In the December 1952 smog disaster in London, a substantial increase mortality was closely associated with air pollution. Deaths from cardiovascular causes were elevated as well respiratory deaths. The greatest elderly. Hospital admissions increased for both and diseases. Since then, many studies have reported associations between lower concentrations of pollution daily mortality. Little attention has been paid to question hospital illness, however. This study examined association persons...

Preexisting data sets were used to investigate the association between hospital admissions for congestive heart failure and air pollutants.Medicare data, ambient pollution monitoring meteorological create daily values of failure, maximum hourly temperature, levels carbon monoxide, nitrogen dioxide, sulfur ozone. Data compiled each seven cities (Chicago, Detroit, Houston, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New York, Philadelphia) 1986 through 1989. Single-pollutant multipollutant models with adjustments...

Head-out water immersion is known to increase cardiac filling pressure and volume in humans at rest. The purpose of the present study was assess whether these alterations persist during dynamic exercise. Ten men performed upright cycling exercise on land suprasternal notch work loads corresponding 40, 60, 80, 100% maximal O2 consumption (VO2max). A Swan-Ganz catheter used measure right atrial (PAP), pulmonary arterial index (CI). Left ventricular end-diastolic (LVED) end-systolic (LVES)...

The combined effects of carbon monoxide and low temperature on daily variation in hospital admissions for congestive heart failure (CHF) were examined a 4-year period Chicago, Illinois. Medicare CHF analyzed as function the maximum hourly temperature, levels (CO), other criteria pollutants Chicago each day (1986-1989). regression analyses time series conducted using single multipollutant models with interaction terms adjustments weather, weekly cycles, seasonal effects, secular trend. data...

Daily counts of diagnosed gastroenteritis (gastrointestinal events) in Milwaukee County, Wisconsin, from January 1992 through April 1993 were compared with reported daily turbidity the two drinking water treatment plants serving county. Turbidity both was associated an increased number gastrointestinal events even after exclusion a major documented outbreak cryptosporidiosis. During 434-day period prior to outbreak, increase 0.5 nephelometric units at one relative risks for 2.35 among...

Obesity and family history of non-lnsulin-dependent diabetes mellitus were examined in a cross-sectional study 32,662 white women the United States Canada who members TOPS (Take Off Pounds Sensibly) Club, Inc., with respect to association between these two factors prevalence by using questionnaire data originally collected 1969. A index based upon reported presence among siblings, parents, grandparents was used grade hereditary on scale zero five. The ratio actual ideal weight categorize...

We used the Temporal Exposure Response Surfaces modeling technique to examine association between gastroenteritis-related emergency room visits and hospitalizations in elderly drinking water turbidity before during 1993 Milwaukee waterborne Cryptosporidium outbreak. Before outbreak, rate of such events increased with age (p</=0.001), suggesting that are at an risk. During strong associations occurred temporal lags 5-6 days (consistent incubation period). A pronounced second wave these...

Correlates of recurrent wheezing were examined in a case-control study involving 343 children ranging from 7 to 12 yr age and recruited general pediatric practice. Positive skin tests for allergy observed 35% random sample without wheezing, 77% 90% who had experienced two four episodes five or more episodes, respectively, recent wheezing. By logistic regression analysis, sensitization dust mite (odds ratio [OR]: 5.2; 95% CI: 3.0 9.0), cat (OR: 15.5; 3.4 70.8), Alternaria 6.8; 2.1 21.5)...

The patterns of incidence and pathways spread for cryptosporidiosis are poorly understood. In this study, we explored the possibility that drinking water caused significant waterborne in Milwaukee well before massive documented outbreak April 1993. We generated time series daily counts emergency room visits hospital admissions gastroenteritis using billing records Medical College Wisconsin January 1, 1992, through May 3, Water Works provided us with data on turbidity same period. service...

This study sought to ascertain the affective and cognitive outcome after tricyclic electroconvulsive treatment of elderly medical-psychiatric patients meeting diagnostic criteria for major depression, some whom had normal functioning were cognitively impaired before treatment.Patients who met depression on basis a structured interview scored 17 or more Hamilton Rating Scale Depression evaluated with Mattis Dementia Scale. The then treated in nonrandom manner either antidepressants ECT...

The purpose of this naturalistic study was to examine the long-term (15 months and 4 years) cognitive affective outcome following treatment with either cyclic antidepressants or ECT in depressed older adults.Fifty-five patients meeting criteria for major depression were rated as impairment treated clinically indicated a antidepressant ECT. Long-term determined through psychometric retesting 15 (N = 47) approximately years 44) after treatment.Analysis 15-month 4-year evaluations revealed that...

The greater vulnerability of children to the effects environmental hazards has raised concerns about their exposure and resultant absorption mobile phone radiation. Foster Chou (2014) reviewed published studies that used computer models radio-frequency electromagnetic fields estimate compare tissue dose rate in heads adults using phones. Their review confuses with absorption, study results conclude erroneously are not more exposed than adults. We show was executed systematically. There...

Long-term cognitive changes were observed in 8 depressed patients whose pretreatment impairment (depressive dementia or pseudodementia) resolved after treatment with ECT. Improved performance on the Mattis Dementia Rating Scale was maintained throughout a 4-year follow-up period. Improvements Memory and Initiation Perseveration subscales most consistent over time. These aspects of functioning may be susceptible to effects depression, this factor consider clinically evaluating older both...

The patterns of incidence and pathways spread for cryptosporidiosis are poorly understood. In this study, we explored the possibility that drinking water caused significant water-borne in Milwaukee well before massive documented outbreak April 1993. We generated time series daily counts emergency room visits hospital admissions gastroenteritis using billing records Medical College Wisconsin January 1, 1992, through May 3, Water Works provided us with data on turbidity same period. service...