Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Medicine and Health Sciences Commons

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Selected Works

2000

PDF

Discipline
Keyword
Publication

Articles 1 - 22 of 22

Full-Text Articles in Medicine and Health Sciences

Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy--World War Ii, Vivian C. Mcalister Nov 2000

Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy--World War Ii, Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

CANADIAN MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY - WORLD WAR II. Harry Stafford Morton. 112 pp. Must. Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, HMCS Sackville, PO Box 99000, Stn Forces, Halifax NS B3K 5X5. 2000. Can$18.00
At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy offered 90 medical officers on loan to the Royal Navy. The author was among that group, which included leaders in Canadian surgery such as Surgeon Lieutenant McLachlin of London, Ont. The history of these medical officers has not been written because it fell between histories of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy. …


Factor Analysis Of The Dsm-Iii-R Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria In Psychiatric Inpatients, Charles A. Sanislow, Carlos M. Grilo, Thomas H. Mcglashan Sep 2000

Factor Analysis Of The Dsm-Iii-R Borderline Personality Disorder Criteria In Psychiatric Inpatients, Charles A. Sanislow, Carlos M. Grilo, Thomas H. Mcglashan

Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.

Objective: The goal of this study was to examine the factor structure of the DSM-III-R criteria for borderline personality disorder in young adult psychiatric inpatients.

Method: The authors assessed 141 acutely ill inpatients with the Personality Disorder Examination, a semistructured diagnostic interview for DSM-III-R personality disorders. They used correlational analyses to examine the associations among the different criteria for borderline personality disorder and performed an exploratory factor analysis.

Results: Cronbach’s coefficient alpha for the borderline personality disorder criteria was 0.69. A principal components factor analysis with a varimax rotation accounted for 57.2% of the variance and revealed three homogeneous factors. …


Drug Combo Winning War On Rejection: Qeii Doctors Getting Amazing Results With Fk506, Rapamycin, Ann Graham-Walker Sep 2000

Drug Combo Winning War On Rejection: Qeii Doctors Getting Amazing Results With Fk506, Rapamycin, Ann Graham-Walker

Vivian C. McAlister

A Nova Scotia organ transplant unit is beating the odds on tissue rejection, with a dramatic new drug approach.


Abdominal Fluid Collection After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Vivian C. Mcalister Aug 2000

Abdominal Fluid Collection After Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy, Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

A middle aged man who complains of abdominal pain and bloat for 3 days after a combined laparoscopic cholecystectomy and umbilical hernia repair develops a fistula through the umbilical wound. How should care proceed? Vivian McAlister of Halifax, Nova Scotia replies.


Race, Gender, And Status: A Content Analysis Of Print Advertisements In Four Popular Magazines, Melvin E. Thomas, Linda A. Treiber Jun 2000

Race, Gender, And Status: A Content Analysis Of Print Advertisements In Four Popular Magazines, Melvin E. Thomas, Linda A. Treiber

Linda A. Treiber

In this article, we consider the continuation of race gender stereotypes in advertising images by way of the product's suggestive messages, specifically, connotations of higher or lower social status and promises of intangible social rewards (e.g., friendship, appearance, romance). We examined 1, 709 advertisements in magazines whose primary reading audiences differ by race and/or gender: Life, Cosmopolitan, Ebony, and Essence (1988-1990). For the analysis, we created and then compared three dimensions of status (affluent, trendy, and everyday) and five product promises (celebrity identification, sex romance, appearance, marriage family, and good times) as they are modeled by and presented to male, …


Polymorphic Repeat In Aib1 Does Not Alter Breast Cancer Risk, Haiman A. Christopher, Susan E. Hankinson, Donna Spiegelman, Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett, Frank E. Speizer, Myles Brown, David J. Hunter Jun 2000

Polymorphic Repeat In Aib1 Does Not Alter Breast Cancer Risk, Haiman A. Christopher, Susan E. Hankinson, Donna Spiegelman, Graham A. Colditz, Walter C. Willett, Frank E. Speizer, Myles Brown, David J. Hunter

Graham Andrew Colditz

We assessed the association between a glutamine repeat polymorphism in AIB1 and breast cancer risk in a case-control study (464 cases, 624 controls) nested within the Nurses' Health Study cohort. We observed no association between AIB1 genotype and breast cancer incidence, or specific tumor characteristics. These findings suggest that AIB1 repeat genotype does not influence postmenopausal breast cancer risk among Caucasian women in the general population.


