One of the most prestigious and popular winter neurosurgery conferences, the Richard Lende Conference, had its 18th meeting this last winter. It is also the oldest winter neurosurgery conference of this type in this country, and possibly in the world. It is, therefore, of interest to trace its history and ...

Recognizing the importance of psychosocial issues in the care and cure of the child with cancer, the board of the International Society of Pediatric Oncology (SIOP) in 1991 constituted a Working Committee on Psychosocial Issues in Pediatric Oncology, with Giuseppe Masera as chair and John Spinetta as co-chair. This committee ...

In June 1992, the issue of whether a surgeon could be held liable for the negligence of an anesthesiologist was examined by the tribunal of Leuven (1). Liability was asserted not only against the negligent anesthesiologist, but also against the surgeon. The judgement is most interesting and raises many controversial ...

This study investigated whether young voters would vote for and volunteer to work for the election campaign of a presidential candidate, given the candidate's background and positions on two major campaign issues. Findings indicate that, although voter-candidate agreement on a single issue may be enough for a voter to vote ...

To mark the occasion of the 8th International Congress of Immunology, this special issue surveys the latest findings from Hungarian immunology. Here, János Gergely, president of the Congress, traces the origins and development of immunology in Hungary and describes the joys and sorrows of being an immunologist in Hungary today.

This article explores the theological foundations of both classical and contemporary Jewish ethics, with special reference to biomedical issues. Traditional views concerning God's revelation to Israel are shown to underlie the methodological orientation of classical Jewish ethics, which is both legalistic and particularistic. Contemporary Jewish ethicists, by contrast, have tended ...

Asthma is an important topic for general practitioners and AFP has selected abstracts from papers on recent advances and issues in asthma management that were delivered at the European Respiratory Society Congress, held in Brussels in September 1991. The abstracts and reviews are reprinted with permission from 'Asthma Issues From ...

"This article begins with the view that access to citizenship and to citizenship rights has become the principal object of struggle between immigrants and the rest of society in Western Europe.... In examining ten recurring themes of current debates on immigration and citizenship, the author hopes to summarise and critically ...

The article recently published in this journal by Dr B A Rix, a member of the Danish Council of Ethics (DCE), was heavily criticised by Dr David Lamb and Mr Christopher Pallis in subsequent commentaries. The editorial column by Professor Raanan Gillon also criticised the position put forward by Rix. ...

In "Being on time for appointments," Sharon Schwarze addresses an important issue -- the tendency for doctors to keep patients waiting for their appointments. Let me state categorically that I agree that this is a deplorable situation that warrants discussion and warrants a serious attempt to correct the practice. I ...

Patients in a state of persistent vegetation or 'cognitive death' are an emotional drain on their family, and a financial drain on a society with limited resources. In this article, society's responsibility towards these patients and the moral and ethical issues involved in the withdrawal of fluid and nutrition are ...

The relationship of immunology to toxicology has not always been an easy one, and the product of this association, immunotoxicology, has not infrequently been viewed with a certain scepticism by some of those who consider themselves 'classical' toxicologists. A recent meeting of the British Toxicology Society ('Toxicology and the Immune ...

The following is the annual American Laundry Digest Buyer's Guide which is being circulated to all segments of the laundry industry. The Guide contains a list of manufacturers who responded to our questionnaire. This is followed by a list of product categories and the various manufacturers who make these products. ...

This paper reviews literature on countertransference erotism and perversion, and offers our conception of the maternal erotic countertransference. We stress that sado-masochistic issues are not only issues of aggression, but represent pre-oedipal erotism as well. The analyst's struggle with these issues may contribute to a perverse misalliance instead of a ...

In the first section of his article, "The Role of Suffering and Community in Clinical Ethics," Erich Loewy sketches a theory of suffering. His conviction is that clinical medical ethics is not clearly rooted in theory and is inadequately grounded because of this. While acknowledging the merits of virtue ethics ...

