kept the sitting posture day and night, for lying down was' quite out of the question, and he dozed at night as he sat. Dr. Gayer, the Civil Surgeon, was so much taken up by the general appearance of the man, contrasted with the huge size of his abdomen, that he took a photographic view of him,?the genitals and lower extremities were as enormously swollen as the head, face aud arms were lean an...

It is often argued that female researchers publish on average less than male researchers do, but male and female authored papers have an equal impact. In this paper we try to better understand this phenomenon by (i) comparing the share of male and female researchers within different productivity classes, and (ii) by comparing productivity whereas controlling for a series of relevant covariates....

OBJECTIVE To determine the length and position of a thyroidectomy scar that is cosmetically most appealing to naïve raters. METHODS Images of thyroidectomy scars were reproduced on male and female necks using digital imaging software. Surgical variables studied were scar position and length. Fifteen raters were presented with 56 scar pairings and asked to identify which was preferred cosmetic...

Faecal incontinence can be physically and socially disabling and the level of unmet need in men appears to be high. We report a case of faecal incontinence in a 29-year-old, heterosexual serviceman who sustained a trans-pelvic gunshot injury (without perineal injury) while on active duty. Despite apparently successful surgical treatment, the patient presented to our colorectal department 7 year...

Suicide Prevention Australia (SPA) is a non-profit, community organisation working as a public health advocate in suicide and self-harm prevention, intervention and postvention. SPA is the only national umbrella body active in suicide prevention throughout Australia, promoting: As a national organisation, SPA supports and assists both individuals and organisations throughout Australia, by promo...

PURPOSE To evaluate eyelid measures before and after upper blepharoplasty surgery using a digital image system. METHODS Eighteen eyelids of 9 patients with dermatochalasis were evaluated at the Hospital das Clínicas de Botucatu-UNESP regarding eyelid measures before and after upper blepharoplasty. All patients were female, aged between 40 and 75 years. The images were acquired by a photograph...

The purpose of this investigation was to examine the effect of the supine and prone position on concentric and eccentric isokinetic strength of the hamstring muscle group. Twelve university female lacrosse players were tested for hamstring average torque on a Kinetic Communicator(R) dynamometer at 60 degrees /sec from the supine and prone positions. Analysis of variance indicated average torque...