Undue exposure to lead and lead toxicity, particularly among young children, have remained public-health problems for decades.^{1 , 2} During the 1970s several revisions were made in designating the level of blood lead deemed important in programs designed ...

AMANTADINE hydrochloride (1-adamantanamine hydrochloride) was licensed in 1966 for the prophylaxis of infections with influenza A viruses of the H2N2 subtype, and it has subsequently been approved for the prophylaxis of infections with all influenza A ...

ALTHOUGH an adequate intake of calcium is required for optimal growth and mineralization of the skeleton, the effects of calcium deficiency on bone metabolism remain uncertain. In many species, a low-calcium diet leads to bone loss and osteopenia.^{1 2 3 4} ...

CHEST pain is part of the symptom complex of about two thirds of patients admitted to a hospital with acute myocardial infarctions,¹ but the identification of patients whose chest pain represents acute myocardial infarction is among the most difficult ...

THE surrender of the Argentine troops in Port Stanley brought the return of British rule and British law to the Falkland Islands. The message sent to the Prime Minister by the army commander, Major General Jeremy Moore, made this point: "The Falkland ...

SYMPTOMS of vitamin A deficiency, such as night blindness and hypogonadism, have been described in alcoholics,^{1 , 2} but the relation between alcoholism, serum vitamin A, and hepatic vitamin A is not known.

Previous studies of hepatic vitamin A levels in ...

ALTHOUGH it has been demonstrated repeatedly that propranolol and other beta-blocking agents diminish heart rate and cardiac output, the role of these effects in determining regional perfusion under clinical conditions is not clear. Several studies have ...

Presentation of Case

A 29-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of an abnormal x-ray film of the chest.

The history was uncertain since the patient spoke no English. He was apparently well until three months earlier, when a cough developed; it ...

The toxicity of lead has long been recognized. The Romans and Greeks knew that lead was harmful but did little to limit their exposure to it through food and drink, particularly wine. According to some historians, lead poisoning was endemic in ancient ...

Amantadine became the first antiviral agent available for systemic use in the United States when it was licensed by the Food and Drug Administration in 1966 for prophylaxis of Asian influenza (H₂N₂). In the first decade after its approval, the drug was ...

Psychiatric consultations are a legitimate and necessary clinical activity in any general medical hospital or clinic. At times, however, psychiatrists are consulted when their fellow physicians face moral dilemmas related to patient care. In this article, ...

Frogel — Reuben Harry Frogel, M.D., of Braintree died on June 15. He was in his 74th year.

Dr. Frogel received his degree from Middlesex University School of Medicine in 1933.

Guthrie — Andrew Doherty Guthrie, M.D., of Winchester, died on June 23. He was ...

To the Editor: Rodent-borne viral nephropathy¹ — known as epidemic hemorrhagic fever in Korea,^{2 , 3} hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome in Central Europe and Russia,³ and nephropathia epidemica in Scandinavia⁴ — has not, to our knowledge, been reported ...

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To the Editor: McGinnis raises a number of interesting issues in his recent Sounding Board article.¹ The greater proportionate gain in health for adults as compared with infants is of great interest. A second feature in recent health statistics is also ...

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The title of this book is less pretentious and more accurate than that of Dr. Morgan's first, The Making of A Woman Surgeon. Inasmuch as the book is more like a diary than anything else, its "story" designation is accurate. We follow the author for three ...

This book is in many ways a personal history of medicine. Lester King, in his preface, wishes it had been available when he first thought of studying medicine as a career. Here, 55 years later, is his view of what medicine is all about.

Medical Thinking ...

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In 1798 Edward Jenner published his first observations and experiments demonstrating that "matter" (i.e., exudates) from cows or people with cowpox could, when introduced into the skin of healthy persons, protect them from epidemic (or even from purposely ...

To many, the career of Hans Krebs was serene, outstandingly successful, and indeed, the focus of excellence and power in metabolic biochemistry. Krebs was the outstanding member of that illustrious group of biochemists who laid the foundation for ...

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Basic Science

Anatomical and Physiological Bases of Speech. By David Ross Dickson and Wilma Maue-Dickson. 338 pp., illustrated. Boston, Little, Brown, 1982. $22.95.

Ataxia-Telangiectasia: A cellular and molecular link between cancer, neu ropathology, and ...

THYROID DISEASE

A course entitled "Workshop on Thyroid Disease" will be held on October 28 and 29 at the Westin Hotel in Chicago. The fee is $250.

Contact Harris Horwich, Office of the Registrar, Michael Reese School of Health Sciences, 2816 S. Ellis Ave.,...