The American journal of the medical sciences
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Editorial Biography Historical Article
The Life and Death of An American Statesman.
John Hay was born in a small mid-western town and sent by his physician father to Brown University for his education. He returned to Springfield IL where he was hired by Abraham Lincoln as a personal secretary and stayed with Lincoln through the assassination. He then returned to private life, married into a wealthy family and developed a successful literary and investment career. ⋯ Limited medical understanding of these matters at the time are reviewed but were then of little benefit. Probably his most effective therapy was rest during weeks of carbonated baths at Bad Nauheim. Hay died suddenly, shortly after arriving home from the last of these trips.
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The relationship between cirrhosis and diabetes is controversial. We studied the influence of cirrhosis on glucose levels and islet function and explored its possible mechanisms. ⋯ In different periods of cirrhosis, the levels of fasting glucose and 2 h postprandial glucose changed in different amplitudes. Glycogen concentrations and the activity of G6P in the liver were decreased. The mice developed insulin resistance and the islet areas were decreased. The NF-κB pathway may play a role in the process.
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Letter Case Reports
Talaromyces Marneffei Infection in a HIV-Infected Patient.
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Letter Case Reports
An Uncommon Case of Black Hairy Tongue Induced by Antibiotics.