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Lead Poisoning: A Health Epidemic In The Black Community, Wornie L. Reed

Trotter Review

Lead poisoning in humans has been identified as a cause of high blood pressure, heart disease, birth defects, complications in pregnancies and developmental problems in infants. It is a health problem of epidemic dimensions in the black community. This serious health problem is yet another example of the production of “illth” in the modern society. As the means of production create wealth for some sectors of society they also create illth.

What's Happening: June 15, 1988, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

1988 Commencement For Jefferson Medical College And College Of Graduate Studies

Sidney Kimmel Medical College Commencements

No abstract provided.

A Correlational Study Of Mandibular Rotation And Morphology Of The Mandible, Brian S. Noguchi

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

[Abstract Not Included]

What's Happening: June 8, 1988, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Osteoporosis As A Community Health Problem: Lessons Learned From Studying Hypertension, Michael Kleerekoper, Dorothy A. Nelson

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Campaigns to increase the medical and lay communities' awareness and understanding of the problems of unrecognized and untreated hypertension have led to a progressive decline in morbidity and mortality from hypertension-related diseases. While osteoporosis is also a community health problem, educational and awareness campaigns are still in their infancy and decades may pass before these result in a declining morbidity and mortality from osteoporosis. We identify areas where concepts learned from years of hypertension research might be applicable lo the study of osteoporosis as a community health problem and thereby lessen the time needed to effect a declining morbidity and …

Back Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Synapse, Alabama Health Libraries Association

Synapse - Newsletter of ALHeLa

This is the June, 1988 edition of the ALHeLa newsletter - Synapse.

Contents include:

• President's Column by Lisa Raines Russell (President, ALHeLA 1988)
• Calendar of events
• ALHeLA executive council meeting minutes - April 14, 1988
• ANA vs. AMA over RCTs by Mary Ann Donnell
• Urge publishers to index their products by Mary Ann Donnell
• 1988 Annual Meeting

Hypothesis For Prediction Of Stimulant Drug Effectiveness Utilizing Sensory Integrative Diagnostic Methods, Judith Giencke Kimball

Occupational Therapy Faculty Publications

Despite extensive research, there has been no way to predict before drug administration which children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) will respond to medication intended to calm them. A drug trial is the current method used. This paper discusses the action of stimulant medications and presents a hypothesis as to why they work on some children and not others. Sensory integration theory, particularly on vestibular system measures, that involves differential diagnosis of certain types of ADHD children, is used to explain why some children respond to stimulant medications.

Affirmative Action Defended, Laurence Thomas

Center for the Study of Ethics in Society Papers

This paper is based on a presentation made to the WMU Center for the Study of Ethics in Society October 14, 1987.

Significance Of Antinuclear Antibody (Ana) Immunofluorescent Patterns And Titers In Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Nephritis, Syed Akbar, Abel I. Tello, Usana Luvira, Rollin Heinzerling, Raymond Romanski, Nathan W. Levin, Thomas K. H. Burnham

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Seventy-three patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) nephritis were studied for up to eight years using sequential serologic and renal function tests and renal biopsies. Antinuclear antibody (ANA) patterns and titers were classified into two systems: nonparticulate and particulate. We found a close relationship between disease activity and changes in titers of the nonparticulate peripheral homogeneous system. These changes predicted imminent flare-up or immunosuppressive induced remission of nephritis. Patients with the thready ANA pattern (part of the particulate system) as the main pattern showed a predominant association with membranous glomerulopathy and better renal function than those without threads. The association …

Front Matter

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Obesity And Hypertension: A Review, Khaled Imam, James R. Sowers

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Hypertension is an important risk factor for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Obesity is often associated with hypertension. This strong association can be attributed to several pathophysiological changes which occur in obese subjects: increased salt and caloric intake, increased blood volume, increased cardiac output, increased basal as well as stress-stimulated sympathetic nervous system activity, hyperinsulinemia, and a relative increase in renin and aldosterone. Obesity usually increases the preload and causes an eccentric cardiac hypertrophy, while hypertension increases the afterload and causes concentric cardiac hypertrophy. When both obesity and hypertension occur in the same patient (as is often the case), they present …

