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Homeopathy employs the principle of therapeutic similitude as a method of treatment.

Primary action of drugs is followed by secondary and opposite reaction of the organism.

This secondary and opposite reaction of the organism is namely the rebound effect of drugs.

Homeopathy employs the rebound effect of drugs in a therapeutic way.

Homeopathy is based on heterodox and complementary four scientific assumptions.

Pseudosceptics deny these assumptions and any scientific evidence that proves them.

The dossier describes hundreds of clinical and experimental studies in homeopathy.

The dossier demystifies the fallacy that “there isn't scientific evidence for homeopathy”.

This article defines medical errors and medical responsibility from a Brazilian perspective.

This article calls attention to the risks of medical liability and the unethical use of defensive medicine.

The authors propose some procedures and attitudes to avoid medical errors like the use of technology at the bedside and computer-based protocols.

The authors state that a good and ethical medical practice can avoid medical liability.

Adolescent particularities are not always considered for consultations at the ED.

Flu-like symptoms were the single main reason for adolescents to search for immediate health care.

Limb trauma was more common in younger and male teenagers.

Acute abdominal pain/trauma were the most frequent causes of hospital admissions.

There was a strong correlation between age and both admission rate and severity.