Based on a paper prepared for a colloquium sponsored by the National Liaison Committee for Foreign Student Admissions, Wingspread, Wisconsin, June 16-17, 1970. (IR)

A three-year chart audit of a family-practice residency program measured physicians' compliance with recommendations of an adult immunization program. Physician compliance improved significantly for two vaccines when the chart was reorganized to highlight them but not for a third vaccine that was not highlighted. (MSE)

A survey of college students' perceptions and understanding of the directions and warnings on the labels of over-the-counter medicines was conducted at the University of Southern Mississippi at Hattiesburg. The results point to the need for increased emphasis in health education at all levels concerning self-medication. (Author/PP)

A study to assess medical students' attitudes about the diagnostic value of the history and physical examination, as compared with diagnostic testing, examined attitudes at the beginning of ward rotations and during the clerkship. It was found that students beginning clinical rotations have respect for the value of these procedures and are…

A survey of 200 specialists to determine their attitudes about and interactions with family practice is reported. Most physicians learned about family practice through referrals, in-hospital activities, and medical conferences. Suggestions are made for improving communication and information dissemination about family practice. (MSE)

Discusses the use of microbes over the centuries in the quest for new/improved foodstuffs; microbial benefits to public health, medicine, and for farmers in developing countries; and microbial applications to energy, industry, and mining. (JN)

A position statement is offered that clarifies the function, role, and emphasis of decision making within the field of health education, and a rationale that proposes that health decision-making efforts be limited to areas where evidence links a health behavior (i.e., smoking) to a health problem (i.e., lung cancer) is presented. (Author/CJ)

Twenty residents in two family practice programs received orientation including behavioral sciences. Their attitudes changed favorably toward behavioral sciences. The test developed for the study is being refined and may later be used for curriculum development relating to attitude change. (MSE)

Describes the Wellcome Museum of the History of Medicine (Science Museum of South Kensington), focusing on resources available and typical student activities while visiting the museum. (JN)

A study to determine whether general internal medicine and traditional track medicine residents differed in their outpatient management of essential hypertension is discussed. General internal medicine residents seem to do better in the areas of assessment of drug side effects and patient education. (MLW)

An experimental curriculum, the Cardiovascular Curriculum Education Project, consisting of a series of independent, self-instructional units focusing on cardiovascular diseases, was developed for a secondary school health curriculum. Study results indicate that the experimental curriculum was successful in improving students' knowledge of…

Disease education is a content area included in most health education curricula. The disease unit assists the student in developing an understanding of specific communicable diseases. Following the unit, students should be able to describe the etiology, process, and treatment of specific diseases. (JN)

Presents a scenario for family life in the year 2001. This highly technological vision of the future includes expanded telecommunication networks, sophisticated information processing systems, new industrial and farming methods, transportation, and medical advances. (AM)

A physician presents teachers with some classroom activities in medical self-care, including anatomy, measuring pulse, relaxation, biofeedback, yoga, and throat examinations. For a related article by the same author, see pages 66-72 of this issue. (SJL)