Letter: virtuous husband syndrome.

The Myth of the "Battered Husband Syndrome"

Husband 

She always brushed her hair back Sternly, twisting one small knot about the crown. He did not like the plain, broad brow. " I hate that tightness, " he would mutter to himself. But sometimes he would stoop to kiss her forehead And at midnight, hesitatingly, her lips, Surprised each time the way her arms would reach for him. When little Thomas had diphtheria at two, Her back was hourly bent abov...

Letter: Seckel syndrome.

Sir, Although the literature on the 'Seckel syndrome' is very sparse, I was not surprised to see that Sauk et al (1973) missed my report (Szalay, 1964) of a patient with the Seckel syndrome. In 1963 and 1964 (Szalay, 1963; 1964), I used the feature of craniofacial disproportion to separate the Seckel and Russell dwarfs from other forms of intrauterine growth retardation (IUGR); I still feel (Sz...

Sustainability: Virtuous or Vulgar?

Progress in understanding and achieving sustainability requires addressing it as both a scientific and an ethical issue. If sustainability is defined as “meeting human needs in a socially just manner without depriving ecosystems of their health,” most of the words in its definition are normative or value laden. Depending on how critical normative terms such as “human needs” and “ecosystem healt...

Letter from Chicago: Oblomov's syndrome.