This article examines issues raised by a recent UK legal case in which the defense argued that the accusations made by the highly hypnotizable plaintiff were likely based on false memories. The authors argue that the evidence related to hypnotizability and false memory production is inconsistent but may be illuminated by a sociocognitive perspective. They present 2 preliminary studies that indi...

The primary care NP has a significant opportunity to meet the special healthcare needs of the occupational community. While NPs routinely diagnose and treat workers, writing return-to-work restrictions can pose a challenge.

A rich theoretical literature describes the disadvantages facing plaintiffs who suffer multiple, or intersecting, axes of discrimination. This article extends extant literature by distinguishing two forms of intersectionality: demographic intersectionality, in which overlapping demographic characteristics produce disadvantages that are more than the sum of their parts, and claim intersectionali...

Stephen B. Judlowe, Morgan Lewis & Bockius LLP, of New York, New York, argued for plaintiff-appellant. With him on the brief were Brian P. Murphy, Robert G. Gibbons, Esther H. Steinhauer, David Leichtman, and Timothy P. Heaton. William G. Gaede III, Cooley Godward LLP, of Palo Alto, California, argued for defendant-appellee. With him on the brief were Lori R.E. Ploeger and Michele E. Moreland. ...

But other definitions are sharper, e.g. impairment is a physiologic or anatomic dysfunction which is easily measured identically from person to person. Disability, then, becomes the result of that impairment on the individual with all of the personal characteristics including age, co-morbid conditions, education, experience, etc. Handicap adds the environment to the mix. This involves the job m...

objective(s): the purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of l-glutamine on electromyographic (emg) activity of the quadriceps muscle injured by eccentric exercise (ee).   materials and methods: seventeen healthy men (age: 22.35±2.27 yr; body mass: 69.91±9.78 kg; height: 177.08±4.32 cm) were randomly and double-blind study with subjects assigned to either an l-glutamine suppleme...

the nervous system has an important and vital role in the human body, but unfortunately the repairment of damaged nervous tissue is very slowly. for a long time, the scientists have been involved in finding ways to speed up this process. radiation of low power he-ne laser has been suggested to as a way to improve this issue. in this study, 20 rats were divided randomly into control and case gro...

the study of 10,504 cases of industrial accidents, involving 590,164 injured workers employed in different industries in tehran industrial pole during one year shows that the over all incidence rate is 17.80 with a significant variation in regard to age and the type of industry. furthermore, 96.58% 0t accidents have happened within the workshops. considering the final outcome of the accidents, ...

Occupational therapy practitioners offer services to workers in the workplace to prevent musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), to help the injured worker restore function, and to recover capacities needed to return to the job. Despite the existence of some evidence about the efficacy of prevention programs, there is uncertainty and even disagreement among health professionals, about the outcome of ...