JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-10-04eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313487332
Ashild Huiberts, Mari Hjørnevik, Arnstein Mykletun, Jens C Skogen
{"title":"Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) in the media - a qualitative content analysis of Norwegian newspapers.","authors":"Ashild Huiberts, Mari Hjørnevik, Arnstein Mykletun, Jens C Skogen","doi":"10.1177/2042533313487332","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313487332","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Electromagnetic hypersensitivity (EHS) is a condition characterized by experiencing symptoms after perceived exposure to weak electromagnetic fields (EMFs). There is substantial debate concerning the aetiology of EHS, but experimental data indicate no association between EHS and actual presence of EMFs. Newspapers play a key role in shaping peoples' understanding of health-related issues. The aim of this study was to describe the content of newspaper articles concerning aetiology and treatment of EHS.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Qualitative content analysis of newspaper articles.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Norwegian newspaper articles were identified using a comprehensive electronic media archive.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Norwegian newspaper articles published between 1 February 2006 and 11 August 2010.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Statements coded according to source of information, whether it was pro or con scientific evidence on EHS aetiology, and type of intervention presented as treatment option for EHS.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of the statements concerning EHS aetiology (n = 196), 35% (n = 69) were categorized as pro evidence, 65% (n = 127) as con evidence. Of the statements about EHS interventions assessed, 78% (n = 99) were categorized as 'radiance reduction', 4% (n = 5) as 'complementary medicine', and 18% (n = 23) as 'other'. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) and psychotropic drugs were never presented as possible treatment options for EHS.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The newspaper media discourse of EHS aetiology and recommended treatment interventions is much in conflict with the current evidence in the field. The majority of statements concerning aetiology convey that EHS is related to the presence of weak EMFs, and radiance reduction as the most frequently conveyed measure to reduce EHS-related symptoms.</p>","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 11","pages":"2042533313487332"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313487332","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940024","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-10-04eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313497710
Veronika Pronisceva, Elizabeth Sharp
{"title":"Atypical anaphylaxis using 'dual technique' during sentinel lymph node biopsy.","authors":"Veronika Pronisceva, Elizabeth Sharp","doi":"10.1177/2042533313497710","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313497710","url":null,"abstract":"A better understanding of typical and atypical anaphylaxis and, early treatment is key in reducing morbidity and mortality.","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 11","pages":"2042533313497710"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313497710","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940028","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-10-04eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313493270
Ping-An Hu, Shai-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Li Fan, Lian Wang, Chang-Qing Gao
{"title":"Increasing patients' ability to identify their physicians with a photo album: a prospective study.","authors":"Ping-An Hu, Shai-Hong Zhu, Zhi-Li Fan, Lian Wang, Chang-Qing Gao","doi":"10.1177/2042533313493270","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313493270","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Patients in teaching hospitals often encounter difficulty in correctly identifying their physicians. We hypothesized that a photo album of physicians might increase the ability of patients to correctly identify their physicians and hence conducted this study to test the hypothesis.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>A prospective study was conducted.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Department of Surgery, The Third XiangYa Hospital.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>THE PATIENTS WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS ON ADMISSION: group A as intervention group (n = 75) and group B as control group (n = 94). All the patients were verbally informed of their medical team but only the patients in group A (the intervention group) were also shown the photos of their medical team.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>One day before being discharged, the patients in group A (the intervention group) were asked to return the photo albums, and all the patients from both groups were asked to give the names of their caring physicians prior to departure from the hospital.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Only 53% of the patients (50 out of 94) in group B (the control group) could give at least one of their physicians' name, while 85% of the patients (64 out of 75) in group A (the intervention group) could tell at least one of their physicians' name; there is a significant difference (p < 0.005, 95% CI, 17.4-44.7%).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Patients' ability to identify their physicians can be significantly increased with a photo album.