OBJECTIVES To examine the time course of changes in wellness and health status markers before and after episodes of sickness in young soccer players during a high-altitude training camp (La Paz, 3600 m). METHODS Wellness and fatigue were assessed daily on awakening using specifically-designed questionnaires and resting measures of heart rate and heart rate variability. The rating of perceived...

Meclizine and caffeine combination is used for the treatment of morning sickness. Both compounds are teratogenic and caffeine is known to possess anti-fertility activity also. The present study was undertaken to evaluate the reproductive toxic effect of meclizine and caffeine combination. Three doses were taken for the study; low dose (LD; meclizine 3.7 mg/kg and caffeine 3 mg/kg) was selected ...

Intolerance to orthostasis encompasses a group of responses on assumption upright posture. One such response is postural dysautonomia. the types dysautonomia orthostatic tachycardia syndrome, which characterised by an increase in heart rate more than 30 bpm without hypotension along with other features attaining erect posture, either actively or passively. This paper brings out case pilot aspir...

Thalidomide is a sedative drug introduced to European markets on 1 October 1957 after extensive testing on rodent embryos to ensure its safety. Early laboratory tests in rodent populations showed that pregnant rodents could safely use it, so doctors prescribed Thalidomide to treat morning sickness in pregnant women. However, in humans [3] Thalidomide interfered with embryonic and fetal developm...

The magical plant of Indian spice, Murraya koenigii(curry leaf) family Rutaceae grows throughout the subcontinent. It is used in treatment or prevention many diseases including kidney stone, dysentery disorders, renal pain, stomach upsets & morning sickness. one main components formulation traditional ayurvedic system medicine since centuaries. A scrutiny literature reveals some notable pha...

Academic success of first-year students is one of the primary concerns of higher education institutes. A factor that may influence students’ success in a course and has been ignored is the effect of time of class on students’ performance. The goal of this study is to investigate the relationship between class time and students’ performance in a course to verify whether or not students enrolled ...

INTRODUCTION Obesity in Sweden has doubled to 14% over the last 20 years. New strategies for treatment and prevention are needed. Excessive gestational weight gain has been found to contribute substantially to obesity, and there is a consistent association between postpartum weight retention and obesity later in life. We aimed to explore what factors women perceive as reasons for having substan...

Few medications are as infamous as thalidomide: in the late 1950’s the drug, prescribed to pregnant women as a mild sedative and morning sickness remedy, caused severe congenital malformations in tens of thousands of newborns. The case had significant ramifications for the drug industry, with agencies around the world, including the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, restructuring their rules f...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Although morning stiffness has long been recognized as a characteristic feature of rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it is no more included in the 2010 ACR/EULAR Classification Criteria or in the current major instruments for evaluating disease activity of RA. In this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine the independent value and the optimal measurement of morning sti...

BACKGROUND Investigations across the world confirm dramatic increment in the use of complementary and alternative medicine in pregnant women. The most important aspect is lack of awareness of pregnant women about potential effects of using traditional medicine on fetus; some herbal products may be teratogenic in human and animal models. In this area, so far, no research has been conducted in Et...