Infantile malignant osteopetrosis (AlbersSchönberg syndrome, or marble bone disease) is a rare autosomal-recessive disorder characterized by dense, sclerotic, fragile, radiopaque bones and associated hematologic and neurologic abnormalities.^{1 , 2} ...

Idiopathic hypercalciuria is a common finding in patients with renal stones composed of calcium oxalate and calcium phosphate.¹ Studies of calcium balance have shown that the hypercalciuria in this condition is usually matched by an increase in net ...

Leukocytosis associated with the therapeutic use of lithium was recognized as early as 1950.¹ Neutrophilia has been documented repeatedly in patients treated with lithium salts for manicdepressive disorders.^{2 3 4 5} More recently, lithium has been reported ...

IT is generally believed that infrequent and short-term exposure to pollutants in tobacco, such as carbon monoxide, nicotine, benzo(a)pyrene, and oxides of nitrogen, will not permanently alter pulmonary function in healthy adult nonsmokers. We tested two ...

Irreversible disturbances of hypothalamic-pituitary function are rarely reported as a complication of closed head injury and, to our knowledge, have not been reported in physically abused children. Whereas diabetes insipidus is a well-described ...

The past decade has been a time of reappraisal of endometrial cancer. New concepts in its pathologic nature have been noted, its incidence has risen considerably, the theory of a hormonal relation has become widely accepted, and individualization of ...

The vacuum cleaner turned on in the apartment's back bedroom emits a high-pitched lament indistinguishable from the steam alarm on the tea kettle in the kitchen, and the only way of judging whether to run to the stove is to consult one's watch: there is a ...

Although in cases in which patients have suffered harm, the lay public tends to equate negligence with errors of judgment, the legal position in Britain is that the award of damages to an injured plaintiff depends on proof of negligence. But it may be ...

Presentation of Case

A 54-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a mass in the flank.

She was well until three months earlier, when she experienced the sudden onset of severe pain in the left flank, with radiation into the left side of the ...

Ever since the Surgeon General's 1964 report, Smoking and Health,¹ innumerable scientific studies have attempted to determine the effects of smoking. Today no one doubts that smoking has marked effects on health and that this habit is a major cause of ...

For years many scientists have maintained that science journalists are frequently inaccurate, that they oversimplify, and that in their rush for deadlines and headlines they fail to wait for completion of the orderly processes of scientific review and ...

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To the Editor: We present the following brief case history to call attention to a possible serious adverse drug reaction and to seek clarification of a statement made by David Parkes in the October 18 issue of the Journal.¹ What made this case of ...

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To the Editor: The article by Walsh and Warren recommending a phased approach to the introduction of primary health care in developing countries¹ is helpful in suggesting a methodology for selecting program elements. We would expect disagreement with the ...

In the late 1950's and early 1960's the slogan "better living through chemistry" represented a public hope for the future. However, this book may be the chronicle of the end of an era — an era characterized by emphasis on the benefits of chemical science ...

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This second edition is appropriate and timely since much relevant information has been gained in the past 10 years.

The editor, Dr. G. Tom Shires, has been one of the most distinguished pioneers and scholars in the field for over two decades. His original ...

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According to Dr. Herbert French's preface of 1912, his book was prepared as a companion to the same publisher's Index of Treatment. As evidence of its separate merit, his book has since appeared in 10 editions (the second and third unaccountably in the ...

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PROGRAMS FROM TUFTS UNIVERSITY

Tufts University and Tufts University School of Medicine will present a conference entitled "Physician Responsibility in a Changing Health Care System" on April 10 and 11 in Medford.

For more information call Dr. Norman ...