The unique impact of late-life bereavement and prolonged grief on diurnal cortisol.

Objectives: This study expands on previous research by examining the effects of prolonged grief disorder (PGD) symptoms and bereavement on diurnal cortisol patterns above and beyond depressive symptomatology.

Methods: Drawing on information from 56 depressed older adults, 3 groups were compared: (1) a depressed nonbereaved group, (2) a depressed bereaved without elevated PGD symptoms group, and (3) a depressed bereaved with elevated PGD symptoms group. Multilevel modeling was used to examine differences in diurnal cortisol profiles between these 3 groups, controlling for demographic factors and depressive symptoms.

Larval diet affects number of femoral 'brush' scales in male Helicoverpa punctigera moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).

Males of Helicoverpa punctigera (Wallengren) show considerable variation in the number of femoral scales on the prothoracic legs. Such intraspecific variation in adult morphology could indicate the presence of undetected sibling species, or it may be related to larval diet. Helicoverpa punctigera is polyphagous, and different host plant species are likely to represent diets of different quality.

Rheumatoid arthritis: comparison of treatment with monophenylbutazone and phenylbutazone.

A double-blind trial has been carried out to compare the effects of monobutazone and phenylbutazone in ambulant outpatients with rheumatoid arthritis.One patient developed urticaria, vertigo, weakness, tinnitus and blurred vision during monobutazone administration.Side effects occurring in other patients were for the most part trivial.