Hair analysis for drugs of abuse by radioimmunoassay and gas chromatography/mass
spectrometry (GC/MS) is an effective means for identifying drug abusers. Hair can be collected …

Eleven obese, ambulatory patients were starved for periods of 12 to 117 days. Only water
and vitamins were consumed. Weight losses averaged 0.91 pounds (0.41 kg) daily. Hunger …

Distribution patterns of metastatic bone disease in 62 patients with soft-tissue cancers showed
that 60% of bone lesions were located in the axial and 40% in the appendicular skeleton. …

The development of the rectilinear scanner by Benedict Cassen was preceded by his successful
fabrication of a directional scintillation detector probe. In 1950, Cassen assembled the …

A simple method for human plasmapheresis is described. In a single patient with multiple
myeloma it has been shown that the removal of 30 g of plasma protein daily can be continued …

This report encompasses a 20-year study of 241 male patients with Graves' disease. All
patients received a therapeutic dose of sodium iodide I 131 calculated from the 24-hour thyroid …

MATERIALS AND METHODS Sample collection and preparation. Hair samples were obtained
from admitted cocaine users at the Long Beach Drug and Alcohol Rehabilitation Center. …

Twenty‐two patients whose electroclinical ictal characeristics suggested frontal lobe seizure
foci were studied. Computed tomography (CT) scans showed abnormalities in only 32% of …

To determine the relationships between clinical and brain function in persons with a familial
risk for Alzheimer's disease, the authors assessed subjective and objective cognitive abilities…

The therapeutic value of I‐131 ablation therapy following thyroidectomy for thyroid cancer
was evaluated in 54 patients in a prospective study of 25 years. Thirteen (24%) patients had …