Biophysical Methods For Estimating In Vivo Body Composition: The Determination Of The Adipose Compartment, Luther E. Preuss, Frank P. Bolin

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The status of the human body's major components (adipose mass, lean mass, body water, etc) and their change with time are of clinical importance. Deviation of these body components from a stable condition may be imposed by nutrition or disease, and a return to the normal body state may be brought about by appropriate medical care. Thus accurate quantitation of these components is an important goal. This field of study can be traced to the early 1800s, with a major thrust starting in the 1940s and continuing lo the present. The last four decades have shown an accelerated development of …

Morbidity And Treatment Of Clinically Important Obesity: An Internal Medicine Perspective, J. David Fachnie

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Obesity is defined as an excess storage of energy in the form of fat. The internist generates a differential diagnosis of etiologic factors and examines the patient carefully. Obese persons are counseled on all medical risks of obesity. Choices for treatment vary according lo the severity of the obesity, and alternative dietary treatments include a balanced-deficit diet or a very low calorie diet. Weight loss can be predicted by applying specified equations. With severe obesity, multidisciplinary treatment is needed. Anorexic agents have limited value because of their side effects and because of weight increase after discontinuing therapy. Obesity is not …

Bulletin - June, 1988, Civil Aviation Medical Association

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A four page newsletter of the Civil Aviation Medical Association. The newsletter provided news about civil aviation medicine and information related to the organization.

What's Happening: June 1, 1988, Maine Medical Center

What's Happening

No abstract provided.

Nursing Malpractice--The Nurse's Duty To Follow Orders, Barbara R. Benninger

West Virginia Law Review

No abstract provided.

The Aids Project Newsletter (June 1988), David Ketchum, The Aids Project

AIDS Project Newsletter (1987-1991)

No abstract provided.

Obese Father William Meets A Physician, J. David Fachnie

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Profiles Of The Morbidly Obese, Philip J. Lanzisera, Allan Dehorn, Carolyn Macdonald, Conni Sroka, J. David Fachnie

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory profiles of 132 morbidly obese individuals participating in a protein-sparing modified fast were examined via factor analytic methods yielding five interpretable psychometric factors. The results support the hypothesis that the morbidly obese are a psychologically heterogeneous population which can be subdivided conceptually. However, the findings fail to support the hypothesis that any particular psychopathology is intricately linked to the development of morbid obesity.

Blood Pressure Changes And Weight Changes In Hypertensive Patients In An Inner-City Clinic, A. David Goldberg, Frits Van Der Kuyp, Pamela C. Keenen

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

The association of obesity and hypertension has been clearly established. Despite evidence that weight loss reduces blood pressure, this aspect of treatment is often not stressed. We studied the effects of nutritional intervention in a group of inner-city, predominantly black, hypertensive patients to determine resultant blood pressure changes. Weight reduction was achieved by 57% of the patients, with a loss of more than 4.5 kg (10 lb) in 18%. Changes in weight were highly correlated with blood pressure changes. Correlations were greater for systolic than diastolic pressures, for pressure measured in the standing than the supine position, and for men …

Surgery For Morbid Obesity: A Continuing Challenge, Brack A. Bivins, Farouck N. Obeid, H. Mathilda Horst, Victor J. Sorensen

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Occurrence Of Alzheimer Disease In Michigan: An Epidemiologic Review Of Rates And Risk Factors, Christine Cole Johnson

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

Alzheimer disease is a progressive degenerative neurological disorder of insidious onset characterized by the deterioration of cognitive functioning. Little is known about the etiology and epidemiology of this condition. The only risk factor consistently associated with Alzheimer disease is advancing age. As the population of the elderly continues to grow, many public agencies, including those in Michigan, are concerned about social, personal, and financial implications and seek estimates of the number of people with dementia. To date, mortality rates based on vital statistics have been noninformative because Alzheimer disease is difficult lo diagnose clinically and has been considered to be …

Conrad Ramsey Lam, Md: Henry Ford Hospital's First Heart Surgeon, Donald J. Magilligan

Henry Ford Hospital Medical Journal

No abstract provided.

