CONTEXT Core training specifically for track and field athletes is vague, and it is not clear how it affects dynamic balance and core-endurance measures. OBJECTIVE To determine the effects of a 6-week core-stabilization-training program for high school track and field athletes on dynamic balance and core endurance. DESIGN Test-retest. SETTING High school in north central West Virginia. ...

The introduction of genetic approaches in respiratory epidemiology is novel for most epidemiologists, and the post-genome phase poses new challenges. After describing specific questions pertinent to the field of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, two main methodological aspects regarding technological and scientific advances are presented in this review. The first one concerns bi...

 Background: Training of pediatric residents is a dynamic process which should be changed as the nature and epidemiology of pediatric diseases change. In this study, we compared the training program of the pediatric residents with the disorders of the pediatric patients who had referred to pediatric offices. Methods: The study was conducted in pediatric offices in Shiraz, South of Iran...

OBJECTIVE The Chronic Disease Research Fellowship Program (RFP) aims to build the research capacity of recent medical graduates to support the development of chronic disease control strategies. SETTING Guatemala is undergoing an epidemiologic transition. However, given the way universities and the health care system are structured, it lacks an environment that fosters research careers and gen...

The aim of this study was to investigate whether a sports vision training program improves the visual performance of youth male field hockey players, ages 12 to 16 years, after an intervention of six weeks compared to a control group with no specific sports vision training. The choice reaction time task at the D2 board (Learning Task I), the functional field of view task (Learning Task II) and ...

In November 1988, a physician in west Texas reported three cases of silicosis in sandblasters to the Ector County Health Department (ECHD). One of the workers, a 34-year-old man, subsequently died with acute silicotic alveolar proteinosis. All three workers had been employed at a facility that sandblasted oil-field drilling pipes. Following the physician's report, in January 1989, the ECHD and ...

Education and training are two essential ingredients for a successful career. On one hand, universities provide students a curriculum for specializing in one's field of study, and on the other, internships complement coursework and provide invaluable training experience for a fruitful career. Consequently, undergraduates and graduates are encouraged to undertake an internship during the course ...