Background & Aims. Patients with recurrent bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular malformations are a challenge to treat. We investigated the long-term efficacy and safety of thalidomide for refractory bleeding from gastrointestinal vascular malformations in an open-label, randomized study.
China is Worldâs Largest Energy Consumer. World consumption of energy has increased 5.6 percent in 2010, according to BPâs Statistical Review of World Energy. This is the largest increase since 1973, which happened to be a memorable year in energy history.
The answer to this question is relatively predictable: China. Today China is the worldâs biggest consumer of energy and the vast majority of that comes from burning coal mined in China itself. Little surprise then that China is number one in terms of taking fossil fuels out of the ground. However, absolute numbers can obscure as much as they can enlighten.