Although each method has its own advantages and disadvantages compared with the conservative mercury-in-glass thermometers, there are conflicting opinions about the optimal anatomic site for measuring body temperature as well about the variations in measurements with different methods. In this study, we aimed to assess the accuracy and reliability of measurements obtained from the axilla with t...

AIMS The aim of this study was to investigate psychological distress, anger and alexithymia in a group of patients affected by myofascial pain (MP) in the facial region. METHODS 45 MP patients [mean (SD) age: 38.9 (11.6)] and 45 female healthy controls [mean (SD) age: 37.8 (13.7)] were assessed medically and psychologically. The medically evaluation consisted of muscle palpation of the pericr...

Correspondence to: Mr Riou. A 28 year old nulliparous woman presented to the accident and emergency department after failing to retrieve a glass mercury thermometer from her vagina. She had been using the thermometer to measure her vaginal temperature on waking each morning as part of a fertility programme in order to ascertain the time of ovulation. Although oral or rectal temperature measurem...