U.S. needs a program of national health insurance to include the entire range of services required to maintain every citizen's personal health. (IR)

A study of 2,408 student families reveals that in 195 families (8.1 percent) both spouses have lived most of their lives outside of the United States. (Author)

Physicians wishing to become computer literate face two immediate problems. First, there is no readily available nor universally accepted statement of what such literacy should entail, and second, such pedagogic mechanisms as exist are not widely available. This paper addresses both problems. (SSH)

Describes the confrontation between organized women and male physicians at the 1930 White House Conference on Children. The encounter stemmed from the Sheppard Towner Act which initiated a pioneering federal effort to promote the health of mothers and children. It was a critical round in a recurring conflict. (Author/JAC)

Discusses the philosophical underpinings of providing public assistance to the poor based on the 'desert' model. Argues that society has a moral obligation to provide subsidized medical care to all poor people. (AOS)

Describes Cassel Psych Center, a computerized biofeedback clinic, where the "well" patient is a major concern, and where biofeedback instruments are used with computers to form a Computerized-Biofeedback Clinical Support System. The Center's activities are designed to parallel the services of the pathologist in a medical setting. (PAS)

School health professionals can help reduce the incidence of Toxic Shock Syndrome by suggesting that women not use tampons continuously during menses and that tampons should not be left in place for long periods of time. Tampons should be changed every few hours and used intermittently with pads. (JN)

Raises several questions concerning the provision of emergency and routine medical treatment during school hours for health-impaired children whose conditions are chronic and severe. Examples of standards to be met when school personnel respond to impaired children's health needs are offered. (RH)

Physicians at a continuing medical education course were asked to make a commitment to introduce changes in their practice as a result of information acquired from the course. The results from follow-up questionnaire results indicate that 96 percent of the participants had made some change. (MLW)

The use of microelectronics and computers in medicine is reviewed, focusing on medical research; medical data collection, storage, retrieval, and manipulation; medical decision making; computed tomography; ultrasonic imaging; role in clinical laboratories; and use as adjuncts for diagnostic tests, monitors of critically-ill patients, and with the…

Guidelines for first aid procedures for temporary relief of dental emergencies include information on: (1) dental first aid supplies; (2) treatment of oral injuries; (3) orthodontic emergencies; (4) toothaches; and (5) prolonged bleeding due to an extraction. Consulting a dentist as soon as possible is strongly recommended. (JN)

Describes a support group for parents of premature infants and an intensive care unit for these infants. The unit has been established to meet high-risk infants' developmental needs by, for instance, promoting attachment behavior, interpreting physiological cues, and teaching parents to understand their infants' needs. (Author/DB)

Due to the increasing influence of the holistic health movement, health providers will increasingly be challenged to reexamine their roles in patient relationships, increase the extent of interdisciplinary teamwork, emphasize health education and positive health behaviors, examine the usefulness of various alternative therapies, and consider the…

Patients with harsh, pessimistic views about mental illness had more severe psychopathology and did less well over the period of follow-up. Expectation of medication was associated with lower education, greater severity of illness, lower satisfaction with treatment, greater frequency of dropping out of treatment, and less improvement. (Author)

Describes Federal legislation that has had an impact on the elderly by funding programs designed to provide enhanced autonomy through community-based health and social services. Deplores the scarcity of such programs and stresses the importance of broader community care for older adults. (Author/GC)