ROUTINE early endoscopy has been advocated for all patients with upper-gastrointestinal-tract bleeding.^{1 , 2} This recommendation has been based on the assumption that an early diagnosis will beneficially influence management. There is little debate over ...

IN obese patients a reduction in body weight appears to lower arterial blood pressure.^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8} Reisin et al. showed that blood pressure was significantly reduced in overweight hypertensive patients placed on a dietary program who lost a mean of ...

THE current technology of hemodialysis requires heparin anticoagulation to inhibit clotting processes that are initiated when blood comes in contact with the dialysis membrane.^{1 2 3} Even when minimal amounts of heparin are employed for this purpose and ...

ALTHOUGH bacteriuria is a rather common laboratory finding in elderly people^{1 , 2} and its repercussions on blood pressure and renal function have been adequately explored,^{2 3 4 5 6} its effects on mortality have scarcely been investigated. Determination of ...

Peptide Functions in the Central Nervous System

Brain Peptides as Neuronal Markers

Most degenerative neurologic disorders are characterized by premature cell death in discrete neuronal populations. In some cases, the cellular components affected can be ...

ONE of the last actions of outgoing Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS) Patricia Harris was to sign off on the much-delayed final regulations for ethical review of clinical medical studies and other research involving human beings.¹ The effective ...

THE report by Rosenberg et al. of a positive association between thiazide use and acute cholecystitis¹ prompted us to review the results of a closely similar, large-scale survey study carried out by the Boston Collaborative Drug Surveillance Program (...

ACUTE dysuria and frequent urination in young women results most commonly from three conditions: vaginitis, cystitis, and the acute urethral syndrome.^{1 2 3} In a recent study of women with the urethral syndrome, we found that 71 per cent had abnormal ...

Presentation of Case

A 59-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of hemoptysis.

The patient was a commercial fisherman who was well until five years earlier, when the onset of arthralgia in the knees, ankles, feet, and elbows caused him to ...

IN this issue of the Journal, Peterson and his colleagues attempt to come to grips with a fierce controversy about the role of emergency endoscopy in patients with acute hemorrhage of the upper gastrointestinal tract (UGIT). Why is there such a gulf ...

For the past three years, I was privileged to serve as administrator of the Health Resources Administration, which was located within the Department of Health and Human Services. I assumed the position two months after Secretary Joseph Califano issued the ...

Bain — David John Bain, M.D., of Methuen, died on March 2. He was in his 71st year.

Dr. Bain received his degree from Tufts College Medical School in 1938. He was a member of the American Medical Association.

He is survived by a daughter and a son, a ...

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To the Editor: We are concerned about the recommendations made by Peterson et al. for treatment of ethylene glycol poisoning.¹ The authors advocate oral instead of intravenous ethanol therapy because of the large volume of 5 per cent ethanol required. ...

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Five years after the death of Mao, news articles report almost daily on China's monumental efforts to transform itself into an economically prosperous nation. Coca-Cola signs, Pierre Cardin fashion shows, joint ventures with American industry, small ...

Most editions of standard works change by evolution in very small steps. The newest edition of this most standard of all pharmacology textbooks incorporates some of those modest, incremental alterations. However, the assumption of editorial responsibility ...

The Physicians' Desk Reference and Other Sources of Drug Information

Ready access to reliable drug information is indispensable for practicing physicians. The Physicians' Desk Reference (PDR), which is sent annually without charge to most physicians, is ...

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The Journal solicits reviews of ...

CERVICAL SPINE RESEARCH SOCIETY

The ninth annual meeting of the Society will be held in Coronado, Calif., December 2–5. Abstracts may be mailed to Dr. Bruce Northrup, 1011 Hampstead Rd., Philadelphia, PA 19151.

Contact Dr. Henry H. Sherk, 2647 Westfield ...