The isolation of a human Type C retrovirus from the cell line of a patient originally believed to have a cutaneous T-cell lymphoma,¹ subsequent isolation of a similar virus from other patients in the United States, Japan, and the West Indies who had T-...

Administration of supraphysiologic doses of corticosteroids has been associated with osteoporosis and pathologic fractures. However, studies of this association have been restricted to patients with rheumatoid arthritis or renal disease.^{1 2 3 4 5} Because ...

We have used proton-beam therapy during the past 17 years for the treatment of arteriovenous malformations of the brain in selected patients whom referring physicians or neurosurgeons deemed unsuitable for microsurgical excision or embolization. Because ...

The recent introduction of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (renal angioplasty) has stimulated interest in the possibility of improving or curing renovascular hypertension without running the risks of surgery.^{1 , 2} Although there have been many ...

THE availability of the microsurgical technique for exploration of the sella turcica by the transsphenoidal route^{1 2 3} has allowed great progress in the management of the amenorrhea–galactorrhea syndrome. We^{4 , 5} and others^{6 7 8 9} have reported high cure ...

Prenatal diagnosis of sickle-cell anemia and thalassemia can now be accomplished by Southern's blot analysis¹ of amniocyte DNA.^{2 , 3} Abnormal DNA patterns are generated when the globin genes are deleted (as in α-thalassemia)⁴ or when single nucleotide ...

In 1913, Anitschkow fed cholesterol to rabbits, and thereby demonstrated that a high blood level of cholesterol can produce atherosclerosis in animals just as it can in human beings — with one fundamental difference. Human hypercholesterolemia is caused ...

Presentation of Case

A 63-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal pain and hepatosplenomegaly.

There was a 15-year history of chronic lymphocytic leukemia treated from the time of the diagnosis with chlorambucil, 4 to 10 mg daily. ...

The most surprising thing about the study by Adinoff and Hollister in this issue of the Journal is that such a study needed to be performed at all.¹ It has been known for several years that supraphysiologic doses of glucocorticoids can cause osteoporosis. ...

The report on proton-beam therapy in this issue¹ has been awaited by neurologists, neurosurgeons, and other physicians who care for patients with an intracranial arteriovenous malformation. The results of this treatment are complex.

In this study, ...

To the Editor: We have recently reported that in patients receiving 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,5,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) intravenously all the classic features of Parkinson's disease develop.^{1 , 2} This phenomenon appears to result from selective cell ...

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To the Editor: Aplastic anemia occasionally follows infectious mononucleosis.^{1 , 2} We have observed a case of aplastic anemia occurring simultaneously with clinically inapparent primary infection with Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), the etiologic agent of ...

To the Editor: Sandblom et al. describe two episodes of sleep apnea syndrome in association with testosterone administration to a "normal volunteer" (March 3 issue).¹

The subject is described as having a medical history and physical examination that ...

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To the Editor: In its resolution of December 1982 (A/C.3/37/L.79/Rev. 1), the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted "Principles of Medical Ethics," prepared by the Council for International Organizations of Medical Sciences, supplementing the ...

The editors or authors of any textbook entitled Fundamentals of. . . make two serious commitments to their readers, who are usually intended to be students. The first commitment is to provide in the text the information that is both necessary and ...

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The development of family medicine has stimulated sharp discussion of such divergent questions as the family as the unit of health care, the context in which illness is conceived and treated, and the relation between medicine and psychotherapy. This ...

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Violence (or aggression) and sex have long intrigued both the lay public and medical professionals. Now, a third topic increasingly preoccupies both groups: eating and its abnormalities. Certainly, there is a more extensive literature on how to enjoy ...

These two books focus on practical treatments of alcoholism, albeit from quite different points of view.

The first book (Hay and Nathan) is a most interesting contribution to the literature on alcoholism treatment because of the ongoing and frequently ...

Most of us are aware of the aging of our society. Almost one half the population now living is expected to reach 75 years of age, and one half of that group will live longer than 85 years. With this increase in life expectancy and with a larger number of ...

Biomedical Science

Advances in Vertebrate Neuroethology. (NATO Advanced Science Institutes Series.

Vol. 56.) Edited by Jörg-Peter Ewert, Robert R. Capranica, and David J. Ingle. 1238 pp., illustrated. New York, Plenum Press (published in cooperation with ...

AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

The Association will sponsor the Second Annual Contemporary Topics Symposium, entitled "New Concepts in Endocrinology," at the Holiday Inn in Independence, Ohio, September 23 and 24.

Contact the AACC, P.O. Box ...