Out of 602 consecutive people who had been prisoners of war in the Far East and were screened for tropical diseases, 88 (15%) were found to have Strongyloides _. stercoralis infection a mean period of 30 years after their return from the tropics. The classical strongyloid creeping eruption was the most common symptom (84%), while gastrointestinal disturbances were rare (5%). Thiabendazole was h...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Over the last decade, Russia and other former Soviet states have attempted to move from a fragmented health care system dominated by specialty and hospital care to one emphasizing primary care and prevention through the introduction of family medicine. This report describes the development of family medicine in Russia's Far East region. METHODS The Far East was one o...

depression being more severe in the latter. Patients with values higher than 11 5 for the latent time of swallowing and higher than 180 mg/mI for the concentration ofcitric acid that induces coughing may be vulnerable to the development of aspiration pneumonia. Therefore, careful management following early detection of decreases in these reflexes beyond the critical values in patients with a pr...

WITH the recognition of the widespread incidence of cancer, research into its occurrence, cause and treatment is being pursued in an increasing number of centres. This research is supported by governments, by industry and by private subscription. The biggest effort is undoubtedly being made in the United States of America where very large sums of money are being spent, particularly in the field...