The anterior processes of snakes may transfer odorants from the tongue to the vomeronasal (VN) organ. To test whether the anterior processes are required for a vomeronasally mediated behavior, the authors tested garter snakes (Thamnophis sirtalis) preoperatively and after cauterization of the anterior processes or control cauterization with artificial earthworms ...

Three cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus) had a clinical history of chronic spiral bacteria-associated gastritis and three cheetahs had no clinical history of gastritis. Gastric biopsies were obtained from all six cheetahs prior to treatment for gastritis and 3 wk and 1 yr posttreatment. The cheetahs were treated with tetracycline hydrochloride 500 ...

Nausea and vomiting during pregnancy can have a profound effect on the lives of some women. Symptoms have been reported across cultures and throughout recorded history, but interventions that consistently relieve symptoms have not been documented. As part of a larger study, strategies or situations that stimulate or relieve nausea ...

A more precise determination of the date of primary rubella infection in pregnancy is obtained by application of the urea denaturation method. Two denaturation buffers containing 6 and 8 M urea were compared for the detection of rubella IgG avidity by enzyme immunoassay. The results demonstrate that IgG avidity detected ...

We report a documented case of rubella reinfection during pregnancy in a previously vaccinated woman with residual antibody titre to rubella of 15 IU/ml. The reinfection occurred following an exposure to rubella virus (contact with 6-year-old daughter with clinical rubella) between the 7th and 10th week of pregnancy which resulted ...

Pharmacologic stimulation during head-up tilt test (HUT) is used to increase the diagnostic yield of the test to detect vasovagal syncope. Reported lack of specificity of stimulation with intravenous isoproterenol has made a pharmacologic alternative desirable. Because nitrates are known to cause syncope of a vasovagal origin, we administered sublingual ...

PURPOSE: To evaluate tapes and taping methods with respect to the minimum force required to dislodge endotracheal tubes (ETTs). METHODS: A simulated face model consisting of a section of PVC pipe was used. The ETT was attached to a piezo-electric force transducer and pullout force was manually applied in a ...

We report the correlation between total hours of nausea in early pregnancy, as a continuous variable, and various factors in women's obstetric and personal histories. Positive correlations for increased nausea were found with heavier placentae (p = 0.005), non-smoking status (p = 0.004), women with nausea in previous pregnancies (p ...

(+)-(R)- and (-)-(S)-salsolinol, dopamine-derived tetrahydroisoquinolines, were tested as substrates of pig brain soluble and membrane-bound catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and as inhibitors of O-methylation of dopamine by soluble COMT in vitro. Methylation products were separated by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Quantification of the products showed that O-methylation of (+)-(R)-salsolinol by ...

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this research was to test a widely publicized theory that nausea and vomiting of pregnancy protects women from ingesting certain vegetables and other foods that produce congenital anomalies and other adverse outcomes of pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: The theory was tested with use of data on dietary ...

Pregnancy induces several haemostatic perturbations. Some authors described possible acquired activated protein C resistance (APCR) during normal pregnancy. We wanted to test this possibility and to evaluate if this acquired APCR might contribute to the known increased tendency to thrombosis associated with pregnancy. To answer the first hypothesis, we tested ...

The flexibility of the wrought wire clasp is related to a number of factors, including the type and gauge of the alloy. The purpose of this study was to compare the bend behavior of five wrought wire alloys used in removable partial dentures. The alloys and their gauge diameters (in ...

Two cases of Coxsackie B viral meningo-encephalitis in pregnant women are described. Both patients recovered well and delivered healthy babies, but because of delay in establishing the aetiology of their infections both mothers, and one child, received acyclovir therapy. The differential diagnosis of non-pyogenic meningo-encephalitis in late pregnancy can present ...

We have reviewed our patch test results for preservative allergy from 1982 to 1993. 8 preservatives were included: formaldehyde, 2-bromo-2-nitropropane-1,3-diol (Bronopol(TM)), quaternium-15 (Dowicil 200TM), imidazolidinyl urea (Germall 115TM), diazolidinyl urea (Germall IITM), parabens, 5-chloro-2methyl-isothiazolin-3-one (Kathon CG(TM)) and 1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane (one of the constituents of Euxyl K 400TM). Whereas the allergy rate ...

BACKGROUND: Cerebellar hemangioblastomas are unusual benign neoplasms that may go undetected for years. When associated with pregnancy, however, these tumors may undergo rapid expression and promote progression of symptomatology. CASE: A 28-year-old woman with ataxia and left-sided weakness was diagnosed with cerebellar hemangioblastoma in the second trimester of pregnancy following ...

A variety of orientation cues has been suggested for the migration to the breeding site in adult amphibians. We categorized the cues into the following 3 groups: 1) cues from the breeding pond such as male calling and pond odors, 2) celestial cues such as the sun light and the ...

Seventy to 90 percent of all pregnant women experience nausea, and 50 percent have at least one episode of vomiting or retching. A continuous measure was used to quantify symptoms of nausea with or without vomiting or retching during pregnancy in 126 women. Relationships between symptoms and selected variables were ...

