Research question: What are the warning signs of common eating disorders among adolescent girls and is it affecting their nutritional status? Methodology : A cross sectional study designed to 1) to assess the warning signs of eating disorders 2) to assess its effect on nutritional status and 3) to have an insight about actual weight as compared to perceived weight among adolescent girls studyin...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among females and also the most preventable. In the literature there is abundant evidence that awareness regarding cervical cancer and its prevention is low in the developing countries. Medical students are the future health professionals and can play an important role in increasing awareness among the general population. To assess the...

Objective: To assess public awareness of cancer warning signs, anticipated delay, and perceived barriers to seeking medical advice in the British population. Methods: We carried out a population-based survey using face-to-face, computerassisted interviews to administer the Cancer Awareness Measure (CAM), a newlydeveloped, validated measure of cancer awareness. The sample included 2216 adults (9...

The objective of the project was to identify design elements of roundabouts that could be problematic to older drivers with a specific focus on traffic control measures. It introduces a new approach to the evaluation and pretesting of traffic control features through the use of video footage and animated videos. Focus groups formed the first phase of the project, and structured interviews the s...

Who Is At Risk Many people think that heart attacks are a “man’s problem,” yet heart disease is actually the number one killer of both men and women in the United States. In men, the risk for heart attack increases significantly after the age of 45. In women, heart attacks are more likely to occur in the years after menopause (usually, after the age of 50). However, younger men and women can al...

aim : the aim of this study was to assay the most common signs, symptoms, and positive paraclinical findings in pancreatic cancer. background : it seems that the most available method for early diagnosis of pancreatic cancer is using clinical history and especially appearance of early signs and symptoms. patients and methods : in this descriptive study, all pancreatic cancer patients referred t...

HE MASTERY OF RISK DISTINGUISHES modern times from the past: By understanding and measuring risks and their consequences, modern humans no longer perceive the future as a whim of the gods and thereby have been empowered to transform their world (Bernstein, 1996). Strangely, IT project management, despite the fact that it deals with “modern” technologies, is embarrassingly immature in the master...

INTRODUCTION Rapid identification and treatment of ischemic stroke can lead to improved patient outcomes. Public education campaigns in selected communities have helped to increase knowledge about stroke, but most data represent large metropolitan centers working with academic institutions. Much less is known about knowledge of stroke among residents in rural communities. METHODS In 2004, 800...

In this issue of PAI, MacGinnitie et al. (1) address a very important question that sounds simple at first sight but is extremely difficult to answer if one looks closely enough: Which child should be evaluated for possible Primary Immunodeficiency (PID)? In several countries of the world, 10 warning signs distributed by the Jeffrey Modell foundation are used to select children for an immunodia...