Lung Function and Bronchial Hyperresponsiveness in Adults Born Prematurely. A Cohort Study.

Rationale: Bronchopulmonary dysplasia and the long-term consequences of prematurity are underrecognized entities, unfamiliar to adult clinicians. Well described by the pediatric community, these young adults are joining the ranks of a growing population of adults with chronic lung disease.

Objectives: To describe the quality of life, pulmonary lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness, body composition, and trends in physical activity of adults born prematurely, with or without respiratory complications.

Bronchopulmonary dysplasia - trends over three decades.

Objectives: To describe the characteristics of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) and respiratory distress syndrome subjects, along with the trends in severity and mortality associated with BPD over the past three decades.

Methods: Retrospective study of BPD and respiratory distress syndrome subjects born between 1980 and 2008, and admitted to Montreal Children's Hospital (Montreal, Quebec). Data were abstracted from hospital records.

Healthcare utilization and health-related quality of life of adult survivors of preterm birth complicated by bronchopulmonary dysplasia.

Aim: This study aims to characterize the impact of preterm birth, respiratory distress syndrome and bronchopulmonary dysplasia on quality of life and healthcare utilization in adulthood.

Methods: A mail survey on quality of life and respiratory health was sent to a list of potential subjects identified using the databases of the Régie de l'asssurance maladie du Québec. Four groups of adults born between 1987 and 1993 were compared: (i) preterm with bronchopulmonary dysplasia, (ii) preterm with respiratory distress syndrome, (iii) preterm without respiratory complications and (iv) term controls.

Phototherapy and orange-tinted goggles for night-shift adaptation of police officers on patrol.

The aim of the present combined field and laboratory study was to assess circadian entrainment in two groups of police officers working seven consecutive 8/8.5-h night shifts as part of a rotating schedule. Eight full-time police officers on patrol (mean age ± SD: 29.

Working on atypical schedules.

Shift work has been associated with a number of health problems including cardiovascular disease, impaired glucose and lipid metabolism, gastrointestinal discomfort, reproductive difficulties, and breast cancer. The specific contributions of disturbed physiological rhythms, circadian misalignment, and sleep debt to the various medical problems encountered by shift workers remain to be clarified. Fatigue can be caused by extended on-duty and/or waking periods, inadequate sleep quantity, sleep disturbances, disruption of circadian rhythms, and difficult work and familial conditions.