A DRAMATIC outbreak of acute viral hepatitis occurred in 1942 and affected approximately 50,000 U.S. Army servicemen.^{1 2 3 4} Investigation of the epidemic suggested that it was related to the receipt of yellow-fever vaccine stabilized with pooled human ...

NEPHROPATHIC cystinosis, a rare autosomal recessive disorder, results from cystine accumulation within the lysosomes of various cell types.^{1 , 2} The clinical manifestations include the onset of the renal Fanconi syndrome near the end of the first year of ...

THE treatment of unstable angina has evolved considerably since the description by Gazes et al. of the increased morbidity and mortality associated with this disorder.¹ Traditional therapy for unstable angina pectoris, which comprises bed rest, sedation, ...

DUCHENNE'S muscular dystrophy (DMD) is the most common of the childhood dystrophies. It is inherited as an X-linked recessive genetically lethal disorder. The incidence is approximately 1 in 3300 males, and the mutation rate is higher than that for any ...

OUTBREAKS of thyrotoxicosis, the clinical syndrome associated with thyroid hormone excess, have been identified as resulting from iodide supplementation in populations with iodine-deficient goiter (jodbasedow disease).^{1 , 2} The cause of a nationwide ...

OUR last report on progress in abdominal surgery appeared here three years ago.¹ In this report, we will confine our discussion to surgery of the stomach, duodenum, and biliary system, focusing on controversial questions. Since we have tried to keep the ...

Presentation of Case

A 14-year-old boy was admitted to the hospital because of recurrent epistaxes and a nasopharyngeal mass.

He was well until one year earlier, when intermittent backaches developed, increased in frequency, and required ibuprofen for ...

Recently, a task force on academic health centers, appointed by the Commonwealth Fund, has offered a "prescription for change" with a laudable goal — "to preserve the functions of academic health centers for the future" in the United States.¹ The first ...

Until recently, the hope of identifying genes associated with dominant inherited neurologic disorders seemed remote. Now that has changed. The powerful techniques of molecular biology have provided methods for locating, by linkage analysis, the genes ...

THE liberal universities in South Africa, already under attack from persons on both the left and the right in their own country, now face a new challenge from overseas — the academic boycott. It is important that the causes and consequences of this ...

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To the Editor: The Food and Drug Administration has received reports of 308 cases of acute renal injury in patients taking the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug suprofen (Suprol, McNeil) (Harter J [FDA]: personal communication). The typical case ...

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This translation of three works written by Galen in about 163 to 200 A.D., together with notes and commentary on the origins and development of Galen's opinions, is a publishing event in the field of medical history. It provides a valuable picture of the ...

This Textbook of Medical Physiology, first published in 1956, is a comprehensive book, written primarily for medical students. It covers pathophysiology in all the organ systems, so that it serves well as a reference work for students in pathology and ...

The first question to ask of such a book is: What audience is the target? In his preface, the author says: "The text is written for medical students, house officers, and practicing physicians. Cardiovascular specialists should find some useful information ...

The care of patients after acute myocardial infarction cannot be guided by decision trees alone. It is true that algorithms for diagnosis and treatment give us reassurance that we are following a rational course in clinical situations. But the expanded ...

Visualizing the heart by nuclear imaging is a rapidly evolving field, both in new technical developments and in interpretative detail. Cardiac Imaging is true to its title; it contains 20 chapters by cardiologists and radiologists divided into two ...

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Biomedical Science

Aging and the Immune Response: Cellular and humoral aspects. (Immunology Series. Vol. 31.) Edited by Edmond A. Goidl. 364 pp., illustrated. New York, Marcel Dekker, 1987. $79.75.

Analysis of Multistep Scenarios in the Natural History of ...

ANNUAL DERMATOLOGY 1987

The course will be offered in Albany, N.Y., on May 7.

Contact CME Office, Albany Med. College of Union Univ., Albany, NY 12208; or call (518) 445–5828.

HEAD AND NECK RADIOLOGY

The XI International Congress of Head and Neck ...