RECENT STUDIES ON THE TREATMENT OF MOTION SICKNESS
Authors: H. J. L. M.
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (1951)

Editorial1 December 1951RECENT STUDIES ON THE TREATMENT OF MOTION SICKNESSH. J. L. M.H. J. L. M.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-35-6-1383 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptAn increasing proportion of the world's population is subjecting itself to a variety of motions in every day life—in ships, trains, cars, elevators, airplanes and "amusement" devices. As an indication of the vast numbers who expose themselves, it may be mentioned that no less than 25 million passengers were carried by the airlines of the world in 1949 (the figure for 1950 does not appear to be yet available).The great significance of this rapid increase in the number of moving vehicles and the hordes who avail themselves of these conveniences, is that more and more individuals are being introduced...1 GayCarliner LNPE: The prevention and treatment of motion sickness. I. Seasickness, Bull. Johns Hopkins Hosp. 84: 470, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar2 GayCarliner LNPE: The prevention and treatment of motion sickness. I. Seasickness, Science 109: 359, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar3 TylerBard DBP: Motion sickness, Physiol. Rev. 29: 311, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar4 Tyler DB: Dramamine and motion sickness, Science 110: 170, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar5 Nickerson M: Dramamine, Science 111: 312, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar6 Cusic JW: Note on the chemistry of Dramamine, Science 109: 575, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar7 ChinnOberst HIFW: Effectiveness of various drugs in prevention of airsickness, Proc. Soc. Exper. Biol. and Med. 73: 218, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar8 StricklandHahn BAGL: The effectiveness of Dramamine in the prevention of airsickness, Science 109: 359, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar9 StricklandHahnAdler BAGLH: Studies on airsickness, J. Aviation Med. 21: 90, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar10 SmithHemingway PKA: Effect of hyoscine on swing sickness and on performance. USAF School of Aviation, Med. Res. Proj. Report No. 1: 11, 1946. Google Scholar11 HollingMcArdleTrotter HEBWR: Prevention of seasickness by drugs. Lancet 1: 127, 1944. CrossrefGoogle Scholar12 Tyler DB: The influence of a placebo, body position, and medication on motion sickness, Am. J. Physiol. 146: 458, 1946. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar13 Lilienthal JL: The effect of hyoscine on airsickness, J. Aviation Med. 16: 59, 1945. Google Scholar14 ChinnNoellSmith HIWKPK: Prophylaxis of motion sickness: evaluation of some drugs in seasickness, Arch. Int. Med. 86: 810, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar15 Wright WL: Effectiveness of newer drugs in seasickness, U. S. Armed Forces M. J. 1: 570, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar16 CarlinerRadmanGay PEHMLN: Treatment of nausea and vomiting of pregnancy with Dramamine—preliminary report, Science 110: 215, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar17 BeelerTillischPopp JWJHWC: A new drug in the treatment of radiation sickness, Proc. Staff Meet. Mayo Clin. 24: 477, 1949. MedlineGoogle Scholar18 Campbell EH: The effectiveness of Dramamine in relieving the vestibular reactions following the labyrinthine fenestration operation, Laryngoscope 59: 1261, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar19 RudolphParkHamilton CJDDC: Treatment of post-anesthesia nausea and vomiting, J.A.M.A. 144: 1283, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar20 RubinMetz-Rubin AH: The effect of Dramamine upon post-operative nausea and vomiting, Surg., Gynec. and Obst. 92: 415, 1951. MedlineGoogle Scholar21 Gay LN: Prophylactic and therapeutic control of vestibular disturbances with dimenhydrinate, J.A.M.A., 145: 712, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar22 Shaw CC: Dramamine trials in the United States Navy, Military Surg. 106: 441, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar23 FreedmanHimwich AMHE: DFP: Site of injection and variation in response, Am. J. Physiol. 156: 125, 1949. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar24 SchiffEsmondHimwich MWGHE: Forced circling movements (adversive syndrome): correction with dimenhydrinate ("Dramamine"), Arch. Otolaryng. 51: 672, 1950. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar25 JohnsHimwich RJHE: The central action of some antihistamines, Am. J. Psychiat. 10: 367, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar26 GutnerGouldBatterman LBWJRC: Studies on pharmacology of Dramamine, Federation Proc. 9: 280, 1950. Google Scholar27 EsmondJohnsBalesMcCauleyHimwich WGRJPDAHE: Convulsant and anticonvulsant effects of some antihistamines, Electroencephalog. Clin. Neurophysiol. 2: 115, 1950. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics 1 December 1951Volume 35, Issue 6Page: 1383-1389 ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 December 1951 PDF downloadLoading ...