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GRAMMAR NOUNS (SOSTANTIVI)
Per fare plurale: si aggiunge - "s" DOCTOR => DOCTORS PATIENT => PATIENTS
- "es" con i seguenti finali: - "TCH" WATCH => WATCHES - "SS" GLASS => GLASSES - "X BOX => BOXES - SH RASH => RASHES
ALTRE IRREGOLARIT
- F => VES LIFE => LIVES - Y => IES CITY => CITIES - UM => A BACTERIUM => BACTERIA DATUM => DATA SPECTRUM => SPECTRA - ON => A CRITERION => CRITERIA PHENOMENON => PHENOMENA - US => I FOCUS => FOCI NUCLEUS => NUCLEI - A => AE FORMULA => FORMULAE - IS => ES ANALYSIS => ANALYSES - US => ERA GENUS => GENERA - EX/IX => ICES APPENDIX => APPENDICES INDEX => INDICES
ECCEZIONI
MAN => MEN WOMAN => WOMEN CHILD => CHILDREN FOOT => FEET TOOTH => TEETH MOUSE => MICE THIS => THESE THAT => THOSE
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AGGETTIVI
THE PATIENT COMPLAINS OF PRICKLING EYES, ACHING LIMBS, SWOLLEN NECK GLANDS, AND MILD DEPRESSION.
1) Gli aggettivi rimangono invariati. (an old man: an old woman) 2) Precedono i sostantivi. (a rare disease: a therapeutic dose: normal values: rapid heart rate: persistent morning cough: red blood cells)
I sostantivi: PATIENT, EYES, LIMBS, GLANDS, DEPRESSION Gli aggettivi sono: PRICKLING, ACHING, SWOLLEN, NECK, MILD.
Gli aggettivi derivano da varie fonti: - II participio presente.
PRICKLING / ACHING (INFINITO: TO PRICKLE / TO ACHE) Altri esempi: burning pain; surrounding tissue.
Il participio passato.
SWOLLEN (INFINITO: TO SWELL) Altri esempi: handicapped children; increased appetite; reduced weight; advanced disease; controlled experiment; infected area.
THIS = questo/a THAT = quello/a THESE = questi/e THOSE = quelli/e
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ARTICLES
1) INDEFINITE ARTICLE: A / AN,
a) si usa A davanti ai sostantivi che iniziano con una consonante: a doctor. Davanti una vocale pronunciato "y" o "w": a ureter; a utensil.
b) si usa AN davanti ai sostantivi che iniziano con una vocale: an antigen, davanti ad una "h" non pronunciato: an hour.
2) DEFINITE ARTICLE; THE Si usa:
a) per specificare: A 52 year old man was admitted. The man's history was given by the patient's wife,
b) per indicare cose di cui ne esiste un solo esemplare: The National Health Service came into operation on July 5th 1948.
c) per paesi al plurale o composti da altri stati: The U S A, the U K
d) per indicare una classe di persone o cose: the sick; the elderly; the limbs.
Non si usa:
a) quando si parla in senso generate: Life is precious; Health is important. Surgical instruments are made of steel
b) con i nomi delle malattie: He is in bed with influenza / measles / chickenpox.
c) con le parole che indicano liquidi: urine; saliva; mucus.
d) con !e parti del corpo: She broke her leg.
3) PARTITIVE ARTICLE: SOME / ANY / NO
Some - affermativo; Any - interrogativo e negative; No - negative
The patient has some trouble with his eyes. The patient has not any trouble etc. Has the patient any trouble with his eyes? The patient has no trouble etc
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PRONOMI (PERSONALI)
I Me My Mine Myself You You Your Yours Yourself He Him His His Himself She Her Her Hers Herself It It Its Its Itself We Us Our Ours Ourselves You You Your Yours Yourselves They Them Their Theirs Themselves
PRONOMI RELATIVI
Sogg. = Who (persone) Which (Cose) Possessivo = Whose Ogg. = Whom Which
- The doctor who visits on Monday is Dr. Brown - The patient whom Dr. Brown visited yesterday has been released. - The lungs are subject to many diseases which are treatable by surgery. - That's the woman whose husband underwent surgery.
