Annie Gulvin

Ideas for EAHIL micro-edits and tasks

Needs images

• Category:Wikipedia requested images of places / Category:Wikipedia requested photographs by location

• Category:Wikipedia requested photographs in Wales

Needs improving

Stubs

• Mosby's Dictionary of Medicine, Nursing & Health Professions
  • review, pocket edition, both need EASE login

• Hallucinations by Oliver Sacks.
  • review in Journal of Optometry and Vision Science, interview with Oliver Sacks (EASE)

Needs citations

Medicine

• Medications used in dentistry and periodontics - needs references added inline
• Neuroleptic malignant syndrome#Risk factors
  • An important risk factor for this condition is Lewy body dementia. These patients are extremely sensitive to neuroleptics. As a result, neuroleptics should be used cautiously in all cases of dementia.^{[citation needed]}

• Histrionic personality disorder#Signs and symptoms
  • People with HPD are usually high-functioning, both socially and professionally. They usually have good social skills, despite tending to use them to manipulate others into making them the center of attention. HPD may also affect a person's social and/or romantic relationships, as well as their ability to cope with losses or failures. They may seek treatment for clinical depression when romantic (or other close personal) relationships end.^{[citation needed]}

• Caffeine#Pharmacokinetics
  • Caffeine from coffee or other beverages is absorbed by the small intestine within 45 minutes of ingestion and distributed throughout all bodily tissues.[2] Peak blood concentration is reached within 1–2 hours.[citation needed]

From Pages in category "Articles needing additional medical references"

• Hip replacement (animal) - only 3 sources, more could be added.
  • Book on advances in total joint replacement in small animals.
  • Zurich Cementless Total Hip Replacement.
  • Evaluation of variables influencing success and complication rates in canine total hip replacement: results from the British Veterinary Orthopaedic Association Canine Hip Registry (collation of data: 2010–2012)
  • Complications of cementless total hip replacement: A retrospective study of 163 cases
  • Clinical bottom lineThere is currently insufficient evidence that old dogs undergoing total hip replacement are more predisposed to perioperative femoral fractures in comparison to young dogs.