Determination Of Antibody Levels In Periapical Lesions Against Sixteen Oral Microorganisms By The Elisa Technique, Sammee Lee Jones

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The root canal system, which includes the periapical region of the tooth, may become infected by several types of microorganisms which are normally associated with these tissues. A bacteria-specific antibody response may occur at the local level, where various classes of immunoglobulins have been found and reported in the literature. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively measure locally produced immunoglobulin' levels in periapical lesion abscess materials and to determine the specific reactivity of these antibodies to several microorganisms which are normal flora, as well as being previously associated with the development and pathogenesis of endodontic infections. Periapical lesions …

Treatment Of Periodontal Furcation Defects, Michael Martin, Bernard Gantes

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

[Note: Three parts in one.]

I. Review of the Literature and Description of a Regeneration Surgical Technique

This report provides an abbreviated review of the literature on treatment and prognosis of periodontal furcation lesions. In addition, it describes a surgical technique designed to accomplish bone regeneration in class II furcation defects, together with the rationale for the development of this procedure. Results of treatment of 30 defects with this technique are presented in a subsequent report (Gantes et al. 1987).

II. Bone Regeneration in Mandibular Class II Defects

A total of 30 mandibular, buccal class II furcation defects were treated …

A Study Of Deep Overbite Correction With Lingual Orthodontics, Randall K. Bennett

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of the present study was to cephalometrically evaluate the bite plane effect associated with deep overbite correction in cases treated exclusively with the Ormco-Kurz™ lingual orthodontic appliance, and to evaluate whether differences existed between dolichofacial and brachyfacial facial types. Variables involved in the bite plane effect; incisor intrusion and proclination, as well as molar extrusion and mandibular rotation were measured. Fifty-nine cases were evaluated by means of computer digitized tracings of pretreatment and posttreatment lateral cephalograms. Mandibular incisor proclination of 4.5 degrees, mandibular incisor intrusion of 2.3 mm, lower anterior facial height opening of 1.3 mm and maxillary …

The Fracture Strength Of Ceramic Brackets : A Comparative Study, Daniel A. Flores

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of different surface conditions and different ligation methods on the fracture strength of ceramic brackets and the yield strength of metal brackets.

Ceramic brackets followed the Griffith model, which was used to interpret their fracture strength with respect to their surface condition. With surface damage (scratching), their fracture strength decreased, while metal brackets experienced work hardening and an increased yield strength. Undamaged single-crystal brackets had a higher fracture strength than undamaged polycrystalline brackets, but after scratching, their strength decreased to value near to that of polycrystalline brackets. The fracture strength …

Early Osteoclast Responses To A Calcium Supplemented Meal In Calcium Deficient Rats, Eugene E. Joseph

Loma Linda University Electronic Theses, Dissertations & Projects

Osteoclasts are large, irregularly-shaped, multinucleated cells. They are the primary cells responsible for the mobilization of calcium from bone (bone resorption). It is a well known fact that bone diseases (i.e. osteoporosis and osteopetrosis) occur as a result of unbalanced cellular activity. The implicated bone cells include osteoblasts (bone forming cells) and osteoclasts. The earlier one can detect abnormal bone cell function, the more efficient will be the diagnosis and treatment of diseased bone tissue.

Numerous studies have been done on osteoclast morphology and function in vitro (Kallio, et al., 1972; Chambers and Magnus, 1982; Warshafsky, et al., 1985). On …