Factors making runners more susceptible to injuries were identified with a comparative study between a healthy control group (216) and runners (66) suffering from overuse pathology. On static and dynamic footprint, the angles alpha0 (static) and alpha1 (dynamic) between heel and forefoot have been measured. Analysis showed that the injured subjects have a more pronated foot than control group subjects. These results suggest that the pronating foot configuration would be an injury risk factor.

We report a severe accidental chloroquine poisoning in a West African adult. This intoxication results from the widespread practice in Senegal of taking mild doses of chloroquine for a few days (i.e. 300 mg x 3 for 3 or 5 days) following the onset of any fever suspected of being a malaria attack. To our knowledge, this practice and this kind of poisoning have not been reported before. The present clinical case demonstrated that self-medication can be the cause of severe chloroquine poisoning responsible for arrhythmia (torsades de pointes). In this clinical case, no diazepam was administered. However, there were no further problems and the patient was discharged three days after admission to the intensive care unit.

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