A study to ascertain how the community based antenatal services in the East End of Glasgow related to the guidelines set by a Working Party on Ante-Natal and Intrapartum Care (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 1982) is reported. All community based clinics were visited and described. The socio-economic status of the sample population was defined and users' views and preferences sought. The women sampled were often socially and economically disadvantaged. Unemployment was high. They received their community antenatal care from midwives, general practitioners and consultants in both health centres and general practitioner surgeries. Women were generally satisfied with the care they received. Answers to more specific questions indicated, however, that more information and individualised care would be appreciated.

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PubMed1989

[Anti-inflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effect of various plant extracts and their combinations in an animal model].

Antiinflammatory, Analgesic and Antipyretic Effects of Various Plant Extracts and a Combination Thereof in Animal Models. The three main components comprising the efficacy of non-steroidal antiinflammatory drugs could be demonstrated for STW 1 in different animal models. The phytotherapeutic preparation, containing three individual plant extracts (Populus tremula, Solidago virgaurea, Fraxinus excelsior) produced dose-dependent antiinflammatory, analgesic and antipyretic effects which were similar to those of the reference substances salicyl alcohol and indometacin. As each of the individual extracts displayed considerable efficacy, it may be assumed that each of them contributes to the overall effects of the combination STW 1.

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PubMed1989

Neuropsychological characteristics of subjects with and without neocortical Alz-50 immunoreactivity.

We performed quantitative histopathology and Alz-50 staining on 8 non-demented and 16 demented subjects who had received yearly neuropsychological evaluations as part of prospective studies of dementia. Of the 8 non-demented subjects, four had begun to show signs of cognitive decline on serial neuropsychological testing. These subjects showed marked decline on the Fuld Object Memory Evaluation, a test of recent memory. Scores on IQ tests and the Blessed test of orientation, memory, and concentration showed fluctuations but not consistent declines. These old-old, retired subjects were called "cognitively impaired" but not demented because they did not show decline in activities of daily living or social interactions. Five of the non-demented subjects had numerous cortical senile plaques and met standard pathological criteria for Alzheimer's disease (AD), but only one of the five was Alz-50 positive. That subject had shown the most consistent decline on neuropsychological scores. Ten of 11 clinically demented subjects with pathological evidence of AD were Alz-50 positive. All five clinically demented subjects with non-Alzheimer dementias on pathological examination were Alz-50 negative. Alz-50 may stain plaques found in AD, but not stain plaques which accompany aging. The cognitive impairment found in the Alz-50 negative subjects may be age-associated and not indicate early AD.

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PubMed1988