An outbreak of human cryptosporidiosis occurred among previously healthy persons in a veterinary medical teaching hospital. Human illness began after admission of calves from a farm which had been experiencing an epizootic of neonatal diarrhea due to Cryptosporidium. The clinical syndrome in humans was characterized by watery diarrhea, abdominal cramping, flatulence, and headache. Cryptosporidi...

This study reports the results of a questionnaire survey of female members of the British Epilepsy Association (BEA). The women were asked about their concerns about their epilepsy with respect to being female, and, in particular, asked about the information they had been given on important topics such as contraception and pregnancy. A questionnaire was sent to 6000 BEA female members of whom 1...

The use of portable metabolic carts to assess energy expenditure (EE) by measuring oxygen consumption (VO2) and carbon dioxide production (VCO2) has recently been applied to patients undergoing weaning from mechanical ventilation. The VO2 and EE can be used to estimate changes in the work of breathing (WOB) associated with different weaning strategies. The purpose of this study was to use VO2 a...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS Work-related stress is common among medical caregivers and concerns all perioperative care providers. Although anesthesiologists are known to experience stress, there are limited Indian data addressing this issue. This survey was conducted among Indian anesthesiologists to determine their awareness about work stress and views regarding prevention programs. MATERIAL AND MET...

Essential differences in the degree of papaverine [5 x 10(-5) M]- and theophylline [1 x 10(-3) M]-induced inhibition of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase (PDE) were found in homogenates from different structures of the CNS as well as from different organs of male albino rats. Both inhibitors of PDE showed a mosaic pattern of their inhibitory effects on the enzyme activity of the brain structu...

BACKGROUND Lymphatic malformation of the tongue and floor of the mouth is associated with chronic airway problems, recurrent infection, and functional issues related to speech, oral hygiene, and malocclusion. There are no accepted anatomic guidelines or treatment protocols. METHODS This retrospective review focused on anatomic extent, treatment, complications, and airway management in 31 pati...

Virologic, serologic and clinical records at two Montreal hospitals revealed 19 adults and 27 children with influenza A2 (Hong Kong variant) .mfections during the winter months of 1971/72. Serious disease and two deaths were encountered in 14 (51 percent) children with underlying disease and 15 (55 percent) below three years of age. S i x (22 percent) children had pneumonia, nine (33 percent) g...

Aim: In adolescents, pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is linked through the substantial postoperative danger of serious problems such as severe illness and heart attack. The efficacy ketamine anesthesia inside this patient group still unknown. Examine health information about children having PAH in past to identify kind occurrence peri-procedural issues, well whether medication been connec...