Kusnecov, R Storey, J Lietaert, P
Published in
Bulletin of the World Health Organization
The disadvantages to single-dose treatment of malaria are: 1) the drugs used are subject to local availability, 2) the dosages used differ from country to country, and 3) seldom have preliminary trials been carried out under local conditions to evaluate the drugs. The trial described in this paper was undertaken in a savanna area of northern Nigeri...
Bourne, Judith Kahn, James Beach Conger, S.
In 1969, a series of epidemiologic studies for abortion in the United States was begun at the Center for Disease Control (CDC) in Atlanta, Georgia. Unwanted pregnancy is one of the most prevalent and potent public health problems in this and many other countries, and in almost all societies abortion is an inevitable concomitant of unwanted pregnanc...
Pemberton, J McCann, J S Mahony, J D MacKenzie, G Dougan, H Hay, I
Published in
The British journal of venereal diseases
A study to examine the social characteristics of 1753 patients attending a venereal disease (VD) clinic in Belfast in 1969 was undertaken. Information was also sought on the circumstances in which infection took place. Only 24% of the patients were diagnosed as having statutory VD (syphilis, gonorrhea, or chancroid). The peak incidence of cases was...
Rozovsky, L E
Published in
Canadian Medical Association journal
A significant question at this time is whether there is any rationale for venereal disease (VD) legislation and legislation for all communicable diseases. VD legislation, to be effective, needs to reflect the causes of the spread of the disease. The causes would appear to rest on an increase in sexual activity and indiscriminate sexual activity amo...
Pratt, Harry D. Littig, Kent S.
Lice have been intimately associated with man for centuries. Infestations with lice occur today in the United States and many other countries despite great efforts to maintain high standards of public health. Public health agencies are often called upon if infestations include or expose large groups of people, particularly those in public instituti...
Cornelius, Charles E.
Published in
The American Journal of Digestive Diseases
Foege, W H Eddins, D L
Published in
Progress in medical virology. Fortschritte der medizinischen Virusforschung. Progrès en virologie médicale
Immunization programs have been demonstrated to be efficient and relatively inexpensive methods of disease prevention in both developed and developing countries. This article reviews the historical development of mass immunization campaigns, sets forth practical considerations in initiating such campaigns, and gives examples of contemporary mass im...
Aykroyd, W R Kevany, J P
Published in
Ecology of food and nutrition
Mortality in infancy and early childhood in Ireland, Scotland, England, and Wales is reviewed for the 1871-1970 period. Until the beginning of the 20th century the infant mortality rate in England and Wales was high. It was higher in the urban and industrialized areas than in the rural areas, and there were substantial differences in the rates in w...
Jaffe, F S
Published in
American journal of public health
The final report of The Commission on Population Growth and the American Future presents a significant redefinition of the relationship between health and population policy, by highlighting the points of common interest between those seeking a more rational health system, those seeking rapid reduction in population growth, and the contribution each...
Idsoe, O Kiraly, K Causse, G
Published in
WHO chronicle
In recent years the epidemiological pattern of venereal disease and endemic treponematoses has undergone important changes in both developing and developed countries. This discussion outlines the present situation and indicates the role that the World Health Organization (WHO) is playing in efforts to combat these infections. About 15-20 years ago ...