The relationship between ambient electromagnetic fields and human mood and behaviour is of great public health interest. The relationship between Ap indices of geomagnetic storm activity and national suicide statistics for Australia from 1968 to 2002 was studied. Ap index data was normalised so as to be globally uniform and gave a measure of storm activity for each day. A geomagnetic storm even...

Most of the literature on partner abuse deals with the pattern wherein one member, the aggressor, repeatedly assaults the other, the victim. In some cases of partner abuse, however, both partners are perpetrators and victims of reciprocal violence. These cases can present as the former, more familiar pattern, if one partner functions as the complainant. To intervene effectively, the professiona...

A 30 year old male patient with thyrotoxic crisis presenting as status epilepticus is reported. The aetiology, manifestations and management of this medical emergency are discussed. The importance of prompt, vigorous and comprehensive treatment of thyrotoxic crisis is emphasized. Rapid control of hyperthyroidism as well as other supportive measures are essential if the high fatality rate is to ...

Recent focus has been given to US forests RS I sink for incrcascs in atmospheric carbon dioxide. Current estimates of US Eorest carbon sequestration average approximately 20 Tg (i.e. IO” g) year. However, predictions of forest carbon sequestration ofien do not include the influcncc of hurricanes on forest carbon storage. Intense hurricanes occur two out of three years across the eastern US. A s...

Background: Damaging Hydrogeological Events (DHEs) are severe weather periods during which floods, landslides, lightning, windstorms, hail or storm surges can harm people. Climate change is expected to increase the frequency/intensity of DHEs and, consequently, the potential harm to people. Method: We investigated the impacts of DHEs on people in Calabria (Italy) over 37 years (1980-2016). Data...

Evidence-based practice (EBP) has become widely established in many branches of medicine, including psychiatry. In this article, I argue that it is incumbent upon a forensic psychiatrist to examine this concept following a trend in legal decisions that increasingly demand that we based our opinion on a scientific foundation. I will briefly discuss the shortcomings of EBP and how they have been ...

Project leadership has to adapt to meet changing needs of this 21st century if it is to remain relevant. The 21st century world has changed from that of the previous century with the global financial crisis (GFC) marking a point of inflection in this change. At the same time generational change and particularly in Australia, a move to project alliance contracting, combine to require a re-examin...

OBJECTIVE  To systematically identify, critically appraise, and synthesise empirical studies about the impact of the 2008 financial crisis in Europe on health outcomes. DESIGN  Systematic literature review. DATA SOURCES  Structural searches of key databases, healthcare journals, and organisation based websites. REVIEW METHODS  Empirical studies reporting on the impact of the financial cri...

At Ensenada de La Paz, a coastal lagoon on the western side of the Gulf of California, nutrient and salinity data before and after rain events were evaluated using a mass balance model to estimate the exchange of conservative and non-conservative variables with the adjacent sea. Surface salinity, nitrogen (N-NO3, N-NO2), and phosphorus (PO4) were used in the model to obtain the hydraulic balanc...

A patient with anorexia nervosa refused treatment for her thyrotoxicosis for 18 years in an attempt to keep her weight low. Severe congestive heart failure and impending thyroid storm prompted her family to force her to seek medical attention.