N.B. "whom" e poco usato, normalmente "che" riferito all'oggetto non si esprime in inglese, Dopo un verbo "che" viene tradotto da "that".
- The Authors concluded that the method was reliable.
"il che" = which "ci che" = what "tutto quello che" = all that
PRONOMI INTERROGATIVI WHAT (che cosa); WHERE (dove); WHO (chi); WHEN (quando); WHICH (quale); WHY (perch - risposta=because); HOW (come); HOW MUCH (quanto); HOW MANY (quanti).
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COMPARATIVO E SUPERLATIVO
Gli aggettivi di una sola sillaba e quelli di due sillabe che terminano con -y, -er, - le, -o, -ow formano il comparativo aggiungendo il suffisso -ER e -EST per il superlativo. Quando 1'aggettivo di una sola sillaba e termina con una consonante singola preceduta da una vocale singola, lultima consonante raddoppia prima di aggiungere er o -est. Tutti gli altri aggettivi usano "MORE" per il comparativo e "MOST" per il superlativo. Il secondo termine di paragone e introdotto sempre da "THAN" per il comparativo e da "IN" / "OF" per il superlativo.
HIGH HIGHER HIGHEST LOW LOWER LOWEST EARLY EARLIER EARLIEST SIMPLE SIMPLER SIMPLEST
COMMON MORE COMMON MOST COMMON INTERESTING MORE INTERESTING MOST INTERESTING FREQUENT MORE FREQUENT MOST FREQUENT TOXIC MORE TOXIC MOST TOXIC
IRREGOLARI
GOOD BETTER BEST BAD WORSE WORST LITTLE LESS LEAST
Esempi.
Babies are healthier than they were 100 years ago. Asiatics are more susceptible to thalessemia than Europeans. Diabetes is more frequent in developed countries than in developing nations. The patient's temperature is higher today than it was yesterday.
The earliest symptoms of botulism are diplopia and dizziness. The year 1969 showed the lowest infant mortality rates ever recorded in Wales. The most important single factor observed in cases of depression is the risk of suicide.
Preventive medicine is better than curative medicine.
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V V S V E E E R R R B B B S S
SIMPLE PRESENT He studies --- does he study? ---- he does not study. They study --- do they study? --- they do not study.
Egli studia Per azioni abituali Loro studiano
PRESENT CONTINUOUS He is studying --- is he studying? --- he is not studying. They are studying --- are they studying? --- they are not studying.
Egli sta studiando Per azioni in corso Loro stanno studiando
SIMPLE PAST He studied --- did he study? --- they did not study They studied --- did they study? --- they did not study.
Egli studi Per azioni passate in un periodo ben definito Loro studiarono
PAST CONTINIOUS He was studying --- was he studying? --- he was not studying. They were studying --- were they studying? --- They were not studying.
Egli studiava Per una azione che continuava nel passato Loro studiavano spesso introdotta da "while (mentre)
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PRESENT PERFECT He has studied --- has he studied --- he has not studied. They have studied --- have they studied? --- they have not studied.
Egli ha studiato Per una azione passata senza una data precisa Loro hanno studiato
PAST PERFECT He had studied --- had he studied --- he had not studied. They had studied --- had they studied? --- they had not studied.
Egli aveva studiato Per indicare un azione che ha avuto luogo prima Loro avevano studiato. del passato remoto (simple past)
FUTURE He will study --- will he study? --- he will not study. They will study --- will they study? --- they will not study.
Egli studier Per indicare un azione futura Loro studieranno
CONDITIONAL He would study --- would he study? --- He would not study. They would study --- would they study? --- they would not study.
Egli studierebbe Per esprimere un condizionale di qualunque Loro studierebbero. verbo tranne "dovere" e "potere"
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PAST CONDITIONAL He would have studied -- would he have studied? - He would not have studied. They would have studied -- would they have studied? - They would not have studied.
Egli avrebbe studiato Esprime un azione passata che non e stata Loro avrebbero studiato svolta.
