Since the classical experiments by Kinsell et al. (1952) it has been generally accepted that replacement of animal fats in the diet by certain vegetable fats results in dramatic decreases in cholesterol and phospholipid ...

The position of hookworm infections in Rhodesia is not altogether clear, partly due to a lack of critical surveys and partly due to the fact that hookworm in Rhodesia co-exists with Ternidens deminutus — a fact which has ...

During 1970, due to shortage of Government Medical Officers in Gwelo, especially of those with any training in anaesthetics, maximum use was made of techniques not involving general anaesthesia. These techniques are, of ...

Treatment of cancer in the mouth and /pharynx relied heavily on cautery and escharotics until 1858, when Virchow published “Pathology of Tumors” demonstrating the cellular origin, of cancer, and, that abnormal and atypical ...

This paper reports the laboratory findings in these cases of smallpox to indicate (1) the availability of such a medical service in Rhodesia to counter smallpox; (2) that rapid reporting can be achieved after receipt in ...

An earlier communication described the organisation of the tuberculosis service in Matabeleland, and how the simple card index register enables us to keep track of patients and control their treatment. This paper discusses ...

Children living on a poor diet and showing no clinical signs of protein deficiency may nevertheless have an imbalance of certain amino acids in their plasma (Whitehead, 1964; Whitehead and Dean, 1964). A small pilot survey ...

Consequently a more comprehensive survey was undertaken to determine the general prevalence of the antigen in Rhodesia by testing African and European blood donors as examples of urban populations and, in contrast, certain ...

It was decided to study the frequency with which tuberculosis was diagnosed in Africans admitted to the Harare Central Hospital in Salisbury, Rhodesia. We also wanted to learn how often this diagnosis was proven at the ...