Asaliva é um fluido de fácil obtenção, não-invasivo que pode ser usado paramonitorar a concentração de uma ampla variedade de drogas, hormônios, anticorpos e outras moléculas.Os testesdiagnósticosbaseadosemamostrasde saliva são atualmente utilizados com freqüência na endocrinologia, pesquisa em pediatria, emestudos clínicos empsicologia e psiquiatria, bem como na pesquisa sobre estresse. É impo...

OBJECTIVE This prospective study investigates whether changes in health risks are associated with changes in presenteeism (on-the-job productivity loss). METHOD A total of 7026 employees of a national financial services company responded to a health risk appraisal (HRA), which included a modified version of the Work Limitation Questionnaire (WLQ) in both 2002 and 2004. The association between...

The case history of a patient with a retained wooden orbital foreign body is presented. The report illustrates the diagnostic limitations of orbital CAT scanning and ultrasonography. Systemic corticosteroid therapy facilitated the localisation and surgical removal of the foreign body.

BACKGROUND The Work Limitations Questionnaire (WLQ) was recently developed to measure health-related decrements in ability to perform job roles among employed individuals. The purpose of this study was to develop and test a Japanese version of the WLQ. METHODS Developing the Japanese version of the WLQ involved translations, back-translations, and a pilot study. Using data obtained from a nat...