P P P A A A S S S S S S I I I V V V E E E
SIMPLE PRESENT Dr. Ray TREATS the patient. (II Dottor Ray cura il paziente) The patient IS TREATED by Dr. Ray. (II paziente e curato dal Dottor Ray)
SIMPLE PAST Dr. R. TREATED the patient (Dr R cur il paziente) The patient WAS TREATED by Dr. R. (il paziente fu curato da ...)
PRESENT PERFECT Dr. R. HAS TREATED the patient (Dr. R ha curato il paziente) The patient HAS BEEN TREATED by Dr. R. (il paziente e stato curato da)
PAST PERFECT Dr. R. HAD TREATED the patient (Dr. R. aveva curato il paziente.) The patient HAD BEEN TREATED by Dr. R. (il paziente era stato curato da)
FUTURE Dr. R. WILL TREAT the patient. (Dr. R. curer il paziente) The patient WILL BE TREATED by Dr. R. (il paziente sar curato da)
CONDITIONAL Dr. R. WOULD TREAT the patient. (Dr. R. curerebbe il paziente) The patient WOULD BE TREATED by Dr. R. (il paziente sarebbe curato da)
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SIMPLE PRESENT T O B E T O H A V E
HE HE SHE IS SHE HAS IT IT
THEY ARE THEY HAVE
Per la forma interrogativa si inverte il verbo con il soggetto; per il negative si pone "NOT" dopo il verbo. N.B. Da ncordare le seguenti esspressiom: THIS IS (questo ) THESE ARE (questi sono) THAT IS (quello ) THOSE ARE (quelli sono) THERE IS (c') THERE ARE (ci sono)
Vcrbi principali.
II presente semplice si usa per esprimere azione che sono abituali o che il soggetto compie spesso o regolarmente. Inoltre il tempo usato per descrizioni perci compare spesso nei testi scientifici. Si forma con il verbo nella forma dell'infinito senza "to" , con laggiunta di una "s" per la terza persona singolare. Se un verbo termina per -s, -sh, -ch, -x, -z, -o alla terza persona singolare si aggiunge es".
La forma interrogativa si ottiene ponendo l'ausiliare "DO" prima del soggetto , mentre per la terza persona singolare si usa "DOES"; in questo caso il verbo ritorna alla forma di base.
La forma negativa si ottiene mettendo " DO NOT" tra il. soggetto ed il verbo. Alla terza persona singolare si usa "DOES NOT"; in questo caso il verbo torna alla forma dellinfinito senza il to".
Esempi: This drug relieves pain and increases functional capacity. Pulmonary embolism presents a major problem for diagnosis and treatment. The aeroplane represents the new vector of disease.
When does the cardiac patient need surgical treatment? What does the liver do? How much do outpatient clinics contribute to preventive medicine?
Mr. Burge does not operate on Wednesdays. Some types of diabetes do not need insulin injections.
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SIMPLE PAST Il simple past (corrisponde al passato prossimo in italiano) viene usato per esprimere un azione compiuto in un tempo definite nel passato. In un testo scientifico le sezioni "METODI E R1SULTATI" sono riportati in questo tempo perch si riferiscono a un momento preciso del lavoro. 1 verbi regolari formano il passato aggiungendo il suffisso "ED" allinfinito
N.B. 1) Se linfinito termina con "e" si aggiunge soltanto "d". Esempi: OPERATE ==> OPERATED EXAMINE ==> EXAMINED
2) Se !'infinito termina con "y" preceduta da una consonante la "y" diventa "i" davanti al suffisso "ed". Esempi: STUDY ==> STUDIED WORRY ==> WORRIED
VERBI IRREGOLARI To be-was,were-been The patient's blood count was normal To become-became-become Dr. Brown became a consultant in 1999 TO begin-began-begun The operation began at 8 a.m. To bring- brought -brought The patient brought a specimen of his urine. To bleed-bled-bled His nose bled for three hours To come-came-come The patient came to the Dermatological Dept. yesterday To do-did-done The surgeon who did the operation was Mr. Jones To fall-fell-fallen The number of head trauma victims fell last year To feel-felt-felt The patient felt better after the injection To find-found-found Researchers found no correlation between the two groups To give-gave-given The nurse gave the patient an injection To go-went-gone The man went to his G.P. for the prescription To have-had-had On examination the patient had no signs or symptoms To know-knew-known The old man knew his cancer was inoperable To lead-ted-led Dr. Green led the research team To let-let-let The child let the doctor examine him To make-made-made The doctor made a thorough examination To put-put-put The doctor put the patient on a strict diet Jo say-said-said The Authors said the drug was effective in all patients To see-saw-seen Mr. Blake saw the accident from his office window TO take-took-taken The patient took the medicine for two weeks To think-thought-thought The Authors thought the risk was too high
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FORME INTERROGATIVE E NEGATIVE DEL SIMPLE PAST
Per formare l'interrogativo del simple past si pone "DID" davanti al soggetto e il verbo principale torna alla forme di base.
