Biomedical subjects

B Cecil

Publications and source records attributed to B Cecil.

3 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed2000

Recent advances in hepatitis C.

Nearly 2% of Americans are infected with the hepatitis C virus, resulting in 8,000-10,000 deaths each year. The virus can be eradicated with interferon plus ribavirin in about 40% of patients treated for one year. Patients with a history of intravenous drug abuse or transfusion before July 1992 should be screened for hepatitis C, as should members of other high-risk groups. Infected patients should be counseled and if possible offered treatment. This will prevent unnecessary deaths from liver failure and hepatocarcinoma.

Hepatitis C↗

PubMed1991

Shift work, sleep quality, and worker health: a study of police officers.

The Planning and Analysis Unit of the Lexington Police Department changed from rotating to permanent shift assignments. We report herein the results of patrol officers' responses to the Florida Sleep Questionnaire, the SCL-90 (a symptom checklist), and absentee data. Sleep quality and sleep hygiene improved after changing from rotating to permanent shifts. The SCL-90 demonstrated improved psychologic well-being. Further, absentee rates fell from 1400 hours during the 6 months preceding the shift change to 883 hours during the 6 months following the change. We review the literature concerning the effects of shift work on worker performance.

Absenteeism↗

PubMed1980

Renal carcinosarcoma. Ultrastructure and transplantation into athymic mice.

An adult renal carcinosarcoma was studied by light and transmission electron microscopy. A portion of the tumor was transplanted and serially passed in athymic mice. The neoplasm consisted in part of typical renal cell carcinoma. The sarcomatous portion showed definite differentiation into bone, cartilage, and skeletal and smooth muscle. Hilar lymph nodes were involved by carcinoma, whereas the renal vein and recurrent tumor in the flank incision consisted of sarcoma. Only the sarcomatous tissue was transplanted into mice, and no carcinoma appeared during serial passages.

Adenocarcinoma↗