A survey was carried out of three hundred general practice patients who were questioned about recurrent abdominal pain or discomfort and other related symptoms. Patients who responded positively to the questionnaire fell into three main groups. Twenty two patients (7%) were found to have previously diagnosed irritable bowel syndrome. A further twenty patients (7%) had similar symptoms but had n...

gence test, are used in this study. Our problem is very well expressed in the question: Does the child of high intelligence possess physical development commensurate with his mental ability? The subjects used in this study were pupils from the Demonstration School of the George Peabody College for Teachers. Since the study was restricted to children of superior intelligence, the number was nece...

Rehabilitation of one hundred and twenty eight patients with lower limb amputation performed for vascular disease from 1979 to 1987 was assessed. Arteriosclerotic occlusive disease was the most frequent cause of amputation (85.9%). Sixty seven patients (52.3%) were diabetic. Early and late results were analysed. For long-term follow-up evaluation, Univariate method of Kaplan-Meyer product limit...

The formation of protein homodimer complexes for molecular catalysis and regulation is fascinating. The homodimer formation through 2S (2 state), 3SMI (3 state with monomer intermediate) and 3SDI (3 state with dimer intermediate) folding mechanism is known for 47 homodimer structures. Our dataset of forty-seven homodimers consists of twenty-eight 2S, twelve 3SMI and seven 3SDI. The dataset is c...

BACKGROUND Diagnosis may be delayed in young females with cervical cancer because of a failure to recognise symptoms. AIM To examine the extent and determinants of delays in diagnosis of young females with symptomatic cervical cancer. DESIGN AND SETTING A national descriptive study of time from symptoms to diagnosis of cervical cancer and risk factors for delay in diagnosis at all hospitals...

The visual system is able to represent and integrate large amounts of information as we move our gaze across a scene. This process, called spatial remapping, enables the construction of a stable representation of our visual environment despite constantly changing retinal images. Converging evidence implicates the parietal lobes in this process, with the right hemisphere having a dominant role. ...

OBJECTIVE To test the feasibility of a pan-European professional recognition system for public health nutrition. DESIGN A multistage consultation process was used to test the feasibility of a model system for public health nutritionist certification. A review of existing national-level systems for professional quality assurance was conducted via literature review and a web-based search, follo...

BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate food experts' views on important nutrition and food systems knowledge issues for education purposes at schools in Iran. METHODS In 2012, semi-structured, face-to-face or telephone interviews were conducted with twenty-eight acknowledged Iranian experts in food and nutrition fields. Participants were selected from four major provinces in Iran (Tehran,...

In the adult a painful rigid flat foot with a calcaneo-navicular bar usually requires treatment by triple arthrodesis. In the adolescent also, long-standing deformity or adaptive joint changes may call for triple arthrodesis to alleviate pain. In the younger patient, however, without adaptivejoint changes, it is worth considering simple excision ofthe calcaneo-navicular bar. This has been pract...