Esempi: The doctor examined the patient ==> Did the doctor examine the patient? The patient had a stomach ulcer ==> Did the patient have a stomach ulcer?
N.B. 11 verbo "to be" fa eccezione perch continua. ad essere un verbo ausiliare nel passato, perci si pu invertire con il soggetto.
Esempi: The patient was a young man ==> Was the patient a young man? blood tests were normal ==> Were all the blood tests normal?
Per formare la forma negativa si mette DID NOT fra il soggetto ed il verbo principale, il quale torna alla forma di base
Esempi: The patient responded well to treatment ==> The patient did not respond well.... The patient underwent surgery ==> The patient did not undergo surgery
N.B. II verbo "to be" sempre un eccezione e prende direttamente la negazione "not" senza "did". Es. The patient was not young...The endometrial tissue samples were normal .
PRESENT PERFECT
II present perfect inglese assomiglia al passato prossimo italiano nella sua forma (presente del verbo avere + il participio passato) ma nelluso molto diverso. Si usa per esprimere un azione passata che non viene definita con un riferimento temporale. Di solito c' un legame con il presente perch i risultati o gli effetti dell'azione durano nel tempo presente. II participio passato dei verbi regolari si forma aggiungendo -ed- all'infinito, invece i verbi irregolari sono da imparare a memoria. Diversamente dall'italiano non si usa mai il verbo essere come ausiliare. (Il participio passato corrisponde alla terza forma del paradigma). In un testo scientifico questo tempo viene usato nell'introduzione e nella conclusione dell'articolo dove il discorso e pi generalizzato che nella parte dei risultati. Esempi: Dr Friar has done some excellent research on liver function. The safety of this method has been adequately demonstrated. Car accidents have caused more deaths recently than any disease.
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THE FUTURE
Il futuro semplice viene usato nella. lingua scritta e per situazioni formali; pu implicare lidea che unazione avverr indipendentemente dalla volont della persona che parla; per fare previsioni o pronostici (per esempio, una prognosi). Si esprime con 1'ausiliare "WILL" che va posto tra il soggetto ed il verbo principale.
Esempi: Prolonged use of the drug will reduce tolerance to its effects. A Barium swallow exam will confirm diagnosis. More than 90% of patients will survive surgery.
La forma negativa si ottiene ponendo NOT tra I'ausiliare ed il verbo.
Esempio: The fracture will not heal in less than two months.
Per fare la forma interrogativa lausiliare si inverte con il soggetto.
Esempio: When will the course finish?
CONDITIONAL
Il condizionale di tutti i verbi si. forma usando il verbo ausiliare "WOULD" che va posto tra il soggetto e il verbo principale. Ogni persona del verbo uguale.
Esempi: Stroke patients would benefit from immediate hospitalization. Many people's health would improve through correct diet.
La forma negativa si ottiene mettendo NOT tra lausiliare, WOULD, ed il verbo.
Esempio: It would not be bad policy to spend more money on preventive medicine.
La forma interrogativa si ottiene ponendo il verbo ausiliare, WOULD, davanti al soggetto .
