Ranging from antiquity to modern times, this history of the placebo effect is especially timely
in light of renewed interest in the mind-body relationship. Until this century, most …

Acute neuromuscular disorders occasionally occur in the Pediatric Neurologic Intensive
Care Unit. Many of these are primary disorders of the motor unit that may present acutely or …

Recent research has shed light on the pathogenesis of the postpolio syndrome and has
helped explain its symptoms and the rationale for management. The aim of this article is to …

The report by Frasure-Smith et al 1 in the current issue ofThe Journal, showing a fivefold
higher mortality rate among depressed myocardial infarction survivors, should signal, we …

The certification of poliomyelitis eradication in Europe will eventually require that countries
demonstrate there is a minimal risk of wild poliovirus reintroduction and sustained …

The recognition of uncommon pediatric motor unit disorders or unusual clinical
presentations of common illnesses, such as Guillain–Barré syndrome (GBS), have …

This review presents insights gained over 24 years of clinical and laboratory evaluations of
children, newborn to 18 years of age, who present with acute weakness in the intensive care …

Poliomyelitis eradication activities in Egypt were reviewed to identify the critical factors for
the progress seen by 1995 and to highlight problems that could be avoided in other …

It was fitting symbolism—the 10th anniversary of the death of Franklin D. Roosevelt—and the
crowd gathered at the University of Michigan on April 12, 1955, was ready for a medical …

Clinical research on HIV-1 vaccine candidates, which began less than a decade ago,
illustrates many facets of vaccine trials in general. At each step, however, from gaining …