OBJECTIVES: To report on the prevalence of well-being, heartburn, nausea, and vomiting related to gestational week, parity, and age in the third trimester of the normal pregnancy. STUDY DESIGN: Self-administered questionnaire filled in daily by 180 women from 31st gestational week to delivery. RESULTS: The study was completed by 120 ...

OBJECTIVE: To describe women's experiences of pre-pregnancy counselling and their knowledge of rubella immunity and folate intake. DESIGN: A cross-sectional sample of 121 public and 32 private patients at or less than 20 weeks' gestation attending their first antenatal appointment completed a self-administered questionnaire. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Awareness of the ...

This study compared two Rorschach administration methods across a number of test variables. With a within-subjects, counter-balanced design, 20 female subjects randomly received either an initial Rapaport (Rapaport, Gill, & Schafer, 1968) or an Exner (Exner, 1974, 1986) Rorschach administration. Results showed that the Exner administration produced significantly more Color ...

Melatonin is a weak dose-independent lightening agonist in fish skin, a moderate dose-dependent lightening agonist in toad skin and a potent lightening agent in frog and lizard skins (reversing in a dose-dependent manner the darkening caused by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone). In frog skins, previous exposure to melatonin reduced further lightening actions ...

Twenty-seven pregnant women (5-22 weeks gestation) participated in a study to determine the efficacy of SeaBands for the control of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy (NVP). NVP was reduced by 50% for these women. SeaBands are more effective if applied early in the symptom experience; less if applied late. SeaBands ...

BACKGROUND: Rubella virus may be transmitted to the fetus following rubella reinfection in early pregnancy. The mechanisms responsible for maternal-fetal transmission in women with pre-existing rubella antibodies are, however, unclear. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the protective role of rubella specific neutralising antibodies and cell-mediated immunity in rubella reinfection. STUDY DESIGN: Rubella ...

This article describes two gravid patients who presented with first-trimester sialorrhea and hyperemesis. Although excessive salivation, especially when accompanied by protracted nausea and vomiting, is an unusual occurrence, it can have serious consequences for both the mother and fetus when left untreated. Initially, phenothiazine was prescribed and later belladonna alkaloid ...

The purpose of this study was to assess both the current use of relief measures for nausea and vomiting of pregnancy among clinicians and the basis for their decisions regarding method of treatment. With the permission of conference sponsors, questionnaires on nausea and vomiting of pregnancy relief measures were distributed ...

Although nausea and vomiting in early pregnancy has been studied in detail, there is little information available regarding dietary aversions and some cravings during pregnancy. To study the prevalence and factors associated with dietary aversions and cravings during pregnancy, a survey was carried out on 1000 randomly selected pregnant women ...

To mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Controversial Discussions the author has selected the interplay between phantasy and reality for further consideration. Basing her thinking on her reading of Klein and Freud she reviews her own contribution to symbolic forms of expression--the distinction between a symbol and a symbolic equation--which ...

Hyperemesis gravidarum is a potentially dangerous disorder of pregnancy characterized by severe and protracted vomiting. It is suggested that psychosocial factors may have a role in determining whether the pregnant woman experiences a transient spell of mild vomiting or progresses towards the much rarer but more significant pernicious vomiting. Psychotherapy, ...

The prevalence of bacteriuria in Pakistani women and its association with complications of pregnancy was studied. Out of 1579 women, 77 had bacteriuria (4.8%). There was no association of age, gravidity, parity, haemoglobin, pre-eclampsia, mode of delivery, gestational age at delivery, preterm delivery and low birth-weight with presence of bacteriuria. ...

The causes of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy are still not clearly understood, nor is there one simple, effective treatment. Nausea and vomiting do not appear to be associated with fetal morbidity, malnutrition or death. Carbohydrate-rich snacks at frequent intervals seem to provide relief. Health education on healthy sandwiches and ...

A recent prospective study of 363 pregnant women found that 20% had no symptoms of nausea and vomiting, 28% just feel sick, and 52% feel sick and vomited. Symptoms peak at about the ninth week of pregnancy and often stop suddenly by about the 14th week. Two-thirds of women will ...

Nausea and fatigue are uncomfortable, sometimes almost debilitating, symptoms of pregnancy. Anecdotally, fatigue seems worse as nausea increases. This descriptive correlational study investigated the relationship between nausea and fatigue during early pregnancy. Fifty-one women who received prenatal care at two obstetrics and gynecology nurse-midwifery practices in a large metropolitan area ...

Two replicons were isolated independently from different IncHI1 plasmids. One was isolated from R27, and a second was isolated from pIP522. We demonstrate, by DNA-DNA hybridization experiments, that these maintenance regions are different and that they are specific to, and carried by, all IncHI1 plasmids tested. In view of this ...

Spontaneous perforation of the oesophagus is extremely rare in children, as is perforation due to vomiting in pregnancy. We report the case of a 15-year-old in whom vomiting in early pregnancy resulted in oesophageal perforation with subcutaneous emphysema causing marked facial swelling in the absence of other signs. The more ...