Esempio: Would more efficient preventive medicine reduce the costs of the National Health Service?
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M M M O O O D D D A A L L L
V V V E E E R R R B B B S S S
A
Can Potere. Present. ==> he can (treat) egli pu curare; they can (treat) loro possono curare Simple past ==> he could (treat) egli pot curare; they could (treat) loro poterono curare. Conditional ==> he could (treat) potrebbe curare ; they could (treat) potrebbero curare Past conditional ==> he could have (treated) avrebbe potuto curare; they could have (treated) avrebbero potuto curare.
N.B. Le parti mancanti di "can" vengono espresse con il verbo "to be able" (essere in grado)
Es. Present perfect ==> he has been able to cure (ha potuto curare / stato in grado di curare); Future ==> he will be able to cure (potr curare / sar in grado di curare); cio il verbo "essere" viene coniugato nel tempo desiderate. II verbo "may" sostituisce "can" quando necessario esprimere "dubbio".
Esempio This mechanism may play an important role in the ... Questo meccanismo potrebbe avere un ruolo importante nel ...
Must Dovere Present ==> he must (treat) egli deve curare; they must (treat) loro devono curare. Conditional ==> he should (treat) egli dovrebbe curare; they should (treat) loro dovrebbero curare.
N:B. Le parti mancanti vengono espresse con il verbo "avere".
Es. Simple past ==> he had (to treat) egli ha dovuto (dovette) curare Future ==> he will have (to treat) egli dovr curare. cio il verbo "avere" viene coniugato nel tempo desiderato. It can be Pu essere It could be Potrebbe essere It could have been Avrebbe potuto essere It may be Potrebbe essere It may have been Avrebbe potuto essere. It must be Deve essere. It should be Dovrebbe essere. It must have been Deve essere stato. It should have been Avrebbe dovuto essere.
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E E E S S S S S S E E E N N N T T T I I I A A A L L L
V V V O O O C C C A A A B B B U U U L L L A A A R R R Y Y Y
NOUNS
Disease - illness - disorder - ailment = Malattia. Data - findings = Dati Increase - rise - increment = Aumento Result = Risultato Decrease - reduction - fall - drop = Riduzione Outcome = esito Report - study - survey - work - paper = lavoro Sign = Segno Symptom = sintomo Loss = Perdita Clinical picture = Quadro clinico Weakness = Debolezza Risk = rischio Pain = dolore Health = salute (National health System) Recurrence = Ricaduta Remission = remissione, guarigione Swelling = gonfiore
ADJECTIVES Weak = Debole High = Alto Slight = Leggero Low = Basso Main = Principale Healthy = Sano Suitable = Adeguato Available = Disponibile Early = Precoce Advanced = Avanzato Developed = Sviluppato Common = Comune
VERBS To occur / take place = avvenire To increase / raise = aumentare To decrease / reduce / diminish / fall / drop = ridurre To cut = tagliare To appear / seem = sembrare To assess / evaluate = valutare To lead = condurre To develop = sviiupparsi To rise = aumentarsi To involve = coinvolgere To identify = individuare To find = trovare
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Here are some extracts from an article in the British Medical Journal that illustrate another procedure commonly followed by medical researchers. Work out the procedure by identifying the extracts.
a) Comparison of barium swallow and ultrasound in diagnosis of gastro-oesophageal reflux in children
b) Fifty one infants and older children with suspected gastro-oesophageal reflux entered a study comparing the diagnostic accuracy of a standard barium swallow examination with that of ultrasound scanning. All children were examined by both techniques. In 40 cases there was unequivocal agreement between the examinations. Of the remaining patients, four had definite reflux by ultrasonic criteria but showed no evidence of reflux on barium swallow examination, four had positive findings on ultrasound but showed only minimal reflux on barium swallow, and one showed minimal reflux on ultrasound but had a negative barium meal result. In two children the ultrasound study was inconclusive. Ultrasound has an Important role in the diagnosis and follow up of patients under the age of 5 years with gastro- oesophageal reflux. c) Both ultrasound and barium swallow examinations have an important part to play in patients with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux. Barium examinations are useful in the diagnosis of complications of reflux and in detecting uncommon conditions. We emphasize that most children do not require barium meal examination for diagnosis or during the subsequent management of reflux.