The sort of ethical theory derived from Aristotle, variously described as virtue ethics, virtue-based ethics, or neo-Aristotelianism, is becoming better known, and is now quite widely recognized as at least a possible rival to deontological and utilitarian theories. With recognition has come criticism, of varying quality. In this article I ...

In 1989, Congress enacted sweeping legislation to require that Medicare pay physicians under a single fee schedule beginning in January 1992. Although the law was detailed in specifying the structure of the fee schedule, it left many difficult policy and operational issues to be resolved. This article discusses how the ...

This introduction describes the motivation behind this 10 Sept. 1990 issue featuring 3-D microscopy and provides a brief overview of the issue.

Ethical issues related to surrogacy are explored and an argument made for its ethical approval in circumstances where the particularities of the case warrant this approach to reproduction. Despite recent and impending legislation to prohibit commercial surrogacy in some States of Australia, although data are difficult to obtain, unofficial and ...

This introduction briefly reviews the history of the series of topical meetings on optical interference coatings and defines the scope of the features in this 15 July 1989 issue on the papers from the Fourth Topical Meeting.

Interest in cryosurgery developed quickly after modern cryosurgical apparatus became available early in the 1960s and a forum for the clinical reports was provided by the Society for Cryobiology at its annual meetings. The exchange of ideas made possible by interaction with the membership of the Society enhanced the scientific ...

In contrast to other articles in this series on the history of moral philosophy the present essay is not devoted to expounding the views of a single author, or to examining a particular moral theory. Instead it discusses an important dispute between two medieval accounts of the relation between theological ...

The subspecialty of pathology known as forensic pathology has been certified by the American Board of Pathology since 1959, when the first examinations were offered in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A. This article provides information on those who have been certified since 1959 and also the requirements for this certification by ...

A new rasp for rhinoplasty is presented. It can be dismantled and has a renewable blade that looks like the one you find in a plane. The main advantage of this rasp is that it rasps the cartilaginous septum as well as the bony part of the hump.

This paper is an overview of joint-venture activity in healthcare, describing trends in joint ventures and raising issues for physicians. The purposes are to discuss the major current facets of joint-venture alliances in healthcare and to identify policy issues that arise from the trend to use joint ventures as an ...

In present Western societies, we witness the growing power of the state over the citizens, with an ever-growing flow of freedom-encroaching regulations, legitimated by the wish to keep full employment for all, for all of life. It is suggested here that a major political challenge for the rest of this ...

This essay reexamines the age-old "determinism-free will" problem from a psychoanalytic perspective. The first section recapitulates the author's (1985) earlier argument on the nature of causation in psychoanalysis; the second part examines the compatibility of determinism and freedom; and the final section looks at the ethical ramifications of the issues ...

"This paper reviews the literature on the nature and extent of interrelations among cities in advanced industrial societies. It summarizes contemporary population distribution and redistribution trends in these societies and their causes. Finally, it attempts to identify some of the most important issues for the development of a comparative theory ...

In this paper I have reviewed the literature on dermatologic therapy from December, 1981, through November, 1982. This information was presented to a forum at the 41st Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Dermatology in New Orleans in December, 1982. Readers should review the original article in toto before ...

In March 1981 the Department of Physics and Astronomy of the University of Massachusetts held a two-day symposium on its Amherst campus to honor John Strong and to mark his retirement at the close of the 1981 academic year after 50 years of optics teaching and research. This introduction briefly ...

This presentation includes a brief outline of the historical background of rhinology and a description of the founding of the American Rhinologic Society 25 years ago. It disscusses the original aims of the society and points out a number of responsibilities that it should accept for the future development of ...

Some people worry about the current tendency to ignore the distinction of religious and ethical issues in the area of death and dying. This article attempts to identify sources and consequences of such blending. One of the countries offering a microcosm of religious and ethical trends with regard to death ...

