PHELANTIN iscontraindicated in patients hypersensitive to ephedrine-like compounds; in
those showing anxiety or undue excitability; and in patients with cardiac or coronary disease …

JJ Scales, MD and RF Ohlke, MD, CM Department of Anxesthesia, Royal Victoria Hospital,
Montreal, Que. DURING recent years the use of trichlorethylene in obstetrics has increased …

Grantly Dick Read's writings1• 2'3 have revived interest in the psychological aspects of
pregnancy and parturition, about which, even yet, very little is known. 4 His method involves …

To the Editor: With regard to the letter on the abovementioned subject by Cajee and
Buchanan,'I'should like to make the following comments: While the articles by Adams and …

In the case of children undergoing preliminary skingrafting for burns or scalds, intubation is
rarely necessary. At the Fleming Memorial Hospital for Children, Newcastle upon Tyne, such …

In 1923, Chen and Schmidt recommended the use of ephedrine in the treatment of hay
fever, asthma and hypotension. Since then, considerable has been written regarding the …

Case Reports Case IEK, a 5-year-old girl, an only child, with no family history of allergy, in
infancy had severe eczema, which began to clear when she was about 2 years old. She was …

The patient, a boy aged 16, was admitted in a severely confused state within two hours of
ingesting eight Eskornade spansules. He had apparently taken these because of nasal …

Unfortunately, the inadequacy of birth records, the frequent use of multiple drugs in
pregnancy, and the possible interaction of genetic factors with drugs contribute to the …

A RECENT report § suggested that gingival hyperplasia due to diphenylhydantoin sodium
(Dilantin) administration may be improved, if not eliminated, by therapy with antihistamine …