Scoping review of the role of social support in women Veterans' psychosocial and health outcomes.

Women veterans are a steadily growing population and have unique military experiences (e.g., report high rates of sexual harassment and assault) that are impactful across the lifespan.

An evaluation of staff experiences of the Royal Literary Fund writer-in-residence service to support improvements in written communication in healthcare.

Written communication is essential to staff and patient experience in healthcare. The Royal Literary Fund has hosted a writing fellow in an NHS Trust since 2018 providing professional writing training. The aim of this evaluation was to explore the experiences of staff using the service.

Rates and Correlates of Alcohol and Substance Use Among Women Veterans During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Moderating Role of COVID-Specific Anxiety.

Introduction: Mental health symptoms and substance use increased during the COVID-19 pandemic, and women may be disproportionately affected. Women report substantial mental health consequences, and women veterans may experience additional risks associated with military service. However, rates and correlates of substance use and consequences among women veterans are largely unknown.

Feasibility and acceptability of a brief intervention to improve mild traumatic brain injury recovery: Problem-solving training-concussion.

Objective: Mild traumatic brain injuries (mTBIs) are common among Veterans. Although the majority of neurobehavioral symptoms resolve following mTBI, studies with Veteran samples demonstrate a high frequency and chronicity of neurobehavioral complaints (e.g.

Blood pressures in subjects for life assurance medical examination and the effect of ten minutes recumbent rest.

Background: The prevalence of hypertension in a population is the sum of those individuals with a blood pressure (BP) exceeding 140/90 mm Hg plus those with normal BP on antihypertensive therapy (this is usually about 20-30% of the population). Rest normally reduces BP but the frequency and extent of the fall remains unclear.

Methods: This study analysed the results of 1,008 consecutive life assurance examinations in which BP was recorded twice, before and after a ten minute period of recumbent rest.

Nitric oxide scavenging by food: implications for in vivo effects of diet.

Recent advice to the general public is to increase intake of fresh fruit and vegetables, a message based on the assumed benefits of the antioxidant content of plant substances. Although there have been numerous studies on the reactive oxide species scavenging of fresh food products, few studies have focused on whether or not compounds in the diet can modulate the levels of nitric oxide (NO). Nitric oxide is a key signalling molecule that controls vasodilation and blood pressure, along with a range of other physiological events.

Body mass index and weight distribution.

It has been accepted for many years that being overweight or obese, as indicated by a body mass index (BMI) of 25 or over for the former and 30 or over for the latter, is associated with impairment of long term health and prognosis. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has indicated that, in Caucasians, waist measurements of 94 cm or more in men, and 80 cm or more in women have similar adverse effects on health, with increased risks at 102 cm or more in men and 88 cm in women. The role of waist-hip ratio (W/H) and whether it represents a better index than waist (W) measurement alone is being debated; many papers favour waist measurement alone.

Are measurements of chest expansion and peak expiratory flow rate worthwhile in assessing candidates for life assurance?

Measurements of chest expansion (CE) and peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) were taken in 117 subjects for life assurance medical examinations in 1989. The results for both values were significantly greater in males than in females, but there was no significant correlation between them in either males or females. Seventy-four per cent of the subjects were accepted as average assurance risks and 26% were below average.

A prospective randomized trial of vagotomy in chronic duodenal ulceration.

In a prospective, randomized trial, 76 patients with duodenal ulceration treated by truncal vagotomy and pyloroplasty were compared with 77 patients who underwent highly selective vagotomy. A total of 149 patients was followed up for from 1 to 4 years, the average follow-up period being 2.6 years.

Remission of active chronic hepatitis after treatment with cyclophosphamide and prednisolone. Report of four cases.

A description is given of four patients with active chronic hepatitis, all of whom were treated with prednisolone and cyclophosphamide. In all the patients diagnosis was established by the finding of a clinical picture of hepatic dysfunction associated with abnormal results of biochemical tests of liver function, evidence of disturbed immunity mechanisms and liver biopsy. After treatment all four patients made a clinical recovery.

Haemolytic anaemia in myelomatosis.

A case of IgA myelomatosis with a haemolytic anaemia is described. No auto-antibodies could be found and the mechanism of the haemolysis was obscure. Haemolytic anaemia is a rare complication but a search of the literature has revealed a few cases with a comparable shortening of red cell life-span, most without auto-antibodies but some with a positive Coombs' test.

Reduction of excessive haematocrit levels in patients with polycythaemia due to hypoxic lung disease by phenylhydrazine hydrochloride and pyrimethamine.

A series of fourteen patients with polycythaemia due to hypoxic lung disease has been treated with a combination of phenylhydrazine hydrochloride and pyrimethamine to reduce the haematocrit level, with doses usually of up to 100 mg/day (and rarely up to 150 mg/day) of the former and never more than 12·5 mg/day of the latter. Successful reduction of the haematocrit level was achieved in every case without any significant thrombocytopenia, the lowest level ever occurring being 100,000 platelets/mm in two patients. All the patients were improved symptomatically.

Endocarditis parietalis fibroplastica (Loffler's disease).

A case of endocarditis parietalis fibroplastica (Löffler's disease) is described and the aetiology and pathogenesis briefly discussed. Some of the relevant literature is reviewed.