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B O'Shea

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PubMed1984

Smoking and malignancy in schizophrenia.

It has been suggested that schizophrenic patients have a lower risk of cancer than the general population. We therefore investigated the smoking patterns of 100 current chronic schizophrenic in-patients, and the causes of death in 122 recently deceased schizophrenics. We found that schizophrenics are heavy smokers, and that schizophrenics do die from carcinoma of the bronchus. Proportional mortality rates for all malignancies were not significantly lower in schizophrenics than in the general population but there was a significant absence of cancer of the gastro-intestinal tract. Proportional mortality rates for female mammary carcinoma, pneumonia, and suicide were raised, and that for cerebrovascular disease was low. These differences between schizophrenics and the general population warrant further investigation.

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PubMed1984

Occupational therapists: personality and job performance.

This study was conducted to determine the personality structure of a group of occupational therapists and to examine the relationship between specific personality variables and job performance of practicing occupational therapists. The results indicated that occupational therapists as a group are not distinguishable from people in general, in terms of personality; however, a number of personality variables were significantly related to job performance. Implications for both the field of occupational therapy and for the selection of students are discussed.

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PubMed1981

A control study of dietary factors in renal stone formation.

Fifty-one first admission renal stone patients and an equal number of controls were interviewed and a dietary history of the average weekly intake was collected from each participant. A comparison of the dietary intake per kilogram body weight in each group was made using standard statistical procedures. None of the nutrient intakes showed a significant difference, but dietary fibre intake and the percentage of energy provided by carbohydrate were consistently higher in the control group, whereas the percentage of energy provided by fat was consistently higher in the renal stone group.

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Enhanced sandfly attraction to Leishmania-infected hosts.

We report that hamsters infected with Leishmania infantum are more attractive to female sandflies in bioassays. Entrained odours from infected animals were shown by gas chromatography to contain peaks absent from uninfected individuals. Implications of enhanced transmission, potential for developing novel diagnoses and the significance to epidemiological models are discussed.

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Cocaine.

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Latchkey children.

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Low rate of generic prescribing in the Republic of Ireland compared to England and Northern Ireland: prescribers' concerns.

We compared the level of generic prescribing in the Republic of Ireland, Northern Ireland and England and surveyed the views of Irish College of General Practitioners members. In 1993, generic drugs (pure generics and branded generics together) comprised 17.4% of total dispensing in the General Medical Services Scheme, significantly less than Northern Ireland or England where pure generics alone comprised 25% and 38% respectively of total dispensing in the National Health Services. General practitioners accurately self-estimated their level of generic prescribing but are concerned about the reliability/quality of generic products on the market, possible legal liabilities associated with their use and the fact that pharmacists may legally dispense more expensive proprietary preparations in the case of private prescriptions written generically. Prescribers need reassurance regarding legal and quality assurance aspects of generic prescribing if the level of generic drug use is to increase.

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