RECENT ADVANCES IN TECHNOLOGY have resulted in the emergence of a new method of screening for cancer in women. There is an existing widely established method that has good reliability.…

THE ATTITUDE TOWARDS INFLUENZA in Australia appears quite different to that of many other countries. Whereas mass immunisations have been con­ducted in the United States in response to threats of…

Objectives: To determine the adequacy of Army recruits' usual diet before the commencement of training. To identify problems which may be addressed in future preventative health programs. Design: Recruits completed…

Introduction This study was designed to document the morbidity of a population of Australian military servicemen and women. Methods The study was conducted in the outpatient departments of No 6…

THIS IS THE SECOND OF A TWO-PART ARTICLE on English naval medicine during the Tudor period. Both parts follow a previous article on medieval naval medicine, with the same aim…

THERMOBARIC MUNITIONS ARE those munitions that, by design, produce more heat and overpressure than con¬ventional explosives by exploding a vapour in the blast zone. Their main use initially was in…

THE EFFICIENT USE OF DEPLOYED PERSONNEL in the Area of Operations (AO) is essential. This often requires personnel to perform tasks beyond the scope of their normal duties. Medical personnel…

Background: IN JANUARY 1995, the Compulsory Health Insurance Law came into effect in Israel. The legisla¬tion was an egalitarian move that set forth that every resident of the State of…

THE AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE FORCE (ADF) Reserves (Medical Branch) has recently received publicity in unexpected quarters such as the North Shore Times Newspaper 1. The article recognised the recruitment of specialists…