High alcohol intake is not generally recognized as a risk factor for cerebrovascular disease. Some long-term population surveys suggest an association,^{1 2 3} but the role of current alcohol intake in the precipitation of stroke remains uncertain. Alcohol ...

Disturbances of coronary vasomotion are important in ischemic cardiac syndromes, although the cause (or causes) of abnormal vasomotion remains poorly defined.^{1 2 3 4} Enhanced coronary reactivity almost invariably occurs at sites of atherosclerotic lesions,...

An interesting and well-documented study by Ferenczy et al.¹ showed clearly that papillomavirus may be present in histologically normal tissue near the site of both anogenital condylomata and intraepithelial neoplasia. As part of a large study of human ...

Condylomata acuminata (genital warts), a very common sexually transmitted disorder,¹ is caused by human papillomaviruses, usually types 6 and 11.^{2 , 3} Two related types of papillomavirus (16 and 18) have been associated with carcinoma of the vulva and ...

In many large industrial settings, low back pain is second only to upper respiratory infection as a cause of absence from work.¹ It is estimated that 1400 days of work per 1000 workers are lost annually in the United States because of back pain, and ...

An important report has been published in a highly respected American journal of forensic pathology summarizing the conclusions of an international group of forensic scientists who gathered in São Paulo, Brazil, in June 1985 to help identify a man who had ...

All currently known human retroviruses are T-cell lymphotropic viruses (HTLVs) and primarily infect T₄ cells (reviewed by Wong-Staal and Gallo¹). HTLV-I immortalizes normal T lymphocytes in vitro, and in vivo is associated with adult T-cell leukemia/...

Presentation of Case

A 28-year-old man with a renal transplant was admitted to the hospital because of recent disorientation.

There was a history of the nephrotic syndrome that began at the age of three years. He was seen at this hospital, and a ...

The death rate from stroke in the United States has declined by 50 percent over the past decade, the evidence pointing to a reduction in the incidence of stroke as the responsible factor, not improved survival after stroke. The striking decrease in the ...

Even Lewis Thomas, who concluded his essay "On Warts" by proposing a National Institute of Warts,¹ did not envisage the recent explosion in papillomavirus research or anticipate the compelling association of these viruses with certain human cancers. The ...

Most patients with low back pain have a regional backache — i.e., one that is not caused by systemic disease. They have suffered no overtly traumatic precipitating event, and they would be well were it not for their use-related pain.¹ Occasionally, ...

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To the Editor: Coronary-artery reperfusion is the object of intense interest as a new method of treating acute myocardial infarction. The goal of therapy is to salvage ischemic myocardium and thereby preserve left ventricular function, the principal ...

To the Editor: The report by Gottlieb and his colleagues (May 8 issue)* is an important contribution to the study of silent ischemia. However, there are several important methodologic and statistical flaws that tend to invalidate the authors' conclusion ...

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To the Editor: Tests for detecting antibody to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV, or HTLV-III/LAV) were licensed for screening blood donations in March 1985. Approximately 0.2 to 0.4 percent of donors have reactive results in enzyme immunoassays, but ...

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This book is interesting and timely. For the American medical public, it carries a remarkable message from Great Britain about an entirely different system of adjudicating personal-injury complaints arising from medical practice. It tells the story of the ...

This book traces the practical, in-court history of forensic medicine from medieval times to the late 19th century in England, but most particularly it chronicles trials in one courthouse in old London, the Central Criminal Court, commonly known as the ...

This book about the origins, development, current status, and future challenges of our welfare services provides useful, relevant background material for those concerned with health policy, particularly in the United States. It was written by a seasoned ...

Victor Fuchs, a professor of economics at Stanford University, brings together a number of reports of intriguing statistical studies and several thought-provoking essays on medical care issues. The longest chapter, "Determinants of expenditures for ...

Until the past several decades, obtaining consent for the medical care of minors was quite straightforward: the parents provided the consent, usually after determining, in collaboration with physicians, what was in the best interest of their children. It ...

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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-MADISON

The University will offer the following courses: "Focusing of Rheumatology—1986" (Nov. 7 and 8); "Medical and Surgical Approaches to Pulmonary and Esophageal Diseases" (Nov. 7 and 8).

Contact Sarah Z. Aslakson, CME Dept., ...

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The professional liability crisis, a consuming interest of America's physicians because of the rising cost of malpractice insurance and its diminishing availability, stands a far better chance of being addressed — if not resolved — now that the federal ...