HEALTHY couples having intercourse regularly without contraception have a 25 to 30 percent chance of beginning a recognized pregnancy in a given menstrual cycle.¹ When couples do not achieve pregnancy, either they do not conceive at all or they conceive ...

SINCE 1922, when Balfour¹ described the late development of stomach cancer after partial gastrectomy for benign disease, there has been considerable controversy over the risk of stomach cancer among patients surgically treated for peptic ulcer. Various ...

THE diagnosis of growth hormone deficiency before 1963 was based entirely on clinical grounds. Since then, the development of a radioimmunoassay for growth hormone has led to the establishment of laboratory criteria for this diagnosis. Attempts to use ...

IT has long been speculated that platelet activation may contribute to the pathogenesis of cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus.^{1 , 2} The exaggerated release of platelet agonists may play a central part in the initiation of thrombosis and, through ...

THAT both neural and hormonal changes play a part in the adaptive responses of complex organisms to physical or psychological challenges has been appreciated for well over a century. In 1948, Harris¹ proposed that the hypothalamus served as the key link ...

CYSTINOSIS is an autosomal recessive disorder characterized by intracellular accumulation of cystine due to failure of the normal carrier-mediated system that transports cystine out of lysosomes.^{1 , 2} Intracellular cystine storage results in crystal ...

Presentation of Case

A nine-year-old girl was admitted to the hospital because of chronic interstitial lung disease with repeated episodes of pneumonia.

The child was born of an uncomplicated, full-term pregnancy and delivery to a mother 33 years of age. ...

Until recently, the criteria for the selection of short children for treatment with human growth hormone were rigidly defined and straightforward. The supply of pituitary-derived growth hormone was limited, and its distribution was controlled by a ...

Between fertilization and implantation and the clinical identification of pregnancy there is a period of hazard and potential pregnancy loss. Pregnancy loss during this period is usually classified as occult abortion or "chemical beta human chorionic ...

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To the Editor: Gelmers et al. (Jan. 28 issue)¹ have reported beneficial effects of early treatment with nimodipine in cases of acute ischemic stroke. We conducted a similar double-blind study with inclusion and exclusion criteria almost identical to ...

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This 18th edition of Cecil's textbook is impressive; it has outstanding editors and contributors, a large size (2400 pages plus a large index), comprehensive scope, and up-to-date material. The type is easy on the eyes, and most of the figures and tables ...

From the colorful prints of Calder and Miró on its frontispiece to those of Tapies and Ubac on its back covers, this comprehensive book on heart disease is indeed a work of art that is a pleasure to read and peruse. Moreover, in this modern era of ...

There is a revolution taking place in medicine, yet few physicians are aware of it. Molecular genetics is creating new paradigms, new perspectives, and new potentials for medical science. It has been very difficult to communicate this excitement, which ...

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Of the many types of cancer, gastrointestinal tumors have yielded the least to recent advances in diagnosis, therapy, and at a more basic level, biologic understanding. Glimmers of hope are now arising from recent positive results in the adjuvant therapy ...

Biomedical Science

Advances in Cancer Research. Vol. 50. Edited by George Klein and Sidney Wein-house. 329 pp., illustrated. San Diego, Calif., Academic Press, 1988. $60.

Animal Physiology: Mechanisms and adaptations. Third edition. By Rogert Eckert, with ...

COALITION FOR MINORITY CITIZENS WITH DISABILITIES

A conference entitled "Prevention: Mobilizing and Accessing Resources" will take place in Madison, Wis., Sept. 29–Oct. 1.

Contact Ruth Murphy at the Coalition, Room 434, 1 W. Wilson St., P.O. Box 7851, ...

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