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D Erickson

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PubMed1991

Women's health programs at the workplace.

Women-specific health issues are important to corporations because a large population of their work force are women. To address this issue, First Chicago provides the following innovative programs: prenatal education during work hours ("ABC's of Healthy Childbearing," "Early Pre-Natal Care," "Nutrition and Exercise in Pregnancy," "Pregnancy after Thirty"); gynecologic examinations and consultations at the work site (Pap smears and breast examinations for early cancer screenings); seminars teaching breast self-examinations and prevention of osteoporosis; mandatory second opinions to reduce unnecessary obstetric and gynecologic procedures. These programs provide cost-effective health care, and contribute to the good health of employees.

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PubMed1990

Rational drugs.

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Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors↗
PubMed1989

Sonographic evaluation and conservative management of newborns with myelomeningocele and hydronephrosis.

Hydronephrosis has been reported in 7 to 60 per cent of all newborns with myelomeningocele. However, most of these reports have been based upon x-ray findings obtained after closure of the myelomeningocele. To determine whether the radiographic abnormalities might be secondary to the neurosurgical procedure in a manner analogous to spinal shock, a prospective study of 34 newborns with myelomeningoceles was done during a 5-year period. Renal and bladder sonography was done on day 1 of life before surgical intervention and for varying periods thereafter. A total of 31 infants (91 per cent) had normal renal sonograms preoperatively but 6 of these had bilateral hydronephrosis and distended bladders postoperatively. Three patients had urinary retention before postoperative sonography could be obtained. For these 9 patients intermittent catheterization was required for 4 to 14 days until bladder tone recovered. Urinary retention in the infant with myelomeningocele may be a transient consequence of the myelomeningocele repair and should be treated conservatively for at least 2 weeks before surgical intervention is considered seriously.

Humans↗
PubMed1989

Fertility, menstrual characteristics, and contraceptive practices among white, black, and Southeast Asian refugee adolescents.

This study compares fertility and menstrual characteristics and contraceptive practices of white, black, and Southeast Asian refugee adolescents participating in the Minneapolis Health Department's Maternal and Infant Care Program between 1980 and 1982. Mean ages were similar among all racial groups; however, half the Hmong adolescents had a live birth as compared to less than 25% of the other racial groups. More than 75% of the Hmong and other Southeast Asian adolescents were married as compared to 11% of the whites and 8% of the blacks. Menarche was significantly later (2 years) for Hmong and other Southeast Asians, and the interval between menarche and first pregnancy was significantly shorter for the Hmong. While more than half of the whites and blacks previously used contraception, 14% of the Hmong and 29% of the other Southeast Asians had used contraception. Oral contraceptives were the most frequently used method for whites, blacks, and Southeast Asians; the Hmong were equally likely to choose oral contraceptives or barrier methods. The Hmong were less likely to choose contraception postpartum than were the other groups.

Adolescent↗
PubMed1989

Quadriceps strength training using two forms of bilateral exercise.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of quadriceps strength training in 15 women using bilateral constant resistance computerized exercise equipment that enabled only concentric contractions. To facilitate this investigation, data from an experimental control group (n = 14), using bilateral variable resistance exercise equipment which enables both concentric and eccentric muscle contractions, and a nonexercise control group (n = 17) were incorporated into the study design. Through a random selection process, subjects were assigned to one of three groups that participated in this 10-week study. Analysis, including univariate and multivariate statistical techniques, revealed no significant changes in strength between the two experimental groups. However, compared with the nonexercise group, there were significant increases in strength in the experimental exercise groups; yet, these increases were significant in both groups only on the right legs. In addition, the development of transient knee pain in two subjects engaged in both concentric and eccentric exercise training required their removal from the study. This finding, in concert with previous experimental evidence of an association between eccentric exercise and the development of transient pain, must be integrated into future studies. Results suggest that further investigation is necessary to reveal the neurologic or biomechanical factors which may result in unequal training stimuli to the limbs with bilateral strength training on various types of equipment.

Adult↗