The Medical journal of Australia
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A cooperative survey of 370 individuals presenting for treatment at nine Victorian alcoholism treatment centres showed that men and women in this population of alcoholics did not differ significantly in indices of their lifetime consumption of alcohol or tobacco per kilogram of body weight, despite considerable difference in their present use of these drugs. Physical disability was associated with extended tobacco consumption both in men and in women. Little relationship existed between use of medical services and the extended use of alcohol, though high present consumption was associated with increased general hospital admissions in men.
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Biography Historical Article
Three great ophthalmologists (E. C. Temple-Smith, Norman Gregg, Arthur D'Ombrain).
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The treatment of lactic acidosis has been unsatisfactory in the past. The present paper describes the beneficial effects of treatment with thiamine in this condition.
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A survey was conducted to determine the ease with which commonly misused schedule 3 (S3) preparations could be purchased from 29 randomly selected pharmacies. The proprietary formulations chosen for study were Phensedyl linctus, Avil tablets and Ponderax tablets. The regulations governing the sale of S3 preparations in South Australia state that they must be sold under the direct supervision of a registered pharmacist, but, in the majority of cases, this did not occur. In a follow-up study where pharmacists were questioned on their knowledge of the regulations, all indicated that they were aware of the details of the regulations and complied with them.