Results are presented of postmortem human tissue sampling and analysis for plutonium of Hanford Site workers, residents of the nearby Tri-Cities, and individuals residing farther away from the Hanford Site for the period 1970-1975. The majority of Hanford Site workers and nearby residents coming to autopsy had tissue concentrations of ...

This study examined the effect of sensory affect stimulation (SAS) delivered through the volar surface of the wrist on pregnancy-induced nausea and vomiting. Twenty-three women with significant nausea and vomiting in the first 14 weeks of pregnancy were enrolled in a randomized, crossover study comparing an active SAS unit and ...

The symptoms of nausea and vomiting in pregnancy were described by 363 pregnant women who kept daily symptom diaries. All delivered a single live baby. The majority of information collected was prospective, with the median day from last menstrual period to initial interview by the study midwife being day 57. ...

The synthesis of N-[3-[(hydroxyamino) carbonyl]-1-oxo-2(R)-benzylpropyl]-L-isoleucyl-L-leucine (JMV-390-1, 6a), a multipeptidase inhibitor based on the C-terminal sequence common to neurotensin (NT) and neuromedin N (NN), is described. This compound behaves as a full inhibitor of the major NT/NN degrading enzymes in vitro, e.g. endopeptidase 24.16, endopeptidase 24.15, endopeptidase 24.11, and leucine aminopeptidase ...

Asymptomatic bacteriuria occurs in 4 to 7 percent of pregnancies and is associated with the development of acute pyelonephritis, preterm labor and low-birth-weight infants. Treatment of bacteriuria prevents up to 80 percent of cases of pyelonephritis and reduces the risk of preterm delivery. All women should be screened for bacteriuria ...

This paper considers the psychosocial experience of women undergoing reproductive genetic testing, with attention to the impact of pregnancy loss after testing. New directions for research are called for to provide more in-depth understanding of the meaning of these experiences for women and their male partners.

A G1 PO, 25-year-old woman, who was confirmed to have a natural immunity to rubella before pregnancy, was found to have rubella reinfection with positive rubella IgM antibody at seven weeks of gestation. At 23 weeks' gestation, she received fetal cordocentesis in which fetal blood tests were negative for rubella-specific ...

Hyperemesis gravidarum, an antepartem disorder characterized by severe nausea and vomiting, is usually a benign condition with a favorable outcome. Although no increase in fetal or maternal morbidity results, the disorder has deleterious effects on both nutrition and everyday life. The authors describe a treatment protocol for hyperemesis gravidarum that ...

This paper focuses on mechanical inventiveness, the conception and development of new devices which require use of mechanical principles. In Phase 1 of the three-phase investigation, we studied 34 inventors who received between three and 82 agricultural and industrial patents. These inventors formed the original criterion group of mechanical inventors. ...

Seventeen surgically confirmed acoustic neuroma subjects and seventeen radiologically confirmed non-tumour subjects with retrocochlear pathology of unknown aetiology were selected to investigate retrospectively the diagnostic yield of basic audiological test procedures. Puretone audiometry, tympanometry, reflexometry and auditory brainstem response audiometry were used in the identification of acoustic neuromas versus non-tumour ...

Background: Nausea and vomiting are common during the first half of pregnancy and usually require only supportive measures. When symptoms are progressive and weight loss occurs, treatable causes should be sought by means of upper gastrointestinal endoscopy. We report a case of an immunocompetent gravida with invasive Candida albicans esophagitis.Case: ...

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the total number of pregnancy tests performed and the proportion that are repeated in one health district. To relate these results to the number of conceptions. DESIGN: Collection of data related to the numbers of pregnancy tests performed from all sources. Surveys of women booking for antenatal ...

Our objective was to determine whether results from tests for maternal serum antinuclear antibodies, cytotoxic antibodies to paternal lymphocytes, parental histocompatibility types, and blocking factors for maternal-paternal mixed lymphocyte reactions were predictive of pregnancy outcome without immunologic treatment. Pregnancy outcome data from 95 women with a history of unexplained recurrent ...

Calculi formed in 26 of 87 patients (30%) following augmentation enterocystoplasty, of which 23 formed within the reservoir, at a mean interval of 25 months postoperatively. The calculi were composed principally of triple phosphates suggesting an important etiological role of bacteriuria and the urease reaction. Open cystolithotomy was the most ...

Eight hundred and nineteen patients were evaluated at greater than or equal to 280 days' gestation. All patients underwent nonstress test (NST) and breast stimulation to induce contraction stress test (CST), except where contraindicated. If CST was nonqualifying (less than three contractions per ten minutes), Pitocin (oxytocin) was used to ...

Recently, it has been shown that changes in gastric electrical rhythm can be connected with clinical syndromes characterized by nausea and vomiting, among these the nausea of pregnancy. We studied gastric electrical activity during the first trimester of pregnancy in nine women with nausea and vomiting (study group) by means ...