Some years ago Dr. McDowall wrote a book on clinical physiology. This book met with marked success, and two editions in England and America have become exhausted. This is not surprising, for it was a very useful publication, and indeed invaluable to all students preparing for the higher examinations and for those who wished to understand the relation between their physiological knowledge and cl...

BACKGROUND People living with HIV infection are confronted with physical and psychological symptoms that impact their quality of life. This study explored the symptom experience of people living with HIV infection in Puerto Rico and its correlation with quality of life. METHODS A cross-sectional descriptive design was used to survey 44 men, women, and transgender people living with HIV infect...

We report the cases of two homosexual men, one of whom is believed to have been infected with HIV-1 during oroanal intercourse with the other, his only current sexual partner. Both patients had sero-conversion illnesses with similar symptoms and signs, and of similar duration. The practise of oroanal intercourse is known to be associated with the transmission of enteric infections and has been ...

Sexual abuse is a problem of epidemic proportions in our society. Given the prevalence of sexual abuse, it is vital for medical providers, including pediatric nurse practitioners, to recognize sexual abuse in their patients and respond appropriately. Failing to recognize sexual abuse can leave children at risk for continued abuse and potentially lead to the sexual abuse of additional children. ...

BACKGROUND The field has seen a renewed interest in exploring the theory of 'counterfeit deviance' for persons with intellectual disability who sexually offend. The term was first presented in 1991 by Hingsburger, Griffiths and Quinsey as a means to differentiate in clinical assessment a subgroup of persons with intellectual disability whose behaviours appeared like paraphilia but served a func...

9 15 36 Nerve center: I told the neurologist, 'I'm having a stroke. These are my symptoms.' I wasn't all upset about it. Needle and the damage done: In my 25 years of doing substance abuse research here I've never seen anything like this… Age old question: How old is your skeleton? It seems like a simple question. As old as you are, right? Not exactly. In this edition of Vital Signs, we tackle ...