Randomized controlled trial of laxative use in postcolostomy surgery patients.

Purpose: We compared a standardized postoperative laxative protocol to laxatives provided on an ad hoc basis by the surgical team.

Subjects And Setting: Forty-five patients who underwent colostomy surgery participated in the study. The research setting was 2 acute care facilities in south-eastern Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

Delayed acquisition of neonatal reflexes in newborn primates receiving a thimerosal-containing hepatitis B vaccine: influence of gestational age and birth weight.

This study examined whether acquisition of neonatal reflexes in newborn rhesus macaques was influenced by receipt of a single neonatal dose of hepatitis B vaccine containing the preservative thimerosal (Th). Hepatitis B vaccine containing a weight-adjusted Th dose was administered to male macaques within 24 h of birth (n = 13). Unexposed animals received saline placebo (n = 4) or no injection (n = 3).

Controlled evaluation of the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on the behavior of 16 children with autism spectrum disorders.

Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) has been used to treat individuals with autism. However, few studies of its effectiveness have been completed. The current study examined the effects of 40 HBOT sessions at 24% oxygen at 1.

Influence of pediatric vaccines on amygdala growth and opioid ligand binding in rhesus macaque infants: A pilot study.

This longitudinal, case-control pilot study examined amygdala growth in rhesus macaque infants receiving the complete US childhood vaccine schedule (1994-1999). Longitudinal structural and functional neuroimaging was undertaken to examine central effects of the vaccine regimen on the developing brain. Vaccine-exposed and saline-injected control infants underwent MRI and PET imaging at approximately 4 and 6 months of age, representing two specific timeframes within the vaccination schedule.

WITHDRAWN: Delayed acquisition of neonatal reflexes in newborn primates receiving a thimerosal-containing Hepatitis B vaccine: Influence of gestational age and birth weight.

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The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST): test-retest reliability in a high scoring sample.

The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST) is a 37-item parental self-completion questionnaire designed to screen for high-functioning autism spectrum conditions in epidemiological research. The CAST has previously demonstrated good accuracy for use as a screening test, with high sensitivity in studies with primary school aged children in mainstream schools. This study aimed to investigate test-retest reliability of the CAST in a high scoring sample.

The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST): test-retest reliability.

The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST) is a 37-item parental self-completion questionnaire to screen for autism spectrum conditions in research. Good test accuracy was demonstrated in studies with primary school aged children in mainstream schools. The aim of this study was to investigate the test-retest reliability of the CAST.

The CAST (Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test): test accuracy.

The Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test (CAST) is a parental questionnaire to screen for autism spectrum conditions. In this validation study, the CAST was distributed to 1925 children aged 5-11 in mainstream Cambridgeshire schools. A sample of participants received a full diagnostic assessment, conducted blind to screen status.

Screening for speech and language disorders: the reliability, validity and accuracy of the General Language Screen.

This paper reports the reliability, validity and accuracy of the General Language Screen (GLS) as the first stage in its development as a potential screening instrument for the identification of speech and language disorder (SLD) in the primary care setting. Data reported were obtained during the Cambridge Language and Speech Project (CLASP) a longitudinal epidemiological study of primary SLD. The GLS was originally used in initial CLASP sample ascertainment when children were aged 36 months.