BACKGROUND Short bowel syndrome (SBS) is still a life-threatening disease in both children and adults. Although the therapeutic options are improving, challenges still remain, and to overcome these challenges is a major focus of SBS research today. In order to simulate anatomical and physiological conditions similar to those in humans for research, porcine models of SBS are often used. Various ...

Building-related illness ranges from mild rhinitis to potentially life-threatening hypersensitivity pneumonitis and legionellosis. Sick-building syndrome, consisting of headache, mucous membrane irritation, and fatigue, may be present in 30% of all office workers. Hypersensitivity pneumonitis, asthma, and legionellosis are less common, and it is difficult from existing studies to estimate the i...

R etinal hemorrhages are the most commonly reported ocular findings in shaken baby syndrome (SBS) in children. The intraocular hemorrhages can vary considerably not only in size and severity but also in location. Shaken baby syndrome can also cause several structural retinal abnormalities including perimacular folds, traumatic retinoschisis, vitreomacular traction, retinal pigmentary changes, a...

The exact prevalence of SBS in the United States is unknown, because many states and the national reporting statistics do not categorize SBS events or fatalities. In some states, child fatality review teams may categorize SBS but are restricted by state statute from making public reports of the number of child maltreatment fatalities, much Shaken Baby Syndrome (SBS) is likely the greatest cause...

BACKGROUND Office exposures have been linked to symptoms of sick building syndrome, but their relation to the development of asthma has not been studied previously. These exposures have increasing importance because an increasing proportion of the workforce is working in office environments. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess the relations of exposure to carbonless copy paper (CCP...

The introduction of seatbelts to legislation has dramatically reduced mortality and morbidity from motor vehicle accidents. However, overtime evidence has emerged of 'seatbelt syndrome' (SBS), particularly in the paediatric population. The report describes the diagnosis and management of this rare injury in a 12-year-old boy who sustained a chance lumbar fracture and mesenteric tear resulting i...

With the improvement of standard of living, air-conditioning has widely been applied. However, health problems associated with air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality appear more frequently. In this paper, recent research is reviewed on air-conditioning systems and indoor air quality control for human health. The problems in the existing research are summarized. A further study is sugge...