puerperium is a time of special danger, as the rapid involution of the uterus may tear apart adhesions which wall-off abscess cavities thus leading to spreading peritonitis. In view of these risks I feel therefore that a small but definite place exists for termination of pregnancy in certain patients with active Crohn's disease. Sterilization is, of course, a different matter, as alternative me...

In longer races an increasing proportion of the energy for running comes from the aerobic mechanism of energy liberation. Aerobic mechanisms contribute just over half the total energy required in running a mile but more than three-quarters of the energy required in running three miles. In the presence of adequate supplies of oxygen, pyruvic acid is not converted to lactic acid but itself underg...

Mani Jegathesan tells Fiona Fleck how his carriers in tropical disease research and athletics combine to serve public health.

The current female donor base consists of three segments: those who have benefited from the advances in women's athletics in the post-Title TX era, those athletes from the pre-Title TX era, and those who may have never par6cipated in sports or attended the ins6tuLion, but are interested in college athletics. In all three of these market segments, athletic departments need to fully appreciate th...

Several famous athletes have been affected by ALS, and some epidemiologic studies have indicated that vigorous physical activity (heavy labor or athletics) is a risk factor for the disease. In a case-control study of 279 patients with motor neuron diseases and 152 with other neurologic diseases, the authors found that subjects with motor neuron diseases were more likely than controls to report ...

The present research explored the dynamics of competitive advantages in intercollegiate athletics by investigating the contribution of intangible resources (i.e., athletic and academic reputations) on the generation of more tangible resources (i.e., human and financial resources), which in turn influence the athletic performance (i.e., winning record) and academic performance (i.e., graduation ...

“What are we doing here?” Brad Pitt asks a table full of weathered scouts in a memorable scene in the movie Moneyball. Playing Oakland Athletics manager Billy Beane, he goes on to critique the scouts’ traditional, subjective ranking of players as “looking for Fabio.” The fi lm is based on a book of the same name that chronicles the record-breaking success of the 2002 Oakland Athletics baseball ...

CONTEXT Upper extremity injuries are extremely common in contact sports such as football, soccer, and lacrosse. The culture of competitive athletics provides an environment where hand injuries are frequently downplayed in an effort to prevent loss of game time. However, studies have shown that many sport-induced hand injuries do not actually require immediate surgical attention and can be safel...

Males who participated in intercollegiate athletics are estimated to receive 4% higher annual incomes than similar non-athletes. No such income premium associated with college athletics is revealed among females. Both male and female athletes who attended colleges and universities in the early 1970s had higher graduation rates than other students. Since the models used to estimate income and gr...

A number of studies have attempted to predict future Olympic performances in athletics and swimming based on trends displayed in previous Olympic Games. Some have utilised linear models to plot and predict change, whereas others have utilised multiple curve estimation methods based on inverse, sigmoidal, quadratic, cubic, compound, logistic, growth and exponential functions. The non linear mode...