Biomedical subjects

D Vardi

Publications and source records attributed to D Vardi.

6 recordsLinked to original sources

PubMed1997

[Cutaneous leishmaniasis: incidental outbreak in a new endemic area?].

In the autumn of '94 we saw 32 patients with cutaneous leishmaniasis from a newly populated areas south of Yerucham. Yerucham had never previously been reported as a focus of leishmaniasis. Ongoing construction in the town and the health hazards that resulted may play a part in this new situation. There are a number of ways of controlling and preventing outbreaks leishmaniasis. They include elimination of the vector, Phlebotomus and its host, the gerbils as well as their food supply, "maloach" bushes, other health hazards and vaccination of the population. Patients were treated according to the severity of disease. It is still too early to determine whether our efforts to limit the spread of the outbreak have been successful.

Adolescent↗

PubMed1993

Drug use among Israeli army personnel: an epidemiological study.

A survey of drug use among Israeli army personnel was conducted as part of a national survey of drug use initiated by the Anti Drug Authority of Israel during 1990. One thousand one hundred and twenty-five male and female soldiers from various units and ranks were selected by the use of randomized cluster sampling. Seventy to eighty-five per cent of the soldiers presented negative attitudes towards the use of illicit drugs and its users. Only 67 (6.1%) soldiers reported the use of some illicit drugs in the last 30 days; half of them started to use drugs before the age of 18. The main reported use was of hashish, marijuana and tranquillizers. The use of opium, heroin, cocaine was rarely reported. The use of cigarettes and alcohol within the last 30 days was much higher and was reported by 44.6% and 69.0% of the soldiers, respectively. Using multiple logistic regression analysis it was shown that illicit drug use in the last 30 days was significantly associated with higher number of individuals per household, less satisfaction with military service, and positive attitudes towards the use of drugs. The results of the present study, along with a comparison with different populations that were surveyed parallel to our research indicate that military service in the Israel Defence Force (IDF) is not associated with significant use of illicit drugs. Our results indicate the need for more attention to alcohol and cigarette use among army personnel.

Journal Article↗

PubMed1993

Promotion of a lifestyle conducive to cardiovascular health in the Israel Defence Force.

This article reviews the characteristics and components of intervention programs that are conducted by the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) in an attempt to reduce future cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality among Israeli military personnel. Various populations have been targeted for intervention, ranging from selected high-risk individuals to the entire military population. The four basic elements of the activity are educational programs, environmental changes, legislation, and enforcement of the rules. Important characteristics of the program, which probably will contribute to its success, are (1) the establishment of a standing joint committee for developing and implementing health promotion programs in the IDF; and (2) the adoption and the follow-up of the suggested intervention programs by the head of the Manpower Branch, together with commanders of the other relevant branches. The effectiveness of the intervention programs will be measured in the future mainly by a follow-up on the prevalence of CV risk factors among Israeli military personnel.

Cardiovascular Diseases↗

PubMed1992

Maternal responsiveness to infants in three societies: the United States, France, and Japan.

This study examines and compares prominent characteristics of maternal responsiveness to infant activity during home-based naturalistic interactions of mother-infant dyads in New York City, Paris, and Tokyo. Both culture-general and culture-specific patterns of responsiveness emerged. For example, in all 3 locales infants behaved similarly, mothers also behaved similarly with respect to a hierarchy of response types, and mothers and infants manifest both specificity and mutual appropriateness in their interactions: Mothers responded to infants' exploration of the environment with encouragement to the environment, to infants' vocalizing nondistress with imitation, and to infants' vocalizing distress with nurturance. Differences in maternal responsiveness among cultures occurred to infant looking rather than to infant vocalizing and in mothers' emphasizing dyadic versus extradyadic loci of interaction. Universals of maternal responsiveness, potential sources of cultural variation, and implications of similarities and differences in responsiveness for child development in different cultural contexts are discussed.

Adult↗

PubMed1990

Jellyfish envenomation: a summer epidemic.

During the summer of 1987 the shores of Israel were infested by waves of jellyfish. Thirty patients, mainly children, suffering various degrees of painful injuries to different parts of their bodies were treated in our emergency ward. A typical case is reported and the appropriate treatment recommended.

Animals↗

PubMedDate not supplied

Rapid method for mapping morbidity and mortality during epidemics.

A rapid method for mapping health information during epidemics is described. We divided maps of cities into coded squares and assigned a code to each street which corresponded to its location on the map. Thus, health data information could be easily transferred from the field by indicating the number of cases in each square and readily transferring this information onto a map. By applying density data of the civilian population in each neighborhood it was possible to calculate incidence and prevalence rates at any given time.

Communicable Disease Control↗