Jamaican vomiting sickness has been known to occur endemically in Jamaica since as early as 1875.¹ The major clinical features are acute onset and severe vomiting, which is usually followed by convulsion, coma and death.^{1 , 2} Severe hypoglycemia, with ...

There are many reports in the literature that attest to the fact that cytomegalovirus reaches the developing fetus, that it does so frequently, and that some of these infections have important Central-nervous-system sequelae.^{1 , 2} It has become clear that ...

A C-TYPE viral cause for systemic lupus erythematosus has been proposed in analogy to immune-complex glomerulonephritis of mice.^{1 2 3 4} A logical approach to demonstrating C-type virus involvement in this disease would be the detection of C-type viral ...

Sustained esophageal reflux produces variable reactive and inflammatory changes in the squamous epithelium of the lower esophagus.^{1 2 3} Occasionally, persistent peptic esophagitis is associated with the development of an ulcer or fibrous stricture in the ...

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CYSTIC fibrosis is the most common lethal or semi-lethal genetic disease of peoples of Caucasian descent and is transmitted as an autosomal recessive trait. It affects primarily the exocrine glands, but although mucus-secreting ones ...

Twenty-Five years ago the medical application of genetics consisted almost entirely of genetic counseling. It served a relatively small group of families in which a disease of known Mendelian inheritance was segregating, and usually consisted of taking a ...

The benefits of transtracheal aspiration in the diagnosis of etiologic agents in pneumonia have been stressed in many articles.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10} Complications with this procedure have been very infrequent, usually consisting of minimal hemoptysis for a ...

IN this country the field of occupational medicine has possibly been somewhat neglected, but the findings of a recent report by the Parliamentary Commissioner, or Ombudsman, clearly emphasize the need both for an efficient occupational health service and ...

Presentation of Case

A 62-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of recurrent jaundice.

She was well until one year previously, when fever developed, with rise of the temperature to 38.9°C, accompanied by chills, jaundice, dark urine, light ...

For many years, the poor people of Jamaica have been subject to an illness, characterized by a sudden onset of vomiting, usually two to three hours after a meal. This most conspicuous characteristic and the early lack of clues to its cause earned this ...

Modern immunology and knowledge of the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus have expanded enormously over the past decade. No other disease of man better integrates the concepts of autoimmunity, immune-complex disease, lymphocyte heterogeneity and ...

The Distinguished Service Award of the American Medical Association, the Association's highest honor, is given for meritorious service in the science and art of medicine. The list of past awardees includes such out standing physician exponents of this art ...

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To the Editor: The article of Brown et al. (N Engl J Med 294:861–867, 1976) demonstrated that the specific activities of carbamyl phosphate synthetase and ornithine transcarbamylase were reduced significantly in livers of children with Reye's syndrome as ...

To the Editor: I should like to take certain exceptions to the editorial of Cahill et al. entitled " 'Control' and Diabetes" (N Engl J Med 294:1004–1005, 1976).

The statement about "opponents" to the hypothesis of rigid control is not sufficiently ...

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To the Editor: The editorial, "Antibiotics in Acne," in the January 1, 1976, issue of the Journal,¹ discusses the findings of an American Academy of Dermatology Ad Hoc Committee. This committee reviewed the literature concerning broad-spectrum ...

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MODERN PERINATOLOGY

The Boston Neonatology Group will sponsor a seminar and workshop entitled "The Impact of Modern Perinatology," at the Sheraton Boston Hotel, on September 10 and 11.

Further information may be obtained from the Boston Neonatology Group, ...

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The present-day decline in the art of playwriting is a loss, but there is some compensation to be found in the verbatim catch provided by tape recorders and shorthand reporters.

It is to tape that we owe our gratitude for a remarkable conversation that ...