introduction: the aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of tabriz, a province in the northwest of iran. materials & methods: a cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of tabriz. totally, 874 women aged ...

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate weight gain during pregnancy and birth weight in rural regions of Tabriz, a province in the northwest of Iran. Materials & Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted using routinely collected data of pregnant mothers from rural health centers. Eight health centers were randomly selected in rural areas of Tabriz. Totally, 874 women aged...

The Institute of Medicine (IOM) recently developed clinical criteria for chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). There might be additional criteria that could select a more homogenous and impaired group of patients, particularly those with pain. The current study focused on criteria which involved meeting the four IOM criteria, excluding medical and psychiatric co-morbidities, along with having fibromy...

EVIDENCE-BASED GUIDELINE UPDATE: INTRAOPERATIVE SPINAL MONITORING WITH SOMATOSENSORY AND TRANSCRANIAL ELECTRICAL MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS: REPORT OF THE THERAPEUTICS AND TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT SUBCOMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN ACADEMY OF NEUROLOGY AND THE AMERICAN CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY SOCIETY John P. Ney, David N. van der Goes, Seattle: Nuwer et al.1 consolidated the best evidence available on the...

BACKGROUND Spurred by the creation of potential modified risk tobacco products, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) commissioned the Institute of Medicine (IOM) to assess the science base for tobacco "harm reduction," leading to the 2001 IOM report Clearing the Smoke. The objective of this study was to determine how the tobacco industry organized to try to influence the IOM committee that...

BACKGROUND Excessive gestational weight gain (GWG) is associated with pregnancy complications, and Norwegian Health Authorities have adopted the GWG recommendations of the US Institute of Medicine and National Research Council (IOM). The aim of this study was to evaluate if a GWG outside the IOM recommendation in a Norwegian population is associated with increased risk of pregnancy complication...

In this issue of Neurology®, Nuwer et al. present the results of a recent survey of American Academy of Neurology members concerning practice patterns for intraoperative neurophysiologic monitoring (IOM). The study confirms the continued growth of IOM but also sheds light on striking differences between 2 practice models—“local”monitoring and the “remote” telemetry. For historical reasons, a si...