d)
Results of barium swallow and ultrasound examinations Barium swallow result Ultrasonic appearance Positive Negative Minimal positive Inconclusive Positive 15 4 4 23 Negative 24 24 Minimal positive 1 1 2 Inconclusive 2 2 Total 17 29 5 51
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THE EPILEPSIES AND CONVULSIVE DISORDERS
The epilepsies are a group of disorders characterised by chronic, recurrent, paroxysmal changes in neurological function caused by abnormalities in the electrical activity of the brain. They are common neurological disorders, estimated to affect between 0.5 an 2 percent of the population and can occur at any age. Each episode of neurological dysfunction is called a seizure. Seizures may be convulsive when they are accompanied by motor manifestations or may be manifested by other changes in neurological function (i.e. sensory, cognitive, emotional events). Epilepsy can be acquired as a result of neurological injury or a structural brain lesion and can also occur as a part of many systemic medical diseases. Epilepsy also occurs in an idiopathic form in an individual with neither a history of neurological insult nor other apparent neurological dysfunction. Isolated non recurrent seizures may occur in otherwise healthy individuals for a variety of reasons and under these circumstances the individual is not said to have epilepsy.
By Marc A Ditcher, in Principles of Internal Medicine.
Epileptics should not attempt a weight loss diet that requires drinking vast amounts of water, warns a doctor from Stanford University School of Medicine. Three of his patients with previously well-controlled epilepsy had seizures while on these diets. At the time of the seizures the patients had been drinking two to six quarts of water daily. Since excessive fluid intake is one of the oldest recognized methods of inducing seizures in susceptible people, doctors should never allow an epileptic to follow this diet plan.
In Time, November 24, 1985,
VOCABULARY
1. Paroxysmal = adj. Concerning paroxysms (a sudden, periodic attack or recurrence of symptoms of a disease).
2. Systemic medical disease = an illness affecting the body as a whole (i.e. involving multiple systems) 3. idiopathic form = a condition without a clear pathogenesis. 4. weight-loss diet = a slimming diet.
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DIETARY SOURCES OF CAFFEINE
Several reports that have appeared in the Journal over the past decade have discussed the relations between caffeine consumption and either coronary heart disease or indexes of cardiovascular risk (e.g., levels of serum cholesterol). Caffeine consumption is typically measured by asking respondents how many cups of coffee or tea they drink. Certainly, the primary sources of dietary caffeine in most Western countries appear to be coffee and tea. However, there are a variety of other foods, beverages, and over-the-counter medications that contain substantial amounts of caffeine. Thus, it is unclear whether coffee and tea consumption provides an accurate index of total caffeine intake. Recently, we completed an investigation that assessed a broad range of dietary sources of caffeine in a sample of 173 male and 228 female employees of the state of New York who were 21 to 72 years of age (mean age, 42.9). Only 11 people did not report any caffeine consumption. Table 1 shows the amount and the percentage of caffeine consumption over a 72-hour period accounted for by various sources. Estimates of caffeine content for each source were derived from previous dietary analyses. Coffee consumption accounted for 77 per cent of totale caffeine intake. Although caffeine from soft drinks contributed only about 6 per cent to overall caffeine intake in our middle-aged sample, preliminary results indicated that soft drinks are the primary source (about 50 per cent) of dietary caffeine among young adults (18 to 24 years of age). Thus, when assessing coronary risk and caffeine consumption in middle-aged samples, asking people how many cups of coffee they drink provides a fairly accurate estimate of their total caffeine intake. However, longitudinal extrapolation of our findings, based on an assessment of young adults, may suggest that a broader range of dietary sources of caffeine should be considered when one is estimating overall caffeine intake.
Table 1. Caffeine Consumption during a 72-Hour Period among 173 Men and 228 Women.
