Abstract Inherited antithrombin III deficiency is associated with an increased risk of thromboembolism. Using recombinant-DNA techniques, we isolated a molecular probe for the antithrombin III structural gene and identified a common DNA polymorphism ...

Abstract We examined the survival experience of 1038 white patients with end-stage renal disease to compare transplantation with maintenance dialysis. A mathematical model was used that permitted adjustment for the confounding effects of age and morbidity ...

ALTHOUGH analyses of the survival of patients with end-stage renal disease have appeared periodically,^{1 , 2} their focus has been either on patients receiving dialysis or transplants or on patients at particular Centers³ or within a given geographic area.¹ ...

LYMPHOGRANULOMA venereum, a disease caused by three immunotypes of Chlamydia trachomatis (L1, L2, and L3), can produce a marked constitutional illness in its secondary stage and a destructive disfiguring process in its tertiary stage.¹ Because facilities ...

DURING the past eight years there have been occasional reports of patients with stridor without an identifiable organic cause, which presented as an apparent medical emergency with upper-airway obstruction and was often managed by endotracheal intubation ...

THERE have been repeated claims that individual treatments may improve the outcome in patients with hematemesis and melena, and two types of agents that have received attention are the histamine H₂-receptor antagonists^{1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9} and ...

Antiepileptic Drug Treatment

The Start of Therapy

Antiepileptic drug treatment is obligatory when a diagnosis of generalized or partial epilepsy has been made.³¹ The aim is to control epileptic seizures in the absence of systemic or neurologic toxicity. ...

Presentation of Case

A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of a question of recurrent pancreatitis.

She was well until five years earlier, when she experienced an attack of pain in the epigastrium, right upper quadrant, and back, ...

Each year in the United States end-stage renal disease develops in almost one person per 10,000 population. Patients with this disease must select a therapy to survive. Such patients have a variety of treatments from which to choose: in-center or home ...

IN 1977, Yu and associates reported the existence of an inhibitory T lymphocyte in patients with osteogenic sarcoma. This cell type suppressed in vitro tumor-specific cytotoxicity mediated by non-T, non-B, non-monocyte effector cells from the same ...

DEATHS

Alemian — Arsham Alemian, M.D., of Orleans, died on April 28 at the age of 76.

Dr. Alemian graduated from Tufts College Medical School in 1933. He was a member of the American Society of Abdominal Surgeons.

Briggs — Maurice Taggart Briggs, M.D., of ...

To the Editor: In their Abstract Cantekin et al. (Feb. 10 issue)¹ concluded, "Decongestant–antihistamine combinations do not appear to be indicated for the treatment of otitis media with effusion in infants and children." Their study seems to be based on ...

To the Editor: The observation has been made that in adolescents with Mauriac syndrome whose diabetes was poorly controlled, achievement of better control was accompanied by rapid progression of retinopathy to proliferative stages.¹ We wish to report on ...

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To the Editor: Kramer and McClain (Nov. 19, 1981, issue)¹ and others^{2 , 3} have reported that influenza vaccination can be associated with severe drug toxicity in patients taking warfarin or theophylline. These reactions may result from vaccine-induced ...

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To the Editor: Of all the currently available techniques, fine-needle aspiration of thyroid nodules has the greatest sensitivity and specificity for predicting malignancy.^{1 2 3 4} Used successfully, it reduces the cost of medical care by decreasing the ...

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To the Editor: Yunis et al. (Nov. 11 issue)¹ refer to the possibility that Burkitt's and pleomorphic non-Burkitt's lymphomas with a t(8;14)(q24;q32) represent variants of the same disease. We have proposed that the presence of a 14q translocation may be ...

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To the Editor: We are counsel for a company that is defending in lawsuits alleging that tampons cause toxic-shock syndrome. Our review of documents pertaining to case–control studies of toxic-shock syndrome, obtained through pretrial proceedings, reveals ...

To the Editor: In describing the "pitfalls of the teaching nursing home," Dr. Ahronheim's article (Feb. 10 issue)* misses the point on three counts.

First of all, the Teaching-Nursing-Home Program, as established by the National Institute on Aging, is a ...

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What happens when a doctor is accused of killing other doctors' patients with curare? If you enjoy reading about frustration, futility, and doctors in trouble, you might like Somebody Is Lying, a book that brings to light some of the most serious problems ...

This is not a pleasant book to read for someone deeply committed to the idea that science is a noble pursuit and that the scientific method provides a powerful tool for enhancing our understanding of the world around us. Broad and Wade challenge many of ...

This is the third book written under the aegis of the Alfred P.

Sloan Foundation in a series designed to increase public understanding of science. Two excellent books have already been written: Disturbing the Universe, by Freeman Dyson, and Advice to a ...

The Stinsons have compiled a stinging indictment of apparent medical arrogance in the context of sophisticated neonatal care. They document their interactions during the six months of hospitalization that were required for a host of horrible problems ...

Seven years ago the case of Karen Quinlan brought to public attention serious ethical and legal questions about the care of critically ill patients. Many newspaper and journal articles then began to appear, each arguing what the rights of such patients ...

As legal issues continue to gain prominence in the educational curricula of medical schools, residency programs, and continuing-medical-education programs, teachers of medical jurisprudence search for appropriate instructional material to illuminate the ...

Medicine

Patient Education in the Primary Care Setting. Fifth Annual Conference, Edited by Mary Nell Currie. 138 pp. Kansas City, Mo., St. Mary's Hospital of Kansas City Family Practice Residency, 1983. $15.

Postgraduate Medicine. Fourth edition. By I. J. ...

SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASES

A symposium entitled "Critical Gay Health Needs: New Diseases. Persistent Problems and Prophylaxis" will be held at the Seattle Sheraton Hotel on August 4. The fee is $95.

Contact Mark Behar. P.O. Box 239, Milwaukee, WI 53201;...

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