Publications by authors named "Shawn M S Garcia"
Introduction: Active duty Navy women participate in biannual Physical Fitness Assessments (PFAs), which include height and weight measurements and a Physical Readiness Test (PRT). PFAs are waived during pregnancy and resume the cycle after 6 months following maternity leave. The purpose of this study was to compare changes in PFA results over time between women who had or did not have a live birth during the follow-up period, and identify characteristics of women with lower PFA results postpartum.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIntroduction: Mental disorders effect military readiness. Evaluating the frequency and impact of mental health diagnoses (MHD) in recruits, the source of the military workforce, is key to identifying opportunities for screening and prevention.
Objectives: This study assessed the relationship between MHD in the Air Force recruit population and time to discharge.
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- A study conducted from January to March 2011 at Fort Jackson, South Carolina, indicated low effectiveness of the live attenuated influenza vaccine (LAIV) against the 2009 A/H1N1 virus, with 64 confirmed cases including one death among immunized recruits.* -
- Serum samples from military recruits showed a higher seroconversion rate (74%) for the trivalent inactivated vaccine (TIV) compared to the LAIV (37%), suggesting TIV provided better protection against the virus.* -
- The research hints that changes in the circulating pH1N1 virus an antigen drift may have reduced the effectiveness of the vaccines, highlighting the importance of monitoring virus mutations for vaccine development.*
Clinicians use various criteria to diagnose acute otitis media (AOM). Using American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) guidelines, we reviewed the consistency of AOM diagnosis in clinical trials (1994-2005). Eighty-one percent of the studies required at least one of the three AAP criteria.
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