The California study, based on data from a national survey, compared accuracy and completeness of information on 7,182 chronic health conditions of persons, 17 years of age or older, given in household interviews with diagnostic information given by group medical plan physicians. Overreporting referred to conditions reported in the interview which…

This study of chronic illness in the home originates in theoretical and practical questions posed by physicians, nurses, and biometricians. The study covers the following elements: The research plan, the patient sample, providing continued care, interviewing, classification of disease and mental status, effect of treatment program, classification…

Six times since 1964, the Public Health Service has issued formal reviews of the scientific evidence which links cigarette smoking to disease and premature death. Each successive review, including this one, has seemed to confirm and strengthen the conclusion of the 1964 Report, that cigarettes are a major cause of death and disease. In the first…

A hearing held to discover the medical cause of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and ways to prevent it is reported. The hearing sought in particular to: learn about past and present research efforts; explore the prospects for discovering the cause and preventing future occurrences of SIDS; understand the scope of activity within HEW, to inform…

Collected here are fourteen statements on the beneficial effects of physical fitness programs for older persons presented at hearings before the Subcommittee on Aging of the Committee on Labor and Public Welfare, U.S. Senate. Areas discussed include: What research tells us regarding the contribution of exercise to the health of older people;…

Attitudes about "the right to die" were studied among high school and college students at three recent points in time. A general item about the right to decide between life and death, and one about that right for the terminally ill, were accepted by more than half the students. (Author)

A preliminary study of the classroom problems confronted by children and adolescents with hematologic malignancy was conducted in 14 cases. It was concluded that more open and systematic communication among patients, parents, educators, adolescent classmates, and health professionals is a priority goal in hematologic malignancy in school-aged…

No significant differences were found in locus of control as measured on the Children's Internal-External Control Scale of Reinforcement between three groups of 81 homebound children (emotionally disturbed/socially maladjusted, physically handicapped, and health impaired). (CL)

American Medical Association, 535 N. Dearborn Street, Chicago, Illinois 60610. The developmental, psychological, and educational sequelae of chronic otitis media (a middle ear disease) occurring during the first 3 years of life were investigated in a group of children (ages 6-11 years) with educational difficulties. (Author/DLS)

The author describes a six-week, strenuous physical activity program for eight- to ten-year-old girls and its effect on blood lipid levels. The contribution competitive athletic programs can make upon children's health status is discussed. (MJB)

This article outlines a curriculum model for those physical education specialists who would like to concentrate their efforts on improving the physical fitness of senior citizens. (JD)

Provides an informative discussion of the disease called schistosomiasis. The discussion covers environmental factors contributing to the disease, its symptoms, the disease organism and its vectors, and treatment of the disease. The author points out the need for water and soil pollution control in disease prone areas. (MR)

Special educational needs of the child with cancer may be met in any of several ways: in hospital classes, in a regular school, in orthopedic special class, in a combination of regular school and home instruction, or in the homebound program. (MB)

Responses of 24 children with rheumatoid arthritis, 24 of their parents, and 14 of their teachers to a survey about school problems indicated that children experienced problems most frequently with self-concept and peer relationships, while parents and teachers focused on physical health and activity-related problems. (Author/CB)

Analyzed the consequences of incontinence for both the family members caring for the incontinent elderly and for the elderly. Found that incontinence was related to perceived negative affect in family relations and to considering an alternative care arrangement. Suggests that interventions directed to the management of incontinence may help to…