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Staub D, et al. Effectiveness of a repellent containing DEET and EBAAP for preventing tick bites. Wild Environ Med 2002; 13(1): 12-20. OBJECTIVE TOPICAL REPELLENTS can provide effective personal protection from tick-borne diseases by preventing the attachment of ticks. The goal of this study was to assess the effectiveness of a commercially avail able repellent… Read more »
ABSTRACT THIS PAPER DESCRIBES the rationale for current work undertaken at the Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Defence Centre (CERN DC) investigating the feasibility of pre-exposure approaches to counteracting the toxicity of the chemical warfare agent sulphur mustard (HD). HD is a vesicant that causes severe, slow-healing lesions in skin, lungs and eyes. The work… Read more »
FROM 1998 TO 2000, the need for a civilian health response to chemical, biological and radiological (CBR) emergencies was identified and developed in preparation for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games and beyond. The events of September 2001 have thrown this continuing need into relief and highlighted the significant work still required to improve the capabilities… Read more »
ABSTRACT ONLY ONE VACCINE AGAINST JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS is available for use in Australia. Other vaccines in Asia have supplanted this vaccine. Some vaccines used in Asia, however, would not be acceptable in Australia. A number of candidates are in clinical development based on more efficient platforms and cleaner production lines. The ADF is involved in… Read more »
AS WE APPROACH the first anniversary of the terrorist attacks of 11 September, the Australian Defence Force remains actively involved in Afghanistan, the Persian Gulf and central Asia, as well as East Timor, Bougainville and the Solomon Islands, and in the seas to our north. For all three Services, this continues to be one of… Read more »
INTRODUCTION 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 new method has been evaluated overseas and has been widely adopted as an acceptable alternative to the older widely established method. Current Australian… Read more »
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 major epidemics, and there is a widespread use of the influenza vaccine in the Defence Forces in Europe and North America, there is little call… Read more »
ABSTRACT 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 a health and diet questionnaire, were weighed and donated a fasting blood sample for measurement of cholesterol, fasting triglycerides, apolipoprotein B, homocysteine, ferritin and… Read more »
ABSTRACT PROGRESS IN THE LIFE SCIENCES will be driving scientific progress in the 21st Century the way physics did for the 20th Century. The new revolution in Biotechnology indicates that the warrior of the future will be drawn from a society very much influenced by this development. Bio-sensors may detect potential threats of all kinds…. Read more »
Abstract DURING SURGICAL PROCEDURES using laser or electrosurgical units, the thermal destruction of tissue creates a smoke byproduct. Research study has indicated that this smoke plume contains toxic gases and vapours. At high concentrations, the smoke causes ocular and upper respiratory irritation in healthcare workers and creates visual problems for the surgeon. The smoke has… Read more »
Introduction THIS IS THE FIRST OF A TWO-PART ARTICLE on English naval medicine during the Tudor period, from the end of the Wars of the Roses in 1485 until the death of Elizabeth I in 1603. Both parts follow an article on medieval naval medicine and have the same aim of making comparisons with contemporary… Read more »
Abstract THE USE OF BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS has been around since before the siege of Kaffa in 1346 when the Tartars catapulted plague infected bodies over the ramparts. The potential for terrorists to use biological agents against a civilian population has been well understood by security agencies for some time. However, until the tragic use of… Read more »
