V. K. Jagadischandran

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British Medical Bulletin, Vol. 33, No. 1, January, 1977, is a special issue on Multiple Sclerosis. It contains many useful articles, both clinical and non-clinical, written by eminent specialists, experts in their own fields of work.

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V. K. Jagadischandran

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Controversies exist in every discipline of medicine: more so in cardiology because of the rapid advances that have been made in the last decade. Several new investigations, both invasive and non - invasive, have enlarged our visions on hitherto unrecognised possibilities and have brought about a re-orientation of our concepts regarding the pathogenesis of various cardiac conditions. Several new drugs are now being used to treat various cardiacarrhythmias and ischemic heart diseases.

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V. K. Jagadischandran

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Hyperthyroidism, Concept and Controversy, by Joel I. Hamburger is an excellent treatise written by an able thyroidologist on this subject in recent years. The diagnosis of the hyperthyroid state is by no means an easy one especially in borderline cases. The clinical features, the basal metabolic rate, serum cholesterol estimation, the ankle jerk and serum protein bound iodine can all be misleading in such cases.

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V. K. Jagadischandran

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This number of the British Medical Bulletin entitled Research in Diseases of the Tropics throws new light on the most prevalent tropical illnesses such as leprosy, malaria, filariasis, leishmaniasis, trypanosomiasis and schistosomiasis.

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V. K. Jagadischandran

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Management of Renal Failure-British Medical Bulletin Vol. 27, Number 2, May 1971 is a splendid contribution which must be read by everyone interested in Diseases of Kidney. The contributors are eminent persons who have done original work in their respective spheres.

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