OBJECTIVE This study investigated whether short episodes of sickness absence were associated with job satisfaction. PARTICIPANTS 199 wage earners who reported sick due to the common cold between January 2003 and April 2003. METHODS Job satisfaction was assessed on the first day of sickness absence and associated with the duration of sickness absence using a multiple logistic regression mode...

OBJECTIVES To study crew sick leave aboard and medical sign-off during one year (2004) among crew on a passenger ship doing worldwide cruising. Methods - Patient data were registered continuously during the year and reviewed afterward. RESULTS There was an average of 612 crew members (22% women) aboard. There were 6378 recorded crew visits (=17.5 per day), 3705 of which directly involved the ...

the massive restrain security measurements at the airports very much impress the health status of the healthy and sick passengers alike. the security check is undisputedly a harassment – the confiscation of fluids, the limited movement on the airplane results in a stressful situation and put a harmful effect on healthy traveler and an even more harmful one on the sick. this kind of problem coul...

Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is an acute potentially life-threatening complication of diabetes affecting more than 100,000 persons annually in the United States. Although major advances have improved diabetes care, DKA remains the leading cause of hospitalization, morbidity, and death in youth with type 1 diabetes (T1D). As the majority of patients presenting with DKA have established diabetes, ...

aDepartment of Pediatrics, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, MA, USA; bJoslin Diabetes Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; cEndocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand; dDepartment of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Guangzhou Children Hospital, Guangzhou, China; eChildren’s Hospital at West...