The Medical journal of Australia
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The symptomatic treatment of diabetes insipidus with pitressin is well known and very effective. The only problem concerns the type of pitressin to be used. ⋯ This often has to be given as a daily injection, which, like all intramuscular injections, is painful and, being in an oily base, is particularly likely to result in abscess formation. The recent introduction of 1-deamino-8-D-arginine-vasopressin (DDAVP), which can be simply instilled into the nostril, appears to present an advance in therapy.
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Increasing taxation since World War II has been a factor in reducing the marriage rate and consequently the birth rate in Australia, as a result of raising the cost of living indicated by the retail price index. Taxation has increased enormously though the population has not.
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Seat belts have proved to be life saving for drivers and passengers involved in motor-car collisions. The number of severe head, face and trunk injuries has been significantly reduced. However, the wearing of belts has been responsible for an increased incidence of bowel rupture, in itself a potentially lethal injury if not diagnosed and treated early. There is still much to be done in improving seat belt design.