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Autor:
Paul Latkany, Natalya Merezhinskaya, Robert A. Mazzoli, Stacy L Strausborger, Michael J Mines, Michael R. Lewin-Smith, Marcus H. Colyer, H Marie Jenkins
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 184:565-570
Background The Military Health System recognizes the importance of analyzing “foreign bodies” removed from US service members through several policy documents. This activity focuses on detecting potentially toxic metals. Intra-ocular “foreign b
Autor:
Christopher A. Myers, Kevin L. Russell, Angel Osuna, Scott Vo, Michael P. Broderick, Melinda Balansay
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e2069-e2072
Febrile respiratory illness resulting from adenovirus types 4 and 7 (Ad4/7) was endemic at military training camps, but controlled by an Ad4/7 vaccine from the 1970s to 1999, the year it was discontinued. Thereafter, rates returned to prevaccine leve
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e2086-e2091
The use of dietary supplements (DSs) is widespread in the military. Service members use DS for any number of reasons, to include supporting general health, increasing energy levels, enhancing performance, and promoting gains in strength. However, som
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine
Introduction: In the era of genetic engineering of pathogens, distinguishing unnatural epidemics from natural ones is a challenge. Successful identification of unnatural infectious disease events can assist in rapid response, which relies on a sensit
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e1946-e1950
The severity of exertional heat illnesses (EHI) ranges from relatively minor heat exhaustion to potentially life-threatening heat stroke. Epidemiological surveillance of the types of and trends in EHI incidence depends on application of the appropria
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e1734-e1737
Ringed external fixation has demonstrated promising results in the management of severe combat-related extremity injuries. The purpose of this study was to identify and compare rates of wartime-related surgical cases at times of high and low casualty
Autor:
Kathleen Flarity, Tracy Cushing, George Hertner, Lani Finck, Whitney C. Rhodes, Claudia Temmer, Robert Price
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e1718-e1721
High-altitude flight simulation familiarizes military trainees with the symptoms of hypoxia to prepare them for emergency situations. Decompression sickness (DCS) can occur as a result of these simulations. In cases when ground-level supplemental oxy
Autor:
James J. Contestable
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:e1870-e1873
Occupational contact dermatitis is a ubiquitous problem. Sailors onboard U.S. Navy vessels are at high risk given the multitude of potential workplace exposures. Solvents, petrochemicals, and fuels are abundant and can cause irritant or allergic cont
Autor:
Babak Ziaie, Michael A.J. Zieger, Rajiv Sood, Gonzalo Campana, Rahim Rahimi, Sunil S. Tholpady, Manuel Ochoa
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:376-382
We hypothesized that the addition of silver nanoparticles (AgNP) to a dermal substrate would impart antibacterial properties without inhibiting the proliferation of contained cells. Our in vitro model was based on the commercial substrate, Integra. T
Publikováno v:
Military Medicine. 182:369-375
Scrub typhus (ST) is an infection caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi. Historically, ST was ranked as the second most important arthropod-borne medical problem only behind malaria during World War II and the Vietnam War. The disease occurs mainly in Sou