EARLY administration of intravenous streptokinase to patients with acute myocardial infarction has been shown to decrease mortality as compared with conventional treatment.¹ The reduction in mortality is accompanied, however, by a higher incidence of ...

IONIZING radiation has long been known to induce bone cancers. In 1929 Martland observed bone sarcomas among workers painting radium on watch dials,¹ and the relation of bone cancers to the use of various bone-seeking radioisotopes is now well documented.^...

THE colony-stimulating factors are a family of glycoprotein hormones necessary for in vitro proliferation and differentiation of hematopoietic progenitor cells.^{1 2 3} The complementary DNA (cDNA) encoding the sequence for one species of colony-stimulating ...

BENIGN prostatic hyperplasia is the most common benign neoplasm in men, producing symptoms of urinary-outlet obstruction in 75 percent of men over 50 years of age; more than 350,000 prostatectomies are performed each year.¹ Although the disorder is almost ...

BYSSINOSIS, an occupational lung disorder observed most commonly in textile workers, is caused by the inhalation of cotton, flax, or hemp dust. Within cotton mills, cardrooms have been the areas posing the highest risk, since much airborne dust is ...

INFANTS born to mothers infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at risk for exposure to HIV in utero, during delivery, and after birth in breast milk or through other close contact.^{1 2 3 4} The diagnosis of HIV infection in the offspring ...

Presentation of Case

A 14-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of diabetic ketoacidosis and pneumonitis.

She was generally well until two years before admission, when diabetes mellitus was found and insulin therapy was begun. The child's ...

In this issue of the Journal, Topol and the members of the Thrombolysis and Angioplasty in Myocardial Infarction (TAMI) Study Group¹ provide another critical piece of information that is destined to influence present trends in the management of acute ...

When marrow sections are specially prepared to preserve their three-dimensional architecture, developing blood-cell precursors may be seen packed into fronds consisting of a meshwork of reticular fibroblastoid cells surrounded by endothelial cells. Mature ...

The development of prostatic hyperplasia is an almost universal feature of aging men and dogs, and in both species the condition is a major cause of morbidity. Since prostatic hyperplasia does not develop in men (or dogs) castrated before puberty, the ...

To the Editor: The recent Special Report on the development of therapy for the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) (Feb. 26 issue)¹ indicates that the most promising agents effective against AIDS are 3′-azidothymidine (AZT) and 2′,3′-...

To the Editor: Differences in human susceptibility to the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) are suggested by the observation that only a fraction of persons exposed to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) become infected¹ and by the ...

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To the Editor: We were interested to read the article by Dr. Boyko et al. (March 19 issue)¹ on nonsmoking or former smoking and ulcerative colitis, and wish to draw attention to the following points.

First, the authors state, "none of the previous ...

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The specialty of pediatrics is based on the idea that children are different from adults: they have different diseases, different emotional requisites, and different ways of thinking about the world they live in. By the same token, this book was written ...

The concept of a textbook devoted to surgical complications is, on the surface, very appealing. It conjures up the image of a reference one can turn to in moments of trouble and find an answer. One expects an exhaustive compendium with detailed ...

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DEVELOPMENT AND MAINTENANCE OF CELL POLARITY

The symposium will be held in Boston on Sept. 28.

Contact Harvard Digestive Diseases Ctr., Beth Israel Hosp., 330 Brookline Ave., Boston, MA 02215; or call (617) 735–2687.

COMPREHENSIVE PSYCHIATRY BOARD REVIEW

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The proportion of vacant positions for registered nurses in hospitals doubled between September 1985 and December 1986,¹ reaching the levels of the last national nursing shortage of 1979. Current reports of vacancies are perplexing in the light of the ...

The nation's hospitals, many of which are struggling in a new environment of prospective payment, reduced demand for their inpatient services, and increasing competition from physicians in ambulatory settings, have a new problem to confront: a shortage of ...

These guidelines are in accordance with the "Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals." (The complete document is available in the June 12, 1982, issue of the British Medical Journal and the June 1982 issue of the Annals of ...