Modern Trends in Seismology

Modern trends in leprosy.

Modern Trends in Leprosy. SIR-I have read with much interest the above paper by Dr D. G. Jamison (Postgrad. med. J., 1969, 45, 408). On page 412 the author says: 'The Mycobacterium leprae has for generations been assumed to enter the body through the skin. Recently various other routes have been proposed (Weddell et al., 1963) such as the intestinal and respiratory tracts; and in babies, breast...

Modern Trends

Voluntary sterilization is the most prevalent method of fertility regulation, and its use is widespread in both developed and developing countries. The estimated number of couples controlling their fertility through sterilization has increased dramatically from 15 million in 197Oi to 100 million in 1980.” The country reporting the highest prevalence of use is the United States, where 31.3% of m...

Modern Trends in Dermatology

Modern trends in lipomodeling

Lipomodeling is the process of relocating autologous fat to change the shape, volume, consistency, and profile of tissues, with the aim of reconstructing, rejuvenating, and regenerating body features. There have been several important advancements in lipomodeling procedures during the last thirty years. Four clinical steps are important for the success of engraftment: fat harvesting, fat proces...

Modern Trends in Paediatrics

Some readers of this journal may think that Paediatrics is a far cry from Mental Health. This comprehensive survey of the latest work on children's diseases contains twenty-one chapters on a variety of subjects each written by an acknowledged expert from this or other countries. Dr. Mildred Creak writes on child psychiatry and Dr. R. S. Illingsworth deals with the normal development of the infa...