NON-INSULIN-DEPENDENT diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) is a heterogeneous disorder characterized by both insulin resistance and defective insulin secretion.^{1 2 3 4} It is not known, however, whether insulin resistance or insulin deficiency develops first. Several ...

RECENT advances have made the transplantation of the heart and liver feasible in newborns.^{1 , 2} Renal transplantation has been successful in young infants.^{3 , 4} However, the paucity of organs suitable for use in small infants is a major limitation of ...

PREECLAMPTIC toxemia of pregnancy is still a major cause of obstetrical and perinatal morbidity and mortality,¹ and no breakthrough has yet been achieved in the understanding of its pathophysiology or in the development of a specific treatment or means of ...

THE development of hypertension in women whose blood pressure had previously been normal is one of the most common complications of pregnancy, and it can lead to intrauterine growth retardation and fetal death.¹ Although the cause of ppregnancy-induced ...

ALTHOUGH insulin was discovered and first administered more than 65 years ago,^{1 , 2} the goal of physiologic replacement remains elusive, despite major advances in our understanding of insulin's physiologic effects, chemistry, kinetics, and action. In this ...

THE diverse functions of T lymphocytes in the defense of the host are mediated by multiple subpopulations that are often classified by the pattern in which they express surface structures. Most mature, post-thymic T cells bear the alpha/beta form of the T-...

Presentation of Case

A 61-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of a recurrent lung abscess in the left lower lobe.

He was well until six months earlier, when a cough and fever developed four to six weeks after he was treated for a dental ...

The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) was designed to examine the hypothesis that suppressing asymptomatic or mildly symptomatic ventricular ectopic activity after myocardial infarction would reduce the rate of sudden death. CAST, which was ...

The science and technology of organ transplantation have seen tremendous growth in recent years, particularly with regard to pediatric patients and smaller organs. Unfortunately, the current need for organs greatly exceeds the supply.¹ One innovative ...

There is great demand for hearts, kidneys, and livers to replace those of infants and children whose own organs are defective or have failed. For each organ that is available, there may be several hundred children who require transplantation.¹ It has been ...

To the Editor: On April 25, 1989, a brief summary of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST) sponsored by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute was released at a press conference. Patients randomly assigned to receive encainide or ...

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To the Editor: We have developed a rapid assay to diagnose the recessively inherited disease cystinosis with use of samples from the fetal portion of the placenta. This tissue may also be useful in the diagnosis of other inherited diseases.

Patients with ...

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To the Editor: In a report on the effectiveness and cost of inpatient versus outpatient detoxification of alcoholics with mild-to-moderate withdrawal symptoms, Hayashida et al. (Feb. 9 issue)* concluded that outpatient detoxification, which is less ...

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Yeh Fuxun, in a personal communication to Grey Dimond, the dean of Nanning Medical College in China, said:

I considered my primary duty. . . to find the pathophysiological cause of the complaint. . . . Then we began drawing traditional Chinese medicine ...

The first edition of this book (1983) was written to "inform the medical profession" about in vitro fertilization (IVF). The intent of this second edition is to highlight new areas of reproductive technology, the audience narrowed to those "organizing ...

This book is a well-written examination of the complex issues surrounding surrogacy and their implications for other reproductive technologies and choices. The author writes for both the medical and the general public, interweaving men's and women's ...

The Marriage Council of Philadelphia is a training institute affiliated with the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. The faculty members who have written this book teach, supervise pupils, and provide therapy to a wide-ranging clientele in the ...

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Biomedical Science

Advances in Biotechnology of Membrane Ion Transport. (Serono Symposia. Vol. 51.) Edited by Peter Leth Jorgensen and Roberto Verna. 260 pp., illustrated. New York, Raven Press, 1988. $60.

Anatomy. (Essentials of Basic Science.) By Joel ...

MEDICAL ACUPUNCTURE FOR PHYSICIANS

The course will be offered in Santa Monica, Calif., Sept. 14–17 and Dec. 29–Jan. 7, with home video study between September and December.

Contact UCLA Extension, Health Sciences Dept., Los Angeles, CA 90024; or call (213)...

Asymptomatic ventricular premature depolarizations are a risk factor for sudden death after myocardial infarction,^{1 , 2} and are often treated with antiarrhythmic drugs.³ The Cardiac Arrhythmia Suppression Trial (CAST), a multicenter, randomized, placebo-...