OBJECTIVE To investigate whether antenatal breast feeding education alone or postnatal lactation support alone improves rates of exclusive breast feeding compared with routine hospital care. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING A tertiary hospital in Singapore. PARTICIPANTS 450 women with uncomplicated pregnancies. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Primary outcomes were rates of exclusive br...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none fa microsoftinternetexplorer4 background : strength improvement of the shoulder muscles is a major goal in rehabilitation or athletic conditioning programs. the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of shoulder core exercises on the isometric torque of glenohumeral joint movements. methods : a total of 36 healthy females with no history of sho...

INTRODUCTION Until now, studies on paracetamol given intravenously have mainly been performed with the pro-drug propacetamol or with paracetamol in preterm babies above 32 weeks of gestation. Studies in these babies indicate that intravenous paracetamol is tolerated well, however studies on the efficacy of intravenous paracetamol are lacking. There are no pharmacokinetic data on the administrat...

There is a substantial evidence that plyometric training significantly increases muscular strength and vertical jump. Due to the vigorous nature of this type of training, however, there is a risk of incurring musculoskeletal injuries. Therefore, conducting plyometric exercise programs in an aquatic environment might lead to significant improvements in vertical jump with possibly a lower risk of...

At death this male child was six years old. Since the age of six months he had suffered from attacks of vomiting which appeared immediately after food. Intervals of ten days to three weeks occurred in which this did not happen, and once for six weeks he was free. For four weeks before admission to hospital he vomited immediately after every kind of food or drink; a few days after admission to h...

There is a substantial evidence that plyometric training significantly increases muscular strength and vertical jump. Due to the vigorous nature of this type of training, however, there is a risk of incurring musculoskeletal injuries. Therefore, conducting plyometric exercise programs in an aquatic environment might lead to significant improvements in vertical jump with possibly a lower risk of...

objectives: this study was designed to evaluate the effectiveness of a modified floor reaction ankle foot orthosis (frafo) design on gait performance in children with cerebral palsy. methods: eight children with cerebral palsy wore a modified frafo bilaterally for six weeks. motion analysis was used to assess the immediate effectiveness of the orthosis on improving gait and also following six w...

background and objective type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive illness that causes considerable morbidity and mortality. despite recent technical advances in therapy, more people are using alternative therapies. in this study evaluated the effect of sodium metavanadate on glucose levels and lipid profile in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients.   methods this is a randomized, controll...