Abstract New Zealand's high mortality rate from sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) prompted the development of Zealand Cot Death Study. A report analysis data first year has been published. This now gives major identified risk factors full 3 set. In this case‐control study there were 485 infants who died SIDS in post‐neonatal age group, and 1800 control infants, a representative sample all hospital births region. Obstetric records examined parental interviews completed 97.5% 86.9% subjects,...

OBJECTIVES--To investigate why sharing the bed with an infant is a not consistent risk factor for sudden death syndrome in ethnic subgroups New Zealand and to see if of associated this practice related other factors, particularly maternal smoking alcohol consumption. DESIGN--Nationwide case-control study. SETTING--Region 78% all births during 1987-90. SUBJECTS--Home interviews were completed parents 393 (81.0% total) infants who died from postneonatal age group, 1592 (88.4% controls...

Maternal smoking has been shown to be a risk factor for sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). The effect of by the father and other household members not previously examined.A large nationwide case-control study. Four hundred eighty-five SIDS deaths in postneonatal age group were compared with 1800 control infants.Infants mothers who smoked during pregnancy had 4.09 (95% confidence interval [CI] = 3.28, 5.11) greater than infants did smoke. Infants postnatally also an increased nonsmokers...

The New Zealand Cot Death Study, a multicentre case-control study, was set up to identify risk factors associated with sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). In the 3 years of study there were 485 deaths classified as SIDS in areas and 1800 infants who randomly selected controls. Data collected by parent interviews from obstetric notes. A full data for this analysis available 356 cases 1529 control infants. relationship between length any breastfeeding examined: 92% controls initially...

The association between dummy use and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) was investigated in 485 deaths due to SIDS the postneonatal age group compared with 1800 control infants. Parental interviews were completed 87% of subjects. prevalence New Zealand is low varies within Zealand. Dummy two week period before less cases than last weeks for controls (odds ratio (OR) 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.57 1.02). Use a sleep or nominated significantly (OR 0.44, CI 0.26 0.73). OR changed...

Abstract Control data from 1529 infants studied in a multicentre case‐control study of sudden infant death New Zealand were analysed to identify factors that might hinder the establishment and duration breast feeding. Although 1300 (85%) exclusively breast‐fed at discharge obstetric hospital, this fell 940 (61%) by 4 weeks. Logistic regression was used adversely influence feeding ‘at discharge’,‘at weeks’ overall ‘duration’ When adjusted for confounding factors, not exclusive discharge’...

OBJECTIVES--To examine the factors which might explain higher mortality from sudden infant death syndrome in Maori infants (7.4/1000 live births 1986 compared with 3.6 non-Maori children). DESIGN--A large nationwide case control study. SETTING--New Zealand. 485 who died of were 1800 infants. There 229 and 240 cases (16 unassigned) 353 1410 controls (37 unassigned). RESULTS--Maori had 3.81 times risk (95% confidence interval 3.06 to 4.76) The for within groups remarkably similar. When...

Abstract A 3 year case‐control study identifying the risk factors for SIDS was undertaken. Preliminary analysis of data from first suggested that mortality could fall by 50% if prevalence prone sleeping position changed 40 to 0%. During among infants has fallen 43% in 20% third year. 3.1/1000 live births, which is very close predicted. When considered with other available evidence this strongly supports a causal relationship between and SIDS.

The US overdose epidemic is an escalating public health emergency, accounting for over 100,000 deaths annually. Despite the availability of medications opioid use disorders, provider-level barriers, such as negative attitudes, exacerbate treatment gap in clinical care settings. Assessing prevalence and intensity provider stigma, defined perceptions behaviors that providers embody enact toward patients with substance across different specialties, critical to expanding delivery treatment.To...

Abstract This study was carried out in response to reports from nurses a post‐neonatal mortality review committee that number of mothers infants dying sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) appeared be depressed before the child's death. The New Zealand Cot Death Study 3 year multicentre case‐control for SIDS. There were 485 SIDS cases age group regions, and these compared with 1800 control infants. Infants either self‐reported use medication psychiatric disorders, history hospitalization...

The changing health care marketplace requires new graduates to be familiar with complex systems. Since 1999 the Oregon Health & Science University internal medicine residency program has offered a seminar-based systems curriculum, but residents lacked an opportunity actively apply learned concepts. To achieve this goal, authors developed second curricular component, Systems Independent Study Project (HSISP). HSISP is self-directed assessment of system or delivery issue complete in their...

An emerging corpus exists pertaining to societal judgements of image-based sexual harassment and abuse (IBSHA). This type research centres on the non-consensual sharing intimate images (NCSII; sometimes called 'revenge pornography'), but recent legislative developments seeking convict those who engage in unsolicited sending (USII; 'dick pics') evoke a need broaden this literature. Moreover, context highly publicised accounts featuring both celebrity perpetrators victims IBSHA, it is...

Two methods of identifying schizophrenia, Parkinson's disease (PD), and Huntington's (HD) are described. The based on the analysis contingent negative variation (CNV), an event related potential (ERP) in electroencephalogram. first method involves spectrum CNV discriminant Fourier harmonic frequency components. other application supervised learning artificial neural networks to features obtained time domain. Additionally, unsupervised were used presymptomatically assess risk HD....

The paper datails research which aims to improve the contribution made by electroencephalogram (EEG) analysis diagnosis and care of patients with brain disease; dementia in particular. Previous attempts automate EEG have concentrated on separating patient groups from control groups, often basis a single neurophysiological index derived short, isolated segment EEG. authors seek develop, test, novel technique for changes serial recordings individuals (subject-specific analysis) may serve as...

The human electroencephalogram (EEG) contains useful diagnostic information on a variety of neurological disorders. However, like all biomedical signals, the EEG is very susceptible to large-signal contaminations or artefacts which reduce its clinical usefulness. paper discusses use knowledge-based techniques overcome limitations an adaptive signal-processing method developed for real-time ocular artefact removal. Knowledge-based are used recognise and subsequently classify pathological...

Abstract The purpose of this investigation was to determine if amphetamine (dexedrine) or caffeine affects the performance a subject exposed heat and exercise stress. Stress provided by an ambient temperature 110 deg. F treadmill walking at four miles per hour, zero grade. Fifteen subjects each reported for three-hour experiments. Psychomotor physiological measurements were taken day under conditions held constant except double-blind administration drugs. Results indicate that, increase in...

In many clinical and psychological situations it is often helpful to remove ocular artefacts (OAs) from the electroencephalogram (EEG) signals so that true EEG can be analysed. These are associated with movements in system (eyelids, eyeball etc). Although satisfactory OA removal now possible offline, online has hitherto been unsatisfactory. The previously reported methods required co-operation of subjects which cannot always guaranteed, involved time-consuming manual calibration, at best...

The risk of precipitating a convulsion in epileptic patients with methohexitone has been judged to vary widely. This article reports such complications arising during methohexitone-activated E.E.G. recording series 48 from whom anticonvulsant medication was withheld. Two developed grand mal convulsions induction 1-0%. others exhibited status epilepticus the petit type and one myoclonic type, after stopping an infusion 0-09% methohexitone. specificity for methohexitone-induced epileptics or...

SummaryNinety-five pregnancies among 88 epileptic women were studied prospectively between 1982 and 1988. There six miscarriages, three preterm 86 term pregnancies, resulting in 92 babies. no stillbirths, one neonatal death maternal death. The incidence of breech presentation mode delivery amongst mothers did not differ from that control delivering the same unit. Birth weight head circumference babies born to those mothers. was also difference on different anticonvulsant regimens. eight...