CAFFEINE SOURCE MEN WOMEN
CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION % WHO REPORTED USE DURING STUDY PERIOD CAFFEINE CONSUMPTION % WHO REPORTED USE DURING STUDY PERIOD
mg % of total caffeine intake mg % of total caffeine intake
by Gerdi Weidner, in The New England Journal of Medicine, Vol. 313. November 28, 1985, p. 1421.
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LIVER LOBE TRANSPLANTED INTO CHILD
CHICAGO (AP) Surgeons have transplanted part of a liver from an adult into a 3-year-old child, a spokesman at the University of Chicago Hospitals said Wednesday night. The procedure; which has been done before in Europe, was performed Jan. 19 by a team led by Dr. Christoph Broeisch, head of the university's liver transplant program, said hospital spokesman Bill Silberg. The child was reported in fair and stable condition late Wednesday, Silberg said. The liver recipient, a boy, had suffered almost complete liver failure and was already in a coma when brought to the university's Wyler Children's Hospital Jan. 17. The lobe, from the liver of a dead adult, was transplanted during an eight-hour operation. The hospital spokesman said the child suffered complete liver failure after an attack of viral hepatitis, and no suitable donor organ from another child was available at the time for a life-saving transplant. Only one of the four lobes from the donor liver was used for the transplant. (...) In an adult the left lateral lobe, the one used in the operation, is approximately the same size as the full liver of a young child.
in The Stars and Stripes, February 23, 1986, p. 6.
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V V V a a a c c c c c c i i i n n n e e e s s s
Prevention is better than cure. HIS LIFE IS IN YOUR HANDS
Beautiful, isn't he? The sort of child any parents would be proud of. Hard to imagine that until a few months ago this little boy was in mortal danger and nearly lost his life. Without proper vaccination he was at the mercy of every germ, virus bacterial disease around. Don't take the risk! Make sure your child is fully inoculated. Today!
GIVE YOUR CHILD A FAIR CHANCE - TO LIVE!
Every man, woman, and child at some time In life suffers illnesses caused by infection. The severity of infection results from such factors as the inherent properties of the specific germ, the number of germs, and the ability of the body to fight them. The ability of the body to resist infection is termed immunity. It may be natural or acquired. Natural immunity is the sum total of the defenses in all normal people which enable the body to resist infection under ordinary conditions. These defenses include, among many others, intact skin and mucous membranes which act to bar the entrance of germs; the tissue fluids and blood which contain cells and other substances which engulf and destroy foreign objects; and the ordinarily harmless population of bacteria and viruses found in the body which prevent or interfere with the growth of harmful bacteria or viruses. Acquired immunity is that defense against infection which an individual develops through exposure to germs or their products. Each germ acts as a specific antigen. An antigen is a substance foreign to the body which stimulates the body to form antibodies. Antibodies are protective proteins which the body forms in response to an antigen. For instance, when measles viruses enter the body they cause the body to form antibodies because the measles virus is a foreign substance. These antibodies are for specific use against the measles virus, and help the body fight and kill the virus. They do not help to fight other viruses such as the poliomyelitis, however. The body forms antibodies against each germ that invades it. Until the body has had at least one encounter with the germ, no antibodies can be formed against it. Immunity may be acquired naturally, that is, by actually developing the disease. In the course of an illness, antibodies appear and the patient begins to recover. These antibodies then persist in the blood stream and protect the individual from developing the same illness again. Not many years ago this was the only way people could develop immunity. Today, however, modern medicine has developed vaccines by which we can develop immunity artificially. Vaccines are antigens which cause the body to build antibodies against a particular disease without becoming ill. The definition of a vaccine is: "A preparation which on injection will induce an active immunity in the body. Vaccines are made up of dead or attenuated infectious agents, bacteria or viruses, and each one is specific: the intracutaneous inoculation of tetanus vaccine protects the individual against tetanus, and rabies vaccine protects against rabies, etc.. Some vaccines contain living germs, such as the smallpox, yellow fever, measles, and oral polio vaccines. These living vaccines have been rendered harmless in the laboratory, so that they do not cause the harmful effects of the disease. But they still provoke the formation of antibodies.