</p>","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 11","pages":"2042533313493270"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313493270","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940025","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Hypertension, sweating and palpitation in a psychotic patient - don't miss the somatic cause.","authors":"Bidisha Chatterjee, Cedric Hirzel, Rahel Gerda Sahli","doi":"10.1177/2042533313496087","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313496087","url":null,"abstract":"With the presentation of this case we want to highlight that even in psychotic patients where elevated blood pressure and palpitations are frequent symptoms, excluding underlying somatic conditions is crucial.","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 11","pages":"2042533313496087"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-10-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313496087","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940027","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-09-13eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313476690
Yu-Xue Wang, Wei Liu, Xin-Yu Tan, Hui-Huan Tang
{"title":"In vitro neuraotropic growth of cholangiocarcinoma: an experimental study.","authors":"Yu-Xue Wang, Wei Liu, Xin-Yu Tan, Hui-Huan Tang","doi":"10.1177/2042533313476690","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476690","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>Perineural invasion of cholangiocarcinoma happens in the early stage of the disease but is often not recognized until its later stages. Research about the behaviour and mechanism of perineural invasion by cholangiocarcinoma is urgently needed for a useful new model. The aim of this work is to establish a novel model to address the problem.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Neural cells and cholangiocarcinoma cells were co-cultured to mimic the neurotropic invasion of cholangiocarcinoma.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Human embryonic stem cells were induced to form neural cells by glial cell-derived neurotropic factor and retinoic acid; neural cells and cholangiocarcinoma cells were co-cultured in Transwell chamber.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>Human embryonic stem cells and cholangiocarcinoma cells were applied.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Paired t-test was used to compare the counts of penetrating cholangiocarcinoma cells in co-culture and control group.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Formation of neurospheres and neural-like cells were observed following induction at 24 and 48 h, respectively; synapses were viewed to protrude from neural-like cell bodies after incubation for 96 h. Forty-eight hours after incubation, immunocytochemical staining of the cells showed that synaptophysin and glial fibrillary acidic protein were expressed in the neuron-like cells and gliocytes-like cells, respectively. The cholangiocarcinoma cells that had penetrated through the Matrigel/polyethylene terephthalate membrane from the upper chamber to the lower chamber of the Transwell in the co-culture group were significantly more numerous than those in the control group (68 ± 8.3/field versus 46 ± 5.7/field, P < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The novel model is a valuable tool to study the perineural invasion of cholangiocarcinoma.</p>","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313476690"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313476690","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940017","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-09-13eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313476699
Simon Lammy, Emily Pringle, Fiona Carnochan, Helen Rodgers, Tristan Yan, William Walker
{"title":"Right lower lobectomy following inhalation of a toy traffic cone.","authors":"Simon Lammy, Emily Pringle, Fiona Carnochan, Helen Rodgers, Tristan Yan, William Walker","doi":"10.1177/2042533313476699","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313476699","url":null,"abstract":"Obstruction of the tracheobronchial tree frequently occurs in children due to a lack of adequate dentition and immature swallowing coordination.1,2 This contrasts obstruction in adults which is caused by a failure of airway protection mechanisms due to neurological disorders and trauma.1 Obstruction has three clinical stages: choking and shortness of breath, an asymptomatic phase then a complication stage.2 The composition of the foreign matter determines the stage. Organic materials cause a severe mucosal inflammatory reaction and granulation tissue may develop over several hours. This causes subsequent swelling and partial obstruction warranting immediate clinical intervention. In contrast, inorganic materials can remain asymptomatic for longer periods of time unless the distal airways are compromised. This presents a therapeutic challenge even though two-thirds of objects lodge in main stem bronchi rather than distal bronchi.1,2 Complications of undetected foreign bodies include unresolved pneumonia and abscess formation, fibrosis and bronchiectasis.1 Our case is of a long forgotten toy traffic cone aspirated during childhood that remained undetected for 40 years.","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313476699"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313476699","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940018","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The challenges of obtaining ethics approval for a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled research study in Jersey.","authors":"Claire