Guidelines for the water-utility operator and for state surveillance personnel are reviewed concerning fluoridation operations. (Author/MA)

Public interest in health is very high in 1978. This situation provides a powerful stimulus for the life sciences. A wide spectrum of research is needed to meet long-range health problems. (Author/BB)

The medical profession has been required to surrender its autonomy step by step since the late middle ages. This is a discussion of the history and future of medical malpractice. (Author/BB)

Drinking water disinfectants are discussed. Disinfectants are chlorine, chlorine dioxide, ozone, potassium permanganate, iodine, bromine, hydrogen peroxide; silver, acids and bases, ultraviolet radiation. (MR)

This article addresses the issue of national health care. Neither Medicare nor Medicaid equitably meet the health needs of the entire population. The author suggests criteria which must be met by a national health program if it is to eliminate inequalities in costs, access to services and quality of care. (GC)

This article discusses the evaluation of public health in communities, examining common indices, evaluation methods, and uses of findings. (JMB)

This article traces the dramatic expansion of knowledge in the field of medicine over the past two hundred years in the United States. (JD)

Presents results of a serologic survey for antibodies to Toxocara canis (the common roundworm of dogs) in a sample of 4,652 New York City children. Discusses findings of a case-control study conducted to identify host and environmental risk factors for T. canis infection and to investigate its consequences. (KH)

Reviews the application of epidemiology to alcoholism. Discusses measurement and diagnostic issues and reviews studies of the prevalence of alcoholism, its risk factors, and the contributions of epidemiology to our knowledge of treatment and prevention. (Author/KS)

The proliferation of community-based health education programs has outpaced the knowledge base of behavior change strategies that are appropriate for public health interventions. This article discusses eight essential aspects of the social marketing process. (JOW)

The significance, etiology, transmission, and distribution of arthropod-borne viral encephalitis (ABVE) is reviewed. Collaborative control measures are described. (MT)

Female high school students were surveyed to determine the relationship between choice of menstrual product and knowledge about toxic shock syndrome. Recommendations are offered for the development of toxic shock education programs. (Author/DF)

Despite being banned by the FDA, DMSO (dimethyl sulfoxide) usage has spread rapidly among arthritic victims and weekend athletes. This study looked at current and past users to learn how they discovered DMSO, their reactions to buying an illegal drug, and possible implications for public health policy. (MT)

In this review of American public health the author recalls 200 years of public health progress, details the major thrusts of the Foreward Plan, proposes a preventive health system to solve environmental health problems and calls for closer cooperation between local and federal governments to better solve today's health problems. (BT)