Were the technique outlined in this neat little manual meticulously followed, a very high proportion of instructive anatomical specimens would be produced. Essentially it presents the method of Ghon which pursues a middle course between the en bloc dissections of Rokitansky and the piecemeal method of Virchow. The elementary surgical principle that nothing may be cut before it is seen is employ...

on " The Prophylaxis and Treatment of Malarial Infection " by Captain Craig of the U. S. Army Medical Department. He strongly deprecates relying solely on one prophylactic measure and insists on the necessity for using, as far as possible, all available means to the end. Regarding the destruction of mosquito breeding grounds he says, " A flight of a mile is frequently observed, and even a two-m...

THliiiifi is variety and interest in the subjects this volume deals with. All the matter is pertinent to medical and surgical science, but S(>uie of it, as for example, Colour Photography, Can hardly bo said to be clinical. Indeed it would be interesting to know what limits are l)ut on the other side the Atlantic upon the denotation of the term " clinic." The practitioner who expects the conten...

Retail clinics are privately owned clinics typically staffed solely by nurse practitioners and found inside retail stores such as Target, Wal‐mart, and CVS Pharmacy. Since the first retail clinic was established in 2000, over 1,000 sites have opened in thirty‐seven states across the country [4]. Some reports estimate that by 2012, over 6,000 retail clinics will operate in the US [3]. Despite th...

" The clinical value of graphic methods in the study of heart disease" is a laudable effort to simplify and bring home to the general practitioner their utility for prognosis and treatment and the feasibility of their general employment. The report of the visits to the clinic of Prof. Thomas Macrae is an excellent appreciation of the educational work of an eminent American physician and teacher...

This quarterly publication never fails to contain a number of very interesting and practically-instructive articles for the practitioner. The most recent volume is quite up to the usual standard. There are seven articles on mcdical subjects of which the reviewer found ' The diagnosis and treatment of Addison's disease with reference to a series of forty-six patients treated with the suprarenal ...