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Volume 10 Number 3

December 2001

In this issue

Peer-reviewed research, commentary and history from across military and veterans’ health.

Abstract from the Literature

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…

Causes for Medical Downgrading in an Army Brigade (1): The Role of Corps

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…

Causes for Medical Downgrading in an Army Brigade (2): Other Factors

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 And Reactive Airways Dysfunction Syndrome

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,…

Dart: Scientist and Man of Grit

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…

Editorial – September 11

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…

Honour, Chivalry and the Role of Medicine in the Military

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…

Medieval Naval Medicine 1200-1500

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…

Neurosurgery in the Tropics: A Practical Approach to Common Problems

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 Benefit of Japanese Encephalitis Vaccination?

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 and Vision: The Eye is a Gender Specific and Hormonally Sensitive Target Organ

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…