This brief report from the National Clearinghouse for Drug Abuse Information is intended to give the general public an overview of the subject of neonatal narcotic dependence. It discusses the problems which the addicted mother and her baby present hospital staffs as they relate to improper postnatal care and infant mortality rates. The report…

This paper discusses the role of the free clinic in helping youth. It examines the activities of the Health Emergency Aid Dispensary (HEAD) in New Orleans, a free clinic that: (1) performs pregnancy tests; syphillis and gonorrhea tests, urinalysis for kidney ailments, PAP smears; (2) prescribes birth control; and provides rapid consultation of a…

Before the mid-1960's the Federal role in health care was extremely limited, but technological breakthroughs, the new importance of hospitals, and the recognition that the poor and elderly have been underserved prompted Congress to pass the Medicare and Medicaid package in 1966. Since then the Federal share of the health care dollar has risen by…

The bibliography lists 31 items relating to drug therapy selected from "Exceptional Child Education Abstracts." One in a series of over 50 similar selected listings, the bibliography cites research reports, conference papers, journal articles, texts, and program guides. Each entry contains bibliographical data, availability information, indexing…

Reported were statistics on treatment and followup services to be arranged from public and private sources for crippled children for fiscal years 1969-1970 and 1970-1971 in the state of Michigan. The state is said to have 50,535 known cases of crippled children. Eleven tables provided data on the number of crippled children in Michigan by county;…

Nine reports published in this volume reflect the link between public health and national power. Not only the health problems of underdeveloped nations must be considered, but also the health problems of industrially advanced societies, those peculiar to life in an increasingly urban setting. The dilemmas posed by gains in medical science are…

This publication summarizes 182 projects supported by the research grants program of the Division of Nursing of the Public Health Service during 1955-1969. The projects are classified in three broad areas, including: (1) Organization, Distribution, and Delivery of Nursing Services, (2) Recruitment, Selection, Education, and Characteristics of the…

This annotated bibliography contains books, journal articles, visual aids, and other documents pertaining to emergency health care, which are organized according to: (1) publications dealing with day-to-day health emergencies that occur at home, work, and play, (2) documents that will help communities prepare for emergencies, including natural…

A report sponsored under the Council of Europe's Medical Fellowships Program gives an overview of medical services and medical education in France, West Germany, and Italy and compares them with that in the United Kingdom. Included is information on staffing structures, national standards, and control over health care delivery and organization.…

The article explains diabetes mellitus, giving a brief history of the disease, its description, complications, and treatment. (PHR)

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)

Data are reported suggesting that a change in practice patterns did occur subsequent to a continuing medical education program. Twenty-eight physicians took a course in pulmonary artery pressure monitoring and followup surveys indicate its objectives were met. (LBH)

Without careful definition of "spiritual," hospice care will be little different in quality from that offered in acute and chronic care centers. Also discussed is the challenge to hospice care staff to defy trends in recent health care allowing staff rather than patients to determine what dignity means. (Author)

A model smoking cessation clinic for students is described. (MM)