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Antisera, Toxoids, Vaccines and Tuberculins in Prophylaxis and Treatment
~ooxs fluid daily, eat fruit~ salads, green vegetables, eggs, meat, cod-liver oil or its equivalent, and whole-wheat bread, in 3 to 4 well-balanced meals, and rest at least 1 hour daily in addition to 8 hours at night. Normal i n f a n t s suckle and swallow at birth; inability to nurse well is more likely to be due to an i m p e r f e c t central nervous system t h a n to muscular weakncss~ except in prematures. This book is highly recommended to general practitioners, obstetricians, and pediatricians. W.C.D. Congenital Anomalies of the Their Surgical Treatment. Barsky~ ~ . D . , Springfield, Charles C Thomas, Publisher, Price $5.75.
Hand and Arthur J. Ill., 1958, 165 pages.
This monograph by the Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Albert E i n s t e i n College of ]Viedicine will i n t e r e s t the practitioner as well as the plastic surgeon, and is largely based on the a u t h o r ' s personal experience. A f t e r a b r i e f rgsum~ of such m a t t e r s as incidence, etiology, and heredity, the various types of deformities are presented. The t e x t is unusually well illustrated, and it should serve as a valuable book of reference to the physician with a p a t i e n t who has a congenital anomaly of the hand. Modern Prescription Drugs: Their Impact on the F a m i l y Budget. New York C~ty, ]958, Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, I n % 58 pages. Report of a Committee Study to try and find the answer to certain questions relating to the economic side of drugs. The finding that the cost of drugs is an economic hardship on ]owdncome families is a well-known fact and not new. The use of unnecessary expensive drugs is stressed, and the .pressure put on physicians by patients in this connection is acknowledged. Some of the findings and recommendations are not very realistic when considered as a part of the total picture. Thus s~naller qu.antities are stressed in prescribing. On page 19 we note that for a prescription using ingredients costing 40 cents, and taking 20 minutes to prepare, the fair and equitable price is $3.00 to the pharmacy. Thus the ingredients and smaller
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quantity would be of little importance. There are many problems involved in the cost of drugs. Unfortunately the report chiefly calls attention to this rather than offering solutions of value. Antisera, Toxoids, Vaccines and Tuberculins in Prophylaxis and Treatment, ed. 4. H. J. Parish, 1VLD., Edinburgh, 1958, E. & S. Livingstone Ltd. (Williams & Wilkins~ :Baltimore), 256 pages. Price $7.00. A f o u r t h edition by the Director of the Welleome l%undation. The t e x t has been extensively revised and enlarged. For example, i n s t e a d of two chapters on active immunization against virus diseases, the new edition contains five, including one on poliomyelitis. I t is an important, rapidly changing and developing field to which this well-known t e x t is an excellent guide. l.es sinusites de l'enfance. J. Terracol and Y. Guerrier, Paris, ]958, Masson & Cie, 166 pages. Price 1,400 fr. (French). A monograph on sinusitis in childhood, which the a u t h o r s consider a f a i r l y f r e q u e n t condition. A f t e r a detailed presentation of the a n a t o m y of the sinuses as they develop in childhood, the remainder of the text discusses the clinical aspects. Etiologically~ sinusitis is due to infections or to allergy. The authors stress the sharp differences in importance as regards t r e a t m e n t between the acute and chronic forms of the condition. The monograph lacks a good index and bibliography. The Atomic Age and Our Biological Future. tI. V. Brondsted, New York, Philosophical Library, 80 pages. Price $2.75. This book was reviewed by several because of its unusual nature. I t was agreed, in general, that the author (1) has something to say of a most important nature and (2) he says it in a very clear manner. In fact, this little book should make very informative reading to the lay public concerning the implications of the atomic age and the very reM nature of the dangers which could confront us. As nearly as could be determined, the book's biological facts and the atomic physics content are quite sound.
Hand and Arthur J. Ill., 1958, 165 pages.
This monograph by the Professor of Clinical Surgery at the Albert E i n s t e i n College of ]Viedicine will i n t e r e s t the practitioner as well as the plastic surgeon, and is largely based on the a u t h o r ' s personal experience. A f t e r a b r i e f rgsum~ of such m a t t e r s as incidence, etiology, and heredity, the various types of deformities are presented. The t e x t is unusually well illustrated, and it should serve as a valuable book of reference to the physician with a p a t i e n t who has a congenital anomaly of the hand. Modern Prescription Drugs: Their Impact on the F a m i l y Budget. New York C~ty, ]958, Citizens' Committee for Children of New York City, I n % 58 pages. Report of a Committee Study to try and find the answer to certain questions relating to the economic side of drugs. The finding that the cost of drugs is an economic hardship on ]owdncome families is a well-known fact and not new. The use of unnecessary expensive drugs is stressed, and the .pressure put on physicians by patients in this connection is acknowledged. Some of the findings and recommendations are not very realistic when considered as a part of the total picture. Thus s~naller qu.antities are stressed in prescribing. On page 19 we note that for a prescription using ingredients costing 40 cents, and taking 20 minutes to prepare, the fair and equitable price is $3.00 to the pharmacy. Thus the ingredients and smaller
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quantity would be of little importance. There are many problems involved in the cost of drugs. Unfortunately the report chiefly calls attention to this rather than offering solutions of value. Antisera, Toxoids, Vaccines and Tuberculins in Prophylaxis and Treatment, ed. 4. H. J. Parish, 1VLD., Edinburgh, 1958, E. & S. Livingstone Ltd. (Williams & Wilkins~ :Baltimore), 256 pages. Price $7.00. A f o u r t h edition by the Director of the Welleome l%undation. The t e x t has been extensively revised and enlarged. For example, i n s t e a d of two chapters on active immunization against virus diseases, the new edition contains five, including one on poliomyelitis. I t is an important, rapidly changing and developing field to which this well-known t e x t is an excellent guide. l.es sinusites de l'enfance. J. Terracol and Y. Guerrier, Paris, ]958, Masson & Cie, 166 pages. Price 1,400 fr. (French). A monograph on sinusitis in childhood, which the a u t h o r s consider a f a i r l y f r e q u e n t condition. A f t e r a detailed presentation of the a n a t o m y of the sinuses as they develop in childhood, the remainder of the text discusses the clinical aspects. Etiologically~ sinusitis is due to infections or to allergy. The authors stress the sharp differences in importance as regards t r e a t m e n t between the acute and chronic forms of the condition. The monograph lacks a good index and bibliography. The Atomic Age and Our Biological Future. tI. V. Brondsted, New York, Philosophical Library, 80 pages. Price $2.75. This book was reviewed by several because of its unusual nature. I t was agreed, in general, that the author (1) has something to say of a most important nature and (2) he says it in a very clear manner. In fact, this little book should make very informative reading to the lay public concerning the implications of the atomic age and the very reM nature of the dangers which could confront us. As nearly as could be determined, the book's biological facts and the atomic physics content are quite sound.