Male pseudohermaphroditism can result from an absence of androgen secretion by testes. With the exception of the very rare gonadal-agenesis syndrome with female phenotype and XY chromosomes,¹ all the reported cases were due to errors affecting synthesis ...

During a 14-week period in 1973, we conducted a double-blind study among Navajo schoolchildren to evaluate the effects of large vitamin C supplements on acute illness, respiratory and otherwise.¹ Although we noted no prophylactic influence, our findings ...

WE recently reported our long-term observations on the course of poststreptococcal glomerulonephritis in 126 patients who were followed from onset.¹ Except for nine who pursued an unrelenting course and progressed to terminal uremia within six months, all ...

(Second of Two Parts)

The Work Loads of Surgical Specialists

The surgical specialists are clearly the most important group for consideration in manpower planning. They are examined to determine what physician and practice characteristics influence their ...

(First of Two Parts)

One of the most important functions of the lung, aside from its role in gas exchange and metabolism, is the provision of an essential biologic barrier between man and his environment.¹ Of fundamental importance is the way in which the ...

The folk wisdom of most cultures has celebrated the interaction between infant and mother as one of the decisive social relations in the human life cycle. It did not, however, become a legitimate topic for empirical research until the beginning of this ...

During the past few months, we in Britain have shown considerable interest in the American bicentennial celebrations. When the circumstances are recalled, this attitude is perhaps surprising, but there have certainly been many events to commemorate the ...

Presentation of Case

A 66-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of mental deterioration.

She was described as "emotionally unstable" but was physically well until seven months previously, when she began to have episodic belching with bouts ...

Since the number of genes characterizing mammalian species is approximately 50 to 100 X 10³, it would be reasonable to assume that mammalian sex determination and differentiation involve either directly or indirectly thousands of genes. Yet these numerous ...

In 1946 the late George Orwell, famous for his novels Animal Farm and 1984, wrote an essay that he called "Politics and the English Language."* Some of his observations follow:

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English ...

Recently, I was participating in the deliberations of a health-services research advisory panel that had as its charge "to review and decide whether or not to fund submitted proposals on various aspects of health care for the disadvantaged." Some of the ...

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To the Editor: In the July 8 issue of the Journal, under "Current Concepts," Morse and Duncan provided an excellent review of the ophthalmologic management of diabetic retinopathy. The authors referred to a national study assessing the long-term effect ...

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This masterful volume, though directed primarily to surgeons performing vascular reconstructions, also serves a large audience of engineers, physiologists, biophysicists, internists and general surgeons through its considerable depth and ambitious scope. ...

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The first edition of this book was exceedingly well received. Curriculum revision and the rapid expansion of understanding of physiological mechanisms created a very real need, which was well met. This second edition is equally well written and manages to ...

This "how-to-do-it" book covers the broad field of total parenteral nutrition in a remarkably complete and readable manner. A large group of contributors culled predominantly, but by no means exclusively, from Dr. Fischer's Boston area present the details ...

Medical genetics used to be an esoteric branch of medicine. Recent years, however, have brought a variety of practical applications such as counseling, screening and intrauterine diagnosis for genetic diseases. Independently of these developments in human ...

"Coming of Age on Martha's Vineyard" could well have been the title to reflect this book's specific interest as well as its broad human scope.

Twenty years ago the author went to Martha's Vineyard as a summer visitor and five years later settled in as its ...

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.

Environmental and Public Health

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NEW YORK UNIVERSITY POST-GRADUATE MEDICAL SCHOOL

New York University Post-Graduate Medical School will sponsor the following courses in the coming months: "Antibiotics in Clinical Medicine: Case Studies" on Wednesdays, November 10-December 8, the tuition ...

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The Forward Plan (or Wish?) for Health

Apart from its literary opacity, the difficulty with the government's annual Forward Plan for Health is that it confuses wishing with planning.

The mixup is understandable, since the Forward Plan, which recently made ...