Haresnape","doi":"10.1177/2042533313492513","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313492513","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>A PhD project involving designing and implementing a small-scale clinical trial at Jersey General Hospital encountered a variety of difficulties in obtaining ethics approval due to Jersey's unique legal and constitutional position. Clarification of the necessary route of application took some 28 months. It was established that only local ethics approval is required for clinical trials taking place in the Channel Islands and that there is no need for Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approval in the form of Clinical Trials Authorization (CTA), because Jersey falls outside the existing legal and regulatory framework. The experiences and findings gained from this project would prove of use to other researchers planning to conduct clinical trials in the Channel Islands.</p>","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313492513"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313492513","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940021","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-09-13eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313478003
Caesar A Wek, Cormac P Kelly, Joby John, Gordon Blunn
{"title":"Histological evaluation of retrieved Copeland re-surfacing shoulder arthroplasties.","authors":"Caesar A Wek, Cormac P Kelly, Joby John, Gordon Blunn","doi":"10.1177/2042533313478003","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313478003","url":null,"abstract":"There was no evidence of osteonecrosis in the specimens analysed. The hydroxyapatite-coating was present to a variable degree on the specimens with good evidence of bony ongrowth under the CoChrome cap. Ongrowth was examined in five different zones with the greatest seen in the middle of the stem. Direct contact between newly formed bone and the hydroxyapatite layer was observed on light and back-scattered electron microscopy. Histomorphometric analysis quantified the mean bone-implant contact ranging from 11.1 to 33.6% between the specimens. DECLARATIONS","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313478003"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313478003","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Relative age effect on Nobel laureates in the UK.","authors":"Hisanori Fukunaga, Masataka Taguri, Satoshi Morita","doi":"10.1177/2042533313492514","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313492514","url":null,"abstract":"We set out to assess the relative age effect (RAE)on UK Nobel laureates in physics, chemistry andphysiology or medicine. The academic year ofthe UK begins in September; therefore, childrenin one classroom may have an entire year’s dif-ference in age (i.e. children born in Septemberand those born in August of different years).This relative age difference could cause a disad-vantage in the younger students compared tothe older students within one classroom.","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313492514"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313492514","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
JRSM short reportsPub Date : 2013-09-13eCollection Date: 2013-01-01DOI: 10.1177/2042533313490516
Maha Shomaf, Jamal Masad, Saleh Najjar, Dana Faydi
{"title":"Distribution of breast cancer subtypes among Jordanian women and correlation with histopathological grade: molecular subclassification study.","authors":"Maha Shomaf, Jamal Masad, Saleh Najjar, Dana Faydi","doi":"10.1177/2042533313490516","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1177/2042533313490516","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To evaluate the hormone receptor status and human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)/neu gene expression among Jordanian women with breast cancer. To classify our patients into molecular subtypes and to correlate the results with age of the patients and tumour grade.</p><p><strong>Design: </strong>Evaluation of estrogen receptor (ER), PR and HER2/neu was done by standard immunohistochemical technique and subclassification into molecular subtypes.</p><p><strong>Setting: </strong>Jordan University Hospital, Amman, Jordan.</p><p><strong>Participants: </strong>One hundred and ninety-three cases of breast cancer diagnosed at Jordan University Hospital.</p><p><strong>Main outcome measures: </strong>Molecular subtypes of breast cancer, age and tumour grade.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>ALL THE CASES WERE DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS: the young age group less or equal 50 years of age and the older age group more than 50 years of age. The cases were subclassified into luminal A, luminal B, basal cell like (BCL) and Her2/neu+. In older age group, the most common subtype was luminal A (72%). In this age group, most of the cases (48%) were of grade II. In younger age group, 47% of the cases were of luminal A subclass. In this age group, 42% were of grade I.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Molecular subtyping of breast cancer is an essential predicting factor of tumour response to hormonal therapy. This fact puts increased stress on the urgent need for the development of reliable and reproducible classification systems.</p>","PeriodicalId":89182,"journal":{"name":"JRSM short reports","volume":"4 10","pages":"2042533313490516"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2013-09-13","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://sci-hub-pdf.com/10.1177/2042533313490516","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"31940020","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}