THE availability of synthetic thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) has made possible a major step forward in the understanding of dysfunction within the hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid complex. Thus, the temporary rise in serum thyrotropin concentration ...

MORE than 10 years have passed since Laurell and Eriksson noted an association between severe deficiency of serum alpha1-globulin and the accelerated development of pulmonary emphysema.¹ Subsequent studies have confirmed and extended this observation. ...

SERUM binding of vitamin B₁₂ has turned out to be a complex interplay of various proteins, chiefly transcobalamins I and II.¹ Sometimes also present is a third serum binder, which appears to be related to transcobalamin I,² both binders being members of ...

ACUTE pulmonary parenchymal failure is characterized by a decreased functional residual capacity (FRC),^{1 2 3} a decrease in lung compliance,^{1 , 4} and increased venous admixture that is mainly due to direct right-to-left shunting through nonventilated lung ...

DURING the past several decades the federal government has taken increasing responsibility for the health of the American people. This consistent national policy has resulted in a substantial federal investment in biomedical research, bringing about a ...

THE ideal agent to lower blood pressure in hypertensive emergencies should have the following characteristics: rapid action; specific effect on resistance vessels, with no effect on other smooth-muscle or cardiac-muscle systems; immediate reversibility; ...

DURING the first 30 years of this century, one of the most prominent residents of the city of Baltimore was Dr. Howard A. Kelly, professor of gynecology at Johns Hopkins University. Kelly's work and interests, however, were by no means solely confined to ...

IN the aftermath of the Supreme Court's abortion decisions in early 1973 there has been a rash of legislative action in the states and a rush to the courts by proponents on both sides of the issues to seek clarification of the many unanswered questions ...

ALTHOUGH the names of Tigerstedt and Bergman¹ are associated with the first description in 1898 of renin extracted from the kidney, it may come as a surprise that when Tigerstedt, who was the senior worker in the partnership and the Professor of ...

Presentation of Case

A 10-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of renal disease.

He was well until one month previously, when he scraped his leg at play. A purulent lesion developed and healed slowly with local treatment; no antibiotic was ...

As we all know, scientific research is often criticized because its results are not widely known or are so esoteric that their applicability is ignored.

Four years ago, I prepared an editorial¹ on a very interesting paper² reviving an old area of research ...

Lost in the recent Portland ado about deficits, dues, advertising and journals was a somewhat unusual action by the AMA's House of Delegates. It was the adoption of a 10-point statement in support of biomedical research. Among the principles endorsed were ...

When I was a graduate student in philosophy, at Harvard in the late 1950's, medical ethics was a subject of no interest whatever. Our regular fare was Russell and Frege on the logical foundations of mathematics, or Wittgenstein on the uses of language. ...

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To the Editor: The purpose of this letter is to ask that the profession treat musicians of all ages with respect for their artistic sensitivities and to realize fully the importance of their dependence upon hands, limbs, mouth, ears, etc.

It is suggested ...

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The receipt of the following books is acknowledged, and this listing must be regarded as sufficient return for the courtesy of the sender. Books that appear to be of particular interest will be reviewed as space permits.

Medicine

The Dictionary of Sodium,...

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POSTGRADUATE COURSE IN PEDIATRIC SURGERY

A postgraduate course in pediatric surgery, sponsored by Variety Children's Hospital, Miami, will be held at the Hospital on March 13 and 14.

Further information may be obtained from Dr. William T. Brown, Variety ...