The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study: Reliability Of Axis I And Ii Diagnoses., Mary C. Zanarini, Andrew E. Skodol, Donna S. Bender, Regina T. Dolan, Charles A. Sanislow, Elizabeth Schaefer, Leslie C. Morey, Carlos M. Grilo, M. Tracie Shea, Thomas H. Mcglashan, John G. Gunderson Mar 2000

The Collaborative Longitudinal Personality Disorders Study: Reliability Of Axis I And Ii Diagnoses., Mary C. Zanarini, Andrew E. Skodol, Donna S. Bender, Regina T. Dolan, Charles A. Sanislow, Elizabeth Schaefer, Leslie C. Morey, Carlos M. Grilo, M. Tracie Shea, Thomas H. Mcglashan, John G. Gunderson

Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.

Both the interrater and test-retest reliability of axis I and axis II disorders were assessed using the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV Axis I Disorders (SCID-I) and the Diagnostic Interview for DSM-IV Personality Disorders (DIPD-IV). Fair-good median interrater K (.40-.75) were found for all axis II disorders diagnosed five times or more, except antisocial personality disorder (1.0). All of the test-retest K for axis II disorders, except for narcissistic personality disorder (1.0) and paranoid personality disorder (.39), were also found to be fair-good. Interrater and test-retest dimensional reliability figures for axis II were generally higher than those for their categorical …


The Measurement Properties Of Fitness Measures And Health Status For Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries, Malcolm W. Stewart, Sandee L. Melton-Rogers, Sarah Morrison, Stephen F. Figoni Mar 2000

The Measurement Properties Of Fitness Measures And Health Status For Persons With Spinal Cord Injuries, Malcolm W. Stewart, Sandee L. Melton-Rogers, Sarah Morrison, Stephen F. Figoni

Sarah Morrison, PT, MBA, MHA

OBJECTIVE: To assess the measurement properties of measures used to evaluate fitness and health status in the spinal cord injury (SCI) population.
DESIGN: Inception cohort assessed during standardized exercise protocols at admission, discharge, and 8-week follow-up from a SCI rehabilitation program.
SETTING: Urban tertiary care hospital.
PATIENTS: One hundred two patients with SCI.
RESULTS: Measures at higher levels of physical exertion generally showed higher stability between test and retest. Resting measures, blood lactates, and respiratory exchange ratios were not stable. Heart rate, blood pressure, lactate levels, ventilation rates, and activities of daily living measures did not reflect the construct of …


Verpleegkundiges Se Kommunikasie-Stimulasie Van Hoë-Risiko Babas In Die Neonatale Sorgeenheid : Oorsig, Elmien Kraamwinkel, Brenda Louw Mar 2000

Verpleegkundiges Se Kommunikasie-Stimulasie Van Hoë-Risiko Babas In Die Neonatale Sorgeenheid : Oorsig, Elmien Kraamwinkel, Brenda Louw

Brenda Louw

Early communication intervention services begin in the neonatal intensive care unit, where growing numbers of high-risk infections survive every day.


Relation Of Therapeutic Alliance And Perfectionism To Outcome In Brief Outpatient Treatment Of Depression, David C. Zuroff, Sidney J. Blatt, Stuart M. Sotsky, Janice L. Krupnick, Daniel J. Martin, Charles A. Sanislow, Sam Simmens Jan 2000

Relation Of Therapeutic Alliance And Perfectionism To Outcome In Brief Outpatient Treatment Of Depression, David C. Zuroff, Sidney J. Blatt, Stuart M. Sotsky, Janice L. Krupnick, Daniel J. Martin, Charles A. Sanislow, Sam Simmens

Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.

Prior analyses of the National Institute of Mental Health Treatment of Depression Collaborative Research Program demonstrated that perfectionism was negatively related to outcome, whereas both the patient's perception of the quality of the therapeutic relationship and the patient contribution to the therapeutic alliance were positively related to outcome across treatment conditions (S. J. Blatt, D. C. Zuroff, D. M. Quinlan, & P. A. Pilkonis, 1996; J. L. Krupnick et al., 1996). New analyses examining the relations among perfectionism, perceived relationship quality, and the therapeutic alliance demonstrated that (a) the patient contribution to the alliance and the perceived quality of the …


The Development Of Aids Federal Civil Rights Law: Anti-Discrimination Law Protection Of Persons Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Donald H. J. Hermann Jan 2000

The Development Of Aids Federal Civil Rights Law: Anti-Discrimination Law Protection Of Persons Infected With Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Donald H. J. Hermann

Donald Hermann

No abstract provided.


