Does Paternity Leave Affect Mothers' Sickness Absence?

Paternity leave in medical residency.

Absence of Dystrophin Does Not Affect Myogenesis

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is caused by the absence of the protein dystrophin in the muscle cells. The function of dystrophin is still not clear. For enabling study of the molecular function of dystrophin, we used small inhibitory RNA (siRNA) for suppressing the expression of the protein in two muscle cell lines and achieved a quantitative knockdown. We applied two-dimensional differenti...

Does muscle strength predict future musculoskeletal disorders and sickness absence?

BACKGROUND High muscle strength is considered relevant for preventing musculoskeletal disorders and long-term sickness absence. However, prospective studies on the association between muscle strength and future musculoskeletal disorders and long-term sickness absence are few and show contrasting results. AIMS To investigate the association between low muscle strength and future musculoskeleta...

The history of registered sickness absence predicts future sickness absence.

BACKGROUND The history of sickness absence has been found to predict future sickness absence. AIMS To establish the review period of historical sickness absence data that is needed to predict future sickness absence. METHODS The individual number of days and episodes of sickness absence were ascertained for 762 hospital employees from 2004 to 2008 inclusive. Past sickness absence was includ...

Sickness absence in teachers.

This paper is based on the records of 738 male teachers and 1,684 female teachers employed by Edinburgh Corporation during the academic year September 1, 1954 to July 31, 1955. The amount and distribution of sickness absence has been assessed by age and sex; and comparisons have been made with similar rates in the academic year 1950/51 to determine trends in absence. An interesting feature is t...