THE effects of improved metabolic control on diabetic microangiopathy have been debated intensely, but so far there have been no direct demonstrations of the effectiveness of strict metabolic control in humans.¹ On the contrary, intensified treatment by ...

COMPLEX interactions among nutritional, environmental, and genetic factors may cause the development of premature coronary artery disease.¹ Some of these factors include habitual ingestion of a diet high in saturated fat and cholesterol, cigarette smoking,...

INGESTION of shellfish has been known for over 50 years to cause outbreaks of bacterial and viral enteric diseases.^{1 , 2} Typhoid fever,³ hepatitis A,^{4 5 6 7} cholera,⁸ and Vibrio parahaemolyticus ⁹ have long been associated with eating raw clams and ...

PATIENTS with glycogen storage disease Type I have impaired glucose production,^{1 2 3} making them susceptible to hypoglycemia during brief periods of fasting. This impairment in hepatic and renal glucose production from both glycogenolysis and ...

IN the 12 years since the last review of herpes simplex virus (HSV) infections in these pages,¹ there have been substantial advances in our knowledge of the clinical manifestations, pathogenesis, and therapy of these infections. The epidemic of sexually ...

The interest in my recent column¹ on the ethical and public policy issues surrounding the industrial mass disaster in Bhopal, India, prompts me to offer the Journal readership some comments on another form of mass disaster — the airliner crash that ...

THYROID hormones (thyroxine and triiodothyronine) are transported in blood bound to serum proteins.^{1 2 3} The principal protein, which carries approximately 75 percent of the total thyroxine and triiodothyronine in serum, is thyroxine-binding globulin (TBG)...

Presentation of Case

A 65-year-old woman was admitted to the hospital because of abdominal masses.

She was in a stable state of health until one month earlier, when a routine examination showed a mass in the left upper abdominal quadrant. She was referred ...

People who have become accustomed to eating raw shellfish may need to reconsider this practice in view of new medical evidence. In this issue of the Journal, Morse et al.¹ describe the occurrence of gastroenteritis associated with eating raw shellfish in ...

Three decades ago the pioneering work of Cori and Cori demonstrated the first hepatic enzyme deficiency in humans, that of glucose-6-phosphatase, and elucidated the biochemical bases of several glycogen storage diseases.¹ In the ensuing years, inherited ...

During the past year, three major bills dealing with the organization and financing of graduate medical education were introduced in the U.S. Congress. The desire to control Medicare expenditures for medical education was the primary stimulus for this ...

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To the Editor: In their article on the implications of randomized trials of histamine H₂ antagonists in the treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal hemorrhage (September 12 issue),* Collins and Langman stated, "Examination of the data from all 27 ...

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These four volumes represent "a truly encyclopedic review of all aspects of cerebrovascular disease," as stated in the Foreword by Professor Yasargil. In keeping with this publisher's tradition, the printing is of the highest quality and the illustrations ...

GLAUCOMA

The eighth annual Midwest Glaucoma Symposium, sponsored by the Departments of Ophthalmology at the University of Illinois at Chicago and Northwestern University, will be held at the Midland Hotel in Chicago, April 11 and 12. The fee is $225.

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Since the creation of Medicare 20 years ago, the program has done much to promote the health and well-being of elderly persons and the general public in the United States. Life expectancy at age 65 has increased by 21/2 years. Elderly persons now visit ...