Diagnostic problems with patients experiencing breathing difficulty call for special knowledge of allergies. This article describes tests and treatment for allergies, outlining procedure for taking the patient's medical history and starting him on a hyposensitization program.

The family physician's attention is directed towards the problems of adolescents, which problems are the results of conduct disturbances and diseases. The latter are generally the result of drug abuse, delinquency, suicide, considered as major deviations; disturbances caused by sexual conflicts, family problems as well as problems encountered in their ...

There is an incontrovertible link between poverty and illness. In Canada, almost all diseases are more prevalent among the economically disadvantaged. By respecting these patients and showing sympathy for their situation, the family physician can help them to build self-esteem and overcome their problems.

In January and February of 1988, a questionnaire was sent to family physicians affiliated with family practice teaching departments in Toronto to determine whether there was any consensus among family physicians as to which patients they counselled about AIDS and to whom they recommended antibody testing for HIV. Ninety-seven out ...

A case of a patient with AIDS illustrates the unique features and problems of caring for such a patient in a rural family practice. The issues and implications of care are discussed, and some recommendations are made for preparation of physicians, hospital staff, and communities.

Diagnostic problems with patients experiencing breathing difficulty call for special knowledge of allergies. This article describes tests and treatment for allergies, outlining procedure for taking the patient's medical history and starting him on a hyposensitization program.

This article, addressed to the patient, covers the contents of a portable first aid kit, customized to a family's particular needs. It emphasizes the need for prompt consultation with a physician whenever necessary, and proper first aid training for at least one member of the family.

In order to provide comprehensive care to patients who have AIDS, it is important for the family physician to understand the psychosocial elements of the disease. Homosexual men who have AIDS face particular problems, such as the disclosure of sexual orientation to family and friends. Issues discussed in this article ...

The Canadian family physician should be aware of the steady increase in the incidence of parasitic diseases. Some are already endemic in Canada, especially in the underdeveloped areas of this country, others are being seen as travellers return, and visitors come from the tropics. This article emphasizes the need for ...

The degree of relatedness between individuals is one of the primary factors influencing nonparental aid or 'helping behaviour'. However, in the field it is often difficult to determine precisely the familial relationships between helpers and recipients, and thus to assess the relative benefits of helping. Here we describe the results ...

Oblique and chevron-like ridges on the shell surfaces of certain burrowing bivalve mollusks grip the sediment during shell-rocking movements to aid in sediment penetration. These ridges (characterized by steep dorsal slopes and gentle ventral slopes) have evolved through convergence in several families in association with particular behavioral and ecological traits.

A series of five lenses ranging in aperture from f/1.0 to f/1.6 were designed with the aid of a large computer. A search was made for the least complex lens that would yield a given level of optical performance in an effort to optimize manufacturing costs with relation to lens ...