As early as the 1920s, and subsequently in the 1959 Build and Blood Pressure Study (S1. 5-
1) of almost 5 million adults insured between 1934 and 1954, a strong direct relationship …

Cerebral palsy is the commonest physical disability in childhood, occurring in 2.0 to 2.5 per
1000 live births. Although the total number of children with cerebral palsy has remained …

Since 1980, the principal form of crop loss assistance in the United States has been
provided through the Federal Crop Insurance Program. The Federal Crop Insurance Act of …

Prebiotics such as fructans, and probiotics such as Lactobacilli or Bifidobacteria, or a
combination of prebiotics and probiotics (synbiotics) are thought to be protective against …

A rich articulation of John Wesley's theology that is appreciative of the old and mindful of the
new, faithful to the past and attentive to the present. This work carefully displays John …

A study of 17 elderly men and 13 young adults of similar body build and wearing equivalent
clothing insulation (0.8 clo) showed that when given control over their environment the …

Low ambient temperatures are particularly harmful to the elderly and in the winter in the UK
temperatures in some dwellings may fall to 6° C. The World Health Organization …

A longitudinal study of the age-related decline in thermoregulatory capacity was made in 47
elderly people to try to identify those at risk from spontaneous hypothermia. During the …

Nemaline myopathy (NM) is a clinically and genetically heterogeneous disorder
characterized by muscle weakness and the presence of nemaline bodies (rods) in skeletal …

Mean deep body temperature fell by 0.4+/-0.1 (SD) degrees C in five sedentary, clothed 63-
70 year old men and by 0.1+/-0.1 degrees C in four young adults after 2 h exposure in still …