• Gallbladder flush
• Neem Oil - traditional medicine
  • Therapeutics Role of Azadirachta indica (Neem) and Their Active Constituents in Diseases Prevention and Treatment. (review)
    • Abstract: Neem (Azadirachta indica) is a member of the Meliaceae family and its role as health-promoting effect is attributed because it is rich source of antioxidant. It has been widely used in Chinese, Ayurvedic, and Unani medicines worldwide especially in Indian Subcontinent in the treatment and prevention of various diseases. Earlier finding confirmed that neem and its constituents play role in the scavenging of free radical generation and prevention of disease pathogenesis. The studies based on animal model established that neem and its chief constituents play pivotal role in anticancer management through the modulation of various molecular pathways including p53, pTEN, NF-κB, PI3K/Akt, Bcl-2, and VEGF. It is considered as safe medicinal plants and modulates the numerous biological processes without any adverse effect. In this review, I summarize the role of Azadirachta indica in the prevention and treatment of diseases via the regulation of various biological and physiological pathways.
• Pregnancy over age 50 - several unreliable medical sources in opening paragraphs
  • Pregnancy over age 50 has, over recent years, become possible for more women, and more easily achieved for many, due to recent advances in assisted reproductive technology, in particular egg donation. Typically, a woman's fecundity ends with menopause, which by definition is 12 consecutive months without having had any menstrual flow at all. During perimenopause, the menstrual cycle and the periods become irregular and eventually stop altogether, but even when periods are still regular, the egg quality of women in their forties is lower than in younger women, making the likelihood of conceiving a healthy baby also reduced, particularly after age 42. It is important to note, that the female biological clock can vary greatly from woman to woman. A woman's individual level of fertility can be tested through a variety of methods.
    • review: Testing ovarian reserve in pre-menopausal women: why, whom and how?
      • Abstract: Numerous social and environmental factors (environmental hazards, social factors such as education and career, higher economic status desired before the decision is made to have children) influence a women's decision to postpone pregnancy until late reproductive age. In turn, age is related to a fall in ovarian reserve. The main goal of testing ovarian reserve is the identification of women with so-called diminished ovarian reserve (DOR). Additionally, it provides assistance in the counselling of women who are planning to use assisted reproductive techniques (ART). This review examines current methods of testing ovarian reserve and their application. The most useful methods of assessing ovarian reserve are ultrasonographic count of ovarian antral follicles (AFC) and serum tests of both the anti-Müllerian hormone (AMH) level and the third-day level of follicle stimulating hormone (FSH). However, there are limitations to the currently used methods of testing ovarian reserve, especially in relation to their specificity and sensitivity. It is also difficult to predict egg quality based on these tests. The value of screening programmes of ovarian reserve is yet to be determined.
  • Men also experience a decline in fertility as they age though in a very gradual and later process in contrast to women's fertility as men's biological clock declines simply by every each age (loses 1 percent every age) in comparison to women's biological clock where it begins drop sharply and rapidly after 38 years of age; for example, the average time to pregnancy if a man is under 25 is just over 4.5 months but nearly two years if a man is over 40 (if the woman is under 25).^{[unreliable medical source?]} The risk of genetic defects is greatly increased due to the paternal age effect. Children with fathers aged 40 or older are more than five times as likely to have an autism spectrum disorder than children fathered by men aged under 30.^{[unreliable medical source?]} Researchers estimate that compared to a male fathering a child in his early 20's, there is double the chance of the child getting schizophrenia when the father is age 40, and triple the risk of schizophrenia when the father is age 50 (though, for most people this means the risk goes from approximately 1 in 121 when a man is 29, to 1 in 47 when a man is age 50 to 54). Men's fertility declines throughout the lifespan, with the volume and fecundity of a man’s semen quality and sperm motility (the ability of sperm to move towards an egg) decrease continually between the ages of 20 and 80.^{[unreliable medical source?]} The incidence of dwarfism and miscarriage also increases as men age
    • Reviews from Pubmed on effects of paternal age
      • Is advanced paternal age a health risk for the offspring? In this article we review the epidemiologic evidence for adverse health effects in offspring of fathers of advanced age. First the evidence regarding fetal survival is addressed, and afterward we review the evidence regarding morbidity in children with older fathers. The adverse conditions most consistently associated with increased paternal age are stillbirths, musculo-skeletal syndromes, cleft palate, acute lymphoblastic leukemia and retinoblastoma, and neurodevelopmental disorders in the autism spectrum and schizophrenia. Finally, we consider the public health impact of the increasing paternal age. We conclude that the adverse health effects in children that might be caused by the present increase in paternal age are severe but quantitatively of minor importance. However, identification of morbidities that are more frequent in offspring of older fathers, after having taken any maternal age effects and other confounding into account, may lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis behind such conditions.
      • Paternal age and mental health of offspring. Abstract: The influence of paternal age on the risk for sporadic forms of Mendelian disorders is well known, but a burgeoning recent literature demonstrates, in addition, a paternal age effect for complex neuropsychiatric conditions, including schizophrenia, autism, bipolar disorder, and even for learning potential, expressed as intelligence. Mental illness is costly to patients, their family, and the public health system, accounting for the largest portion of disability costs in our economy. The delayed onset of neuropsychiatric conditions and lack of physical manifestations at birth are common frequencies in the population that have obscured the recognition that a portion of the risks for mental conditions is associated with paternal age. Identification of these risk pathways may be leveraged for knowledge about mental function and for future screening tests. However, only a small minority of at-risk offspring are likely to have such a psychiatric or learning disorderattributable to paternal age, including the children of older fathers.
      • Delayed fatherhood. Abstract: Birth data from developed countries indicates that the average paternal age is increasing. As the trend to older fatherhood has become established, concerns have been raised that this may be linked to adverse outcomes, such as pregnancy complications, congenital anomalies, and long-term health implications for the child. Since the sperm of older fathers may be impaired due to the general effects of ageing, their offspring may be at risk due to defects in sperm quality at conception. A literature search was performed to identify pregnancy complications, fetal anomalies and health issues for the child when the father is in an older age bracket. Evidence for impairment in the sperm and genetic material of older fathers was reviewed. With an older father, there is evidence of an increase in stillbirths and a slightly increased risk of autism, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia in the offspring later in life. The increased risk of achondroplasia has long been recognised. For the mother, there is an increased rate of Caesarean section. Investigations of other possible adverse outcomes have produced mixed findings. Further robust and longitudinal studies are needed to clarify these issues.
      • Influence of paternal age in schizophrenia (Article in French) Abstract: CONCLUSION: APA (advanced paternal age) at conception appears to be a risk factor for schizophrenia. This risk factor probably interacts with genetic factors in a gene-environment interaction. To date, there is no validated cut-off at which the risk is significantly increased in offspring. In the future, studies could benefit from analyzing the phenotype related to APA.

• Orthodontic headgear
  • Very good contender, only two sources used and one of those is WebMD!
  • Review of reviews
  • Adverse effects review

• Therapy cat
  • eg There have been arguments made that therapy animals can work as well as or better than conventional pharmaceutical medicine for helping people relax,^{[citation needed]} lowering stress levels and blood pressure decreases, causing the heart rate to slow down.^{[citation needed]}
  • literature review "Feline-assisted therapy can be used in a variety of settings, and it is gaining increased popularity. Cat-assisted therapy is particularly recommended for patients who are unable to interact with large animals such as horses or are afraid of dogs."
  • Article in American Journal of Nursing
    • The most commonly used animals are dogs, probably because of ease of training (versus a cat or rabbit) and their usually even temperament. Birds aren't usually allowed (more than half the birds in this country carry infections, such as Mycobacterium avium). Cats and rabbits are used and must meet the same criteria as dogs, but they are not required to follow commands. Cats and rabbits must be trained to stay in a basket while petted (they may harbor bacteria in their paws).

• Rose hip seed oil
  • article abstract: The effect of Aloe vera gel (AV) and Aloe arborescens gel (AA) alone or in combination with rosehip oil (RO) at 2% on ethylene production, respiration rate, quality parameters, bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity during plum postharvest storage was studied. Coated plums showed a delay in ethylene production and respiration rate at 20 °C and during cold storage and subsequent shelf life, the main effect being observed for those fruits coated with AA + RO. Quality parameters such as softening, colour and maturity index was also delayed during storage by the use of the coatings, which led to a 2-fold increase in plum storability. Accumulation of bioactive compounds was also delayed although at the end of the experiment the content of bioactive compounds was higher than those found for control fruits at the estimated shelf life. The most effective coating for maintaining plum quality and bioactive compounds was AA + RO.
    • Might be a primary source - haven't read full article, only abstract. Not really medicine related, though in medicine stub category