Discussed are concerns about chiropractic practice and the impact of some legislation related to Medicare, accreditation, and research about chiropractic practice. (RH)

Reviews increasing use of psychoactive drugs such as tranquilizers to treat normal emotional problems. Discusses the implications both in terms of side effects and in terms of Psychological and interpersonal factors. (EB)

Discusses the use and impact of electronic diagnostic, monitoring, and prosthetic instruments in health care. (MLH)

Methadone treatment for heroin addiction does not touch the roots of the drug problem" and to think that the use of another drug can solve the profound and complex task facing us is indeed an illusion." (Author/AL)

Discusses problems caused by the migration of physicians and, to some degree, dentists and nurses from developing countries to more developed nations having market economics. Issues of quality are raised as are problems caused by the trend of practicing physicians toward greater and greater specialization at the expense of general practice and the…

Describes adverse congressional reaction to a recent National Academy of Sciences (NAS) recommendation that the Veteran's Administration's (VA) health care system be phased into a general health care system. (SL)

In spite of remarkable advances in medical therapy and in the development of fantastic diagnostic devices, American society appears increasingly disenchanted with the physician. Some of the reasons for this paradox are discussed in this article. (BB)

Risk factors for disease consist of personal habits such as cigarette smoking and excessive alcohol consumption, and bodily characteristics such as hypertension and high serum cholesterol. Progress in identifying, quantifying, and controlling risk factors is opening the way to the prevention of disease. (BB)

This is a review of the pharmacological treatment of mental illnesses. Included topics are: schizophrenia, depression, mania, antipsychotic drugs, antidepressants, lithium, and ethics. (BB)

Describes research which indicates that a number of peptide hormones act directly on the brain to affect learning and behavior. Investigations are currently being conducted to determine if these substances can be used to treat learning disorders or to improve the memories of normal people. (MLH)

Present educational and administrative structures must be changed in order to improve health care in rural areas. (Author/RH)

Presents the history of federal health spending during the past three decades. (BB)

Computers are used to influence diagnostic and therapeutic decisions. The computer's information-handling capabilities allow it to serve as a reliable extension of the physician's memory and expander of the physician's information and synthesized knowledge resources. (BB)

Described is the importance of genetic factors in health and disease and calls for the development of services for genetic screening, diagnosis, and counseling. Such services presently available in Canada are described. (BB)