Most people who attend professional meetings would appreciate the use by speakers of more illustrative material with their lectures. This may be presented on a writing surface such as a black- or whiteboard, as projected pictures or by sound recordings. Suitable equipment is available in most halls and suggestions are ...

A maze of record-keeping, disclosure, and privacy statutes and regulations, with accompanying case law, have created a boom in privacy law. Employers find themselves caught in this rising tide, torn between the often conflicting requirements. The issue of access to employee files--by employees, government, and unions--is one of the most ...

The annual meetings of the America Pharmaceutical Association and the American Society of Hospital Pharmacists are a time for discussion of issues that currently affect the profession. Two major issues discussed at this year's meetings were the distribution of patient package inserts and the increased numbers of pharmacists graduating from ...

Many chronically disabled patients need special support systems to help them meet material needs, personal-care needs, and psychosocial needs. The authors propose two guidelines that must be considered simultaneously when deciding what special support system is most appropriate for a particular client. The first is that the system be adequate ...

In concluding this report, which omits a great deal, the retiring Chairman is probably entitled to a valedictory. (Margaret Mead referred to it as a benediction.) The Association faces two major challenges beyond those obvious ones of maintaining financial solvency and reversing a declining membership. First, there is the necessity ...

This is the second in a series of articles written by members of the professional affairs committee of The American Society of Radiologic Technologists. The first article alluded to the analogy of a person who was learning to drive vis-a-vis a person who was learning about collective bargaining. The article ...

This article, the third in a series, deals with ergonomics in the Netherlands. The membership of the Netherlands Ergonomics Society is discussed and ergonomics groups within industry are detailed with some of the work carried out. Four institutes which have ergonomics interests are given; also the available sources of education ...

This is the home page of the Parrot Society of Australia Inc, an organisation dedicated to the promotion and dissemination of information on the breeding, keeping, care and conservation of all parrot species. Although targeting breeders and owners of parrots, this site includes a number of short articles of the ...

This survey on 'The status of Great Bustard Otis tarda in Iran' written by Hamid Amini Tareh, was originally published in Volume 22, Part 1, May 2000 issue of 'Sandgrouse', the journal of the Ornithological Society of the Middle East (OSME). The article contains useful information on the distribution, migration, ...

This fact sheet, issued in August 2003 and one of a series from the Alzheimer's Society intended for patients and carers, describes briefly the symptoms and types of CJD, and gives sources of further information.

This is a JISC mailing list covering urban geography discussion and announcements. The archives are freely available and can be searched by topic or date. The list is open to all interested in urban geography and surrounding issues.

Produced by the British Veterinary Association Animal Welfare Foundation (BVA AWF) in September 2006, this illustrated practical leaflet 'What Makes My Pet Happy', has been designed to 'enable veterinary surgeons to assist pet owners meet the 'duty of care' introduced by the Animal Welfare Act 2006'. A brief outline of ...

This series contains the Staff Newsletter of the Salt Lake City Schools from the Salt Lake City School District. The first issue is dated August 30, 1969 and contains a welcome message, news items, reports due and notice of upcoming meetings. Subsequent issues follow the same format.; Chronological by year; ...

The standard history of antihomosexual legislation states that lesbian acts were not punished by medieval or later laws. This essay challenges this view by documenting capital laws since 1270 in Europe and America. A major influence was Paul's condemnation in Romans I, 26. By 1400, the lex foedissimam, an edict ...

This is an essay about the Dutch linen-draper of the seventeenth century who made more than 500 microscopes and used them to observe the tail of an eel, the sting of a bee, the nose of a louse, the brain of a fly, the spinning apparatus of a spider, the ...

This paper outlines the general administrative and therapeutic principles governing yaws eradication campaigns, with particular reference to the operational problems encountered in Haiti. The ways in which those problems were solved are described in the course of a relatively detailed account of the yaws eradication programme which began in that ...