ALTHOUGH the cause of multiple sclerosis (MS) remains unknown, evidence of the involvement of immune mechanisms in the formation of the lesions continues to accumulate. Antibody-mediated responses, cell-mediated immunity, or a combination of the two may ...

THE current treatment of patients with acute leukemia or advanced lymphoma uses improved drug regimens and supportive care, and routinely produces a high incidence of complete remissions and notably prolongs survival.^{1 2 3 4 5} Unfortunately, many patients ...

INABILITY to conceive is a major problem for 10 to 15 per cent of men and women of childbearing age.^{1 , 2} Immunologic processes, especially the activity of antibodies against sperm, have been implicated as a cause of infertility in some of these patients.^...

FOR a number of years before retirement in July 1974 from the chairmanship of the Department of Medicine, State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, I was increasingly dissatisfied with the course and results of medical-school ...

OBESITY that is greater than 20 per cent of ideal body weight affects 25 to 45 per cent of Americans over 30 years of age.¹ Since a review in 1959 indicated that less than 5 per cent of patients who need to lose 18 kg or more were successful, ² several ...

IN 1960, Sutherland et al.¹ reported on children with familial nongoitrous cretinism born of a hypothyroid mother with Hashimoto's disease. Subsequently, Goldsmith et al.² studied this family in detail and concluded that the transplacental transfer of an ...

STUDENTS of the British National Health Service (NHS) will recall that it was introduced on July 5, 1948, reorganized on April 1, 1974, and is about to be reorganized again. The reorganization that took place in 1974 has been widely criticized. One of the ...

Presentation of Case

A 44-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of gastrointestinal bleeding.

There was a long history of alcohol abuse, accompanied by a seizure disorder that was controlled with phenytoin sodium. Five years before admission ...

The article by Haas and his colleagues in this issue of the Journal emphasizes the progress being made in the study of infertility, as well as the problems that remain. These authors studied infertility by using a specific Radio-labeled antiglobulin test ...

This issue of the Journal includes a remarkable case study that is not likely to be repeated. It is the report of observations and reflections on medical education by a physician who attended a medical school and received a second M.D. degree after ...

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To the Editor: In his review, in the May 15 and May 22 issues of the Journal, of therapeutic applications of angiography Athanasoulis states that the only vasoconstrictor currently in use for reduction of regional blood flow is posterior pituitary ...

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To the Editor: Dr. Genefke's letter (July 24 issue) urging physicians to work against torture was timely: at almost the same time the Faculty of Medicine of the University of the Witwatersrand strongly attacked the South African Medical and Dental ...

This review of the science and practice of anesthesiology costs the same as a transatlantic air fare (standby type). Is it worth the money? Is it better than its competitors? Although the price is almost twice that of other standard textbooks of ...

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The first edition of this book set a new standard for textbooks of pediatric neurology by its comprehensive treatment of the metabolic diseases, its integration of basic scientific knowledge with clinical material, and its extensive and up-to-date ...

The recent report of the Task Force on Pediatric Education emphasized that pediatricians need more knowledge about developmental and behavioral pediatrics. This book, written by a psychologic consultant in collaboration with six attending pediatricians at ...

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As physiologic lore has it, William Bayliss, author of Principles of General Physiology (first edition, 1914), was the last person to have a direct acquaintance with the entire physiologic literature. Stories from that time recount that he would sit in ...

A group of surgeons specializing in treating fractures (under the general direction of Professor M. E. Muller of the Orthopaedic Clinic of the Cantonal Hospital, Saint Gall, Switzerland) have prepared what is essentially a review and summary of their ...

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.

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DEPRESSION IN THE ELDERLY

The Center on Aging and Health of Case Western Reserve University will sponsor a symposium entitled "Depression in the Elderly — Causes, Care, Consequences" to be held in Cleveland on October 30 and 31.

Contact Craig W. Newman, ...

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