Of Blind Men And Brain Steroids, Michael A. Rogawski Dec 1999

Of Blind Men And Brain Steroids, Michael A. Rogawski

Michael A. Rogawski

Review of "Neurosteroids: A New Regulatory Function in the Nervous System" (edited by Etiene-Emile Baulieu, Paul Robel and Michael Schumacher), Humana Press, 1999. ISBN 0896 03545X The first recognized example of the profound influence of steroid hormones on the nervous system was perhaps the observation in prehistoric times that animal behaviour changes dramatically during oestrus (the period of female sexual receptivity). In recent years, much specific evidence has accumulated confirming that steroids affect the structure and function of the nervous system through effects on neurogenesis, cell death, cell migration, synapse formation and neuronal excitability.


Testing Physicians’ Limits: Medical Informatics And Diagnostic Decision-Making, Philip L. Frana Dec 1999

Testing Physicians’ Limits: Medical Informatics And Diagnostic Decision-Making, Philip L. Frana

Philip L Frana

No abstract provided.


N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit Nr2b Is Widely Expressed Throughout The Rat Diencephalon: An Immunohistochemical Study, Arshad Khan, B. Glenn Stanley, Lisa Bozzetti, Christina Chin, Cyndi Stivers, Margarita Curras-Collazo Dec 1999

N-Methyl-D-Aspartate Receptor Subunit Nr2b Is Widely Expressed Throughout The Rat Diencephalon: An Immunohistochemical Study, Arshad Khan, B. Glenn Stanley, Lisa Bozzetti, Christina Chin, Cyndi Stivers, Margarita Curras-Collazo

Arshad M. Khan, Ph.D.

No abstract provided.


Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo Dec 1999

Alcohol Consumption And Risk Of Coronary Heart Disease By Diabetes Status, Paulo A. Lotufo

Paulo A Lotufo

Background—An inverse association between moderate alcohol consumption and coronary heart disease (CHD) has been observed in several epidemiological studies. To assess whether a similar association exists among diabetics, we examined the relation between light to moderate alcohol consumption and CHD in men with and without diabetes mellitus in a prospective cohort study. Methods and Results—A total of 87 938 US physicians (2790 with diagnosed diabetes mellitus) who were invited to participate in the Physicians’ Health Study and were free of myocardial infarction, stroke, cancer, or liver disease at baseline were followed for an average of 5.5 years for death with …


Short And Long-Term Effects Of Medication And Psychotherapy In The Brief Treatment Of Depression: Further Analyses Of Data From The Nimh Tdcrp, Sidney J. Blatt, David C. Zuroff, Colin M. Bondi, Charles A. Sanislow Dec 1999

Short And Long-Term Effects Of Medication And Psychotherapy In The Brief Treatment Of Depression: Further Analyses Of Data From The Nimh Tdcrp, Sidney J. Blatt, David C. Zuroff, Colin M. Bondi, Charles A. Sanislow

Charles A. Sanislow, Ph.D.

Prior analyses of data from the NIMH sponsored Treatment for Depression Collaborative Research Program (TDCRP; e.g., I. Elkin, 1994) indicated greater reduction of symptoms at midtreatment (8th wk) with Imipramine (IMI-CM) than with Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and Interpersonal therapy (IPT), but no significant differences in symptom reduction among these 3 active treatments at termination. Current analyses of previously unanalyzed data from ratings by therapists, clinical evaluators, and 162 patients (mean age 35 yrs) at termination and at 18-mo follow-up also indicated no significant differences among these treatments in symptom reduction or ratings of current clinical condition. But significant treatment differences …


Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy -- World War Ii By Harry Stafford Morton., Vivian C. Mcalister Dec 1999

Canadian Medical Officers In The Royal Navy -- World War Ii By Harry Stafford Morton., Vivian C. Mcalister

Vivian C. McAlister

CANADIAN MEDICAL OFFICERS IN THE ROYAL NAVY -- WORLD WAR II. Harry Stafford Morton. 112 pp. Illust. Canadian Naval Memorial Trust, HMCS Sackville, PO Box 99000, Stn Forces, Halifax NS B3K 5X5. 2000. Can$18.00

