It has been shown that the incidence of siderosis in Rhodesian Africans is high (Gelfand, 1955; Buchanan, 1966; Buchanan, 1967). In view of this it would be expected that iron deficiency anaemia would be uncommon in these ...

The formation of xanthomata in tendons occurs typically as part of a familial disorder associated with an elevation of the total plasma cholesterol. In those cases where the tendinous deposits are small in size and few in ...

There is very little published information about goitre in Southern Rhodesia (Kelly and Sneddon, 1960; Dent and Strover, 1966), and of that available much is not quantitative and impressions rather than figures have been ...

That liver disease in Africa is a major health problem is well known; less well known and understood is the inter-relation of the various possible etiological factors. Higginson, et al., in a study done on liver biopsies ...

This article falls into two parts; Part 1 is subdivided into the following eight sections: 1. The history of the care of lepers in Rhodesia; 2. The lay-out of the settlement; 3. The settlement administration; 4. The ...

Alcohol is absorbed into the blood at a rate that varies according to several factors, but disappears at a rate that is constant for any individual, varying between 5 c.c. and 20 c.c. per hour. The relationship between the ...