Developing effective alternative approaches for disinfesting bed bugs from residential spaces requires a balance between obtaining complete insect mortality, while minimizing costs and energy consumption. One method of disinfestation is the application of lethal high temperatures directly to rooms and contents within a structure (termed whole-room heat treatments). However, temperature and time...

OBJECTIVE To identify the effects of antepartum bed rest upon the family. DESIGN Descriptive, retrospective survey. PARTICIPANTS A national random selection of 89 women who had been prescribed antepartum bed rest in the hospital or at home and who contacted a high-risk pregnancy support group for information. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE An open-ended questionnaire. RESULTS Families experienced...

Heather Edgell, Kathryn A. Zuj, Danielle K. Greaves, J. Kevin Shoemaker, Marc-Antoine Custaud, Pascaline Kerbeci, Phillipe Arbeille, and Richard L. Hughson Faculty of Applied Health Sciences, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada; School of Kinesiology, University of Western Ontario, London, Canada; Explorations Fonctionnelles Vasculaires, Centres Hospitaliers Universitaires d’Angers, Angers...

Patients with CCI have continuing profound medical needs, poor prognosis for significant functional recovery, and a high mortality rate. Nonetheless, some survive for months or years, but unfortunately, often with functional skills and quality of life lower than need be. Careful evaluation of each patient's medical condition and potential for functional improvement, early involvement of the reh...

Orthostatic proteinuria is characterized by elevated levels of urinary protein excretion while in the upright or lordotic position and normal excretion when in the supine or recumbent position, such as that during bed rest. This type of proteinuria is the most frequent cause of isolated proteinuria in children and adolescents. In adolescents, the prevalence of orthostatic proteinuria is reporte...

A reduction in lower limb cross-sectional area (CSA) occurs after bed rest (BR). This should lead to an equivalent reduction in maximal instantaneous muscular power (W(p)) if the body segments' lengths remain unchanged. W(p) was determined during maximal jumps off both feet on a force platform before and on days 2, 6, 10, 32, and 48 after a 42-day duration BR. CSA of thigh muscles was measured ...

OBJECTIVES We tested whether intermittent standing or a combination of heel raising, squatting and hopping exercises was sufficient to prevent alteration in balance and gait following a 5-day bed rest. METHODS This cross-over design study was performed with 10 male subjects during 6° head down tilt: (a) with no countermeasure; (b) while standing 25 min per day; (c) during locomotion-like acti...

To determine the influence of circadian rhythmicity and sleep on the 24-h leptin diurnal variations, plasma leptin levels were measured at 10-min intervals over 24 h in seven normal subjects, once during nocturnal sleep, and once after an 8-h shift of sleep. The subjects were submitted to constant conditions (continuous enteral nutrition and bed rest in controlled chambers). Body temperature an...

Acute stress, as bed rest, was shown to increase plasma level of the neurotrophin brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in older, but not in young adults. This increase might represent a protective mechanism towards acute insults in aging subjects. Since computerized cognitive training (CCT) is known to protect brain, herein we evaluated the effect of CCT during bed rest on BDNF, muscle mass...

OBJECTIVE To describe the prevalence, sociodemographic profile, and the burden of migraine in the United States in 1999 and to compare results with the original American Migraine Study, a 1989 population-based study employing identical methods. METHODS A validated, self-administered questionnaire was mailed to a sample of 20 000 households in the United States. Each household member with seve...