ALBRIGHT and his colleagues¹ proposed that the resistance of target organs to the effects of parathyroid hormone causes the metabolic defects of pseudohypoparathyroidism. The discovery that parathyroid hormone stimulates synthesis of cyclic adenosine 3′,5′...

IN low-output cardiac failure, a generalized state of augumented sympathetic-nervous-system activity and vasoconstriction may adversely influence ventricular pump function. In recent years, vasodilators have been used in patients with cardiac failure to ...

HYDRALAZINE is of established value in the treatment of patients with severe chronic heart failure refractory to conventional therapy.¹ However, although marked symptomatic improvement occurs in many patients, ²–⁶ others show little hemodynamic and ...

ONE of the most important functions of the annual national meetings of scientific medical organizations is to provide a forum for the presentation of original research work. The published abstracts and their presentations orally or on posters summarize ...

THE alternative pathway of complement activation is that part of the complement system that can provide natural, nonimmune defense against microbial infection. In the early 1950's, Pillemer and his associates found that if a novel protein termed properdin ...

NOCTURNAL and early morning wheezing is very common in asthmatics, ¹–³ but the mechanisms are far from clear. The clinical importance of this symptom is underlined by the fact that many sudden deaths from asthma and many episodes of ventilatory arrest ...

AS anticipated, there was vigorous debate in both the medical and the lay press about the radical proposals for the reorganization of medical education in London. As previously reported, ¹ the working party, under the chairmanship of Lord Flowers, rector ...

Presentation of Case

An 11-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of a question of pericardial effusion.

She was born of an uncomplicated pregnancy and delivery, and her early growth and development were considered normal. At the age of three ...

ON May 9th last, so said the press release, a "special briefing on the newest health research" was held in the Rayburn House Office Building in Washington, D.C. It was the day before the annual meetings of the three major clinical research societies (the ...

The tendency of patients with asthma to have exacerbations of bronchoconstriction at night is well known, but the mechanisms responsible for this predilection have not been well characterized. In this issue of the Journal, Barnes and his co-workers point ...

Abrams — Herbert Abrams, M.D., of Lowell, died on April 15. He was in his 72d year.

Dr. Abrams received his degree from Tufts College Medical School in 1935. He was a member of the American Medical Association and the American College of Obstetricians and ...

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To the Editor: We would like to add information to the pedigree of a family with hereditary chronic pancreatitis, reported in the June 22, 1972 issue of the Journal as Case Record 25–1972. At the time of that report, one nephew of the patient described ...

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Several textbooks differing in depth, emphasis, and perspective deal with pediatric emergencies. Some books attempt the encyclopedic, others emphasize diagnosis, and still others underscore therapeutics. Each book must be viewed in relation to the ...

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Fifty years ago, when the author of these essays was a boy, only a few medical educators were concerned about the humanities as an integral part of the professional education of physicians. At that time, the history of medicine was just beginning to be ...

The purpose of this small book is to "define climacteric and its related effects, to evaluate the current status of hormone replacement therapy, including the risks and benefits, and to provide clinical guidelines towards care of the perimenopausal ...

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 spare permits.

Anatomy, Histology, and ...

MASS SPECTROMETRY AND CHROMATOGRAPHY

The Italian Group for Mass Spectrometry in Biochemistry and Medicine will sponsor two international symposia to be held in Venice, Italy: "The 1st International Symposium on Chromatography in Biochemistry, Medicine and ...