Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.
Ri-Ll G, Gaowa H. Current concepts in chronic mountain sickness: pulmonary hypertension¬ related high-altitude heart disease. Wilderness Environ Med 2001; 12(3): 190-194. High altitude heart disease, a form of chronic…
The Australian Army's 1st Brigade is based in Darwin and has a high readiness posture in line with extant requirements. The units of the Brigade include tank, armoured reconnaissance, medium…
The Australian Army's 1st Brigade is based in Darwin and has a high readiness posture in line with extant requirements. The units of the Brigade include tank, armoured reconnaissance, medium…
CS is the generic name for the lacrimating agent 0-chlorobenzylidene malonitrile (2- chlorobenzalmalonitrile). which was originally developed in 1928 by B.B. Corson and R.W. Stoughtonl.2. CS is normally a solid,…
One of Australia's doctor-soldiers from World War One, Dart went on to become one of the greatest of all Australian scientists. As Captain Raymond Dart, and as a skilled German…
What a difference three months makes! When I wrote editorial for the August edition of Australian Military Medicine, I was thinking ahead of the tenth AMMA conference and my vision…
The emergence of military medicine was very late during mankind's long history of war-like activities. In the valley of the River Neander, near Dusseldorf in Germany, a species of man…
Introductory Note on Sources In the absence of access to original material (not to mention a lack of knowledge of Latin and Middle English), this article is based on information…
Many who practice outside major centres are confronted with inescapable decisions with potential neurosurgical overtones. The final operative decision itself- to operate off not – has to be made in…
The use of Biken Japanese encephalitis (JE) vaccine (JE-Vax) by the Australian Defence Force (ADF) for service personnel deploying to JE endemic areas has consumed a significant proportion of the…
The menstrual cycle is an integral component of life for most women, and it exerts its influence for a major portion of their lives. Much research has been directed to…