At the beginning of the Second World War, the Royal Canadian Navy offered 90 medical officers on loan to the Royal Navy. The author was among that group, which included leaders in Canadian surgery such as Surgeon Lieutenant McLachlin of London, Ont. The history of these medical officers has not been written because it fell between histories of the Royal Canadian Navy and the Royal Navy. …


Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions To Single And Simultaneous Tone Pairs, Kim S. Schairer, C. Clukey, H. J. Gould Dec 1999

Distortion Product Otoacoustic Emissions To Single And Simultaneous Tone Pairs, Kim S. Schairer, C. Clukey, H. J. Gould

Kim S. Schairer

Distortion product otoacoustic emissions (DPOAEs) evoked by single tone pairs and three simultaneous tone pairs were recorded in 60 normal-hearing adult ears. The purpose was to replicate a previous study using the commercially available probe assembly of the Grason Stadler GSI 60 and including ear of presentation in the statistical analysis along with frequency and condition. DPOAE levels were comparable between ears and conditions, although differences among frequencies were found. Noise levels were comparable between ears and tended to increase with increases in frequency for both conditions. The latter trend was not noted with the previous study and may be …


Sirolimus-Tacrolimus Combination Immunosuppression., Vivian C. Mcalister, Zu-Hua Gao, Kevork Peltekian, Javier Domingues, Kamran Mahalati, Allan S. Macdonald Dec 1999

Sirolimus-Tacrolimus Combination Immunosuppression., Vivian C. Mcalister, Zu-Hua Gao, Kevork Peltekian, Javier Domingues, Kamran Mahalati, Allan S. Macdonald

Vivian C. McAlister

A series of 32 recipients of liver, kidney, or pancreas transplants who were treated with sirolimus and low-dose tacrolimus experienced a low rate of rejection and excellent graft function without drug-related toxic effects.


The Feasibility Of Bovine Erythrocytes For The Purpose Of Cross-Species Transfusion To Human Recipients, James E. Johnstone Dec 1999

The Feasibility Of Bovine Erythrocytes For The Purpose Of Cross-Species Transfusion To Human Recipients, James E. Johnstone

Vivian C. McAlister

Use of animal blood could overcome concerns of supply and disease transmission with human blood donation if immunological, microbiological and ethical barriers are overcome. Here we investigated the feasibility of using bovine red blood cells (RBC) because of possibly diminished cross-species immune reactivity and the relative ease of venous access in the cow. A group of 12 tagged Holstein cows were randomly selected from the NSAC herd for evaluation. Tests included hemagglutination, complement mediated lysis, osmotic fragility, conventional human crossmatch, an RBC absorbtion assay using ELISA, bovine blood type characterization, and human IgM and IgG (including subtypes) antibody binding. Each …


Altered Fractionation Of Radical Radiation Therapy In The Management Of Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, E. Yu, K. Lochrin, P. Dixon, Y. Ung, A. Gagliardi, W. K. Evans Dec 1999

Altered Fractionation Of Radical Radiation Therapy In The Management Of Unresectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, E. Yu, K. Lochrin, P. Dixon, Y. Ung, A. Gagliardi, W. K. Evans

Edward Yu

No abstract provided.


The Critical Care Research Network: A Partnership In Community Based Research And Research Transfer, Sean P. Keenan, Jennifer D. Kossuth Phd, William J. Sibbald, Claudio M. Martin, Jeannette Eberhard Dec 1999

The Critical Care Research Network: A Partnership In Community Based Research And Research Transfer, Sean P. Keenan, Jennifer D. Kossuth Phd, William J. Sibbald, Claudio M. Martin, Jeannette Eberhard

Jennifer D. Irwin

The objectives of this study were to present a short history of the Critical Care Research Network (CCR-Net), describe its approach to health ser- vices research and to summarize completed and current research projects. In doing this, we explored the question is this research network accom- plishing its goals? We reviewed the medical literature to identify studies on similar types of Networks and also the evidence supporting the metho- dology used by CCR-Net to conduct research using MEDLINE, HEALTHSTAR, CINAHL and the keywords network and health care or healthcare, benchmarking and health care or healthcare, and research transfer or research …