To the Editor: In their elegant study, Higashi et al. (June 20 issue)¹ conclude that elevated angiotensin II levels in patients with renovascular hypertension constitute a principal cause of increased oxidative stress that results in impaired endothelium-...

To the Editor: Infante-Rivard et al. (July 4 issue)¹ found no association between thrombophilic mutations and intrauterine growth restriction defined by a birth weight below the 10th percentile, as we² and others³,⁴ have demonstrated, and they found an ...

To the Editor: The article by Briganti et al. (July 11 issue)¹ reminds us that the original renal disease may recur in renal transplants and identifies recurrence of glomerulonephritis as an important cause of late allograft loss. The authors report that ...

To the Editor: Kent and Poterucha (May 23 issue)¹ present excellent angiographic images of an aberrant right subclavian artery, which was causing intermittent dysphagia. However, it is our opinion that angiography of the aorta could have been achieved ...

To the Editor: The otherwise excellent review of hypocapnia by Laffey and Kavanagh (July 4 issue)¹ was somewhat diminished by an oversimplified discussion of the effects of hypocapnia on the cerebral circulation. We would like to add two points. First, ...

To the Editor: In his Clinical Practice article (March 28 issue),¹ Stoller states that the use of methylxanthines in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) remains “unclear.” My colleagues and I disagree. In a meta-...

To the Editor: Regarding the article on peanut allergy by Sampson (April 25 issue),¹ one should note that although anaphylaxis is the hallmark of peanut allergy, this allergy can also manifest in the form of such chronic, non–life-threatening entities as ...

To the Editor: Allergy to peanuts is potentially fatal, affects 1 in 150 persons in the United States, and until recently was considered to be permanent.¹,² However, recent reports document a 20 percent rate of resolution by school age.³,⁴ We offer an ...

Between 1914 and 1930, Karl Pearson devoted four volumes to a biography of his mentor, Francis Galton (Figure). The result was an unwieldy and deferential look at the man known as the father of eugenics. Duke University geneticist Nicholas Wright Gillham ...

Riveting page turners are more the exception than the rule in psychoanalytic explorations, and James Herzog has written a fine one in his Father Hunger. Right from the preface, we know that this will be a passionate and revelatory book about the “other” ...

In their introduction to this anthology of short literary works showing facets of life in medical care, Coles and Testa reflect fears that our medical schools are still not adequately preparing students to “understand and connect [with patients in] heart, ...

Analgesics for the Treatment of Pain in Children Review Article, N Engl J Med 2002:347;1094-1103.. In Table 3, on page 1098, in the column for “Usual Starting Intravenous or Subcutaneous Doses and Intervals” for children weighing less than 50 kg, the dose ...