the developing world: is there a solution?
Cataracts are the leading cause of blindness worldwide, accounting for half of the world's 40 million blind. The majority of the world's 20 million cataract blind live in the developing world. About 5 million new cases of cataract blindness occur each year. ⋯ Extra capsular cataract extraction (ECCE) with placement of a posterior chamber intraocular lens (PC-IOL) is the hope for preferred method of treatment. This paper discusses a largely overlooked method of cataract surgery which may be an additional, cost-effective and efficacious means of providing good sight rehabilitation. Combining intracapsular cataract extraction, currently the most common method used in the rural developing world, with anterior chamber intraocular lens implantation (ICCE AC-IOL), may prove effective in reducing the cataract backlog in developing countries.
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Journal of agromedicine · Jan 2004
Case ReportsFire ant anaphylaxis: two critical cases in South Carolina.
Two clinical cases illustrate near-fatal reactions to fire ant venom encountered by an infant playing in the backyard, and by a pharmacist working indoors in a hospital setting under a ceiling ventilation duct.