Responses of human visual cortex following excitation of peripheral retinal rods. Some applications in the clinical diagnosis of functional and organic visual defects.
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W L Adams
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MOISTURE FLUCTUATIONS IN EXTRACTED PLANT SOLUTIONS AND IN LEAF TISSUE.
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THE CURRENT MINERAL NUTRIENT CONTENT OF THE PLANT SOLUTION AS AN INDEX OF METABOLIC LIMITING CONDITIONS.
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Epidemiology of problem drinking among elderly people.
The prevalence of alcohol use and misuse declines with age, but misuse remains an important public health problem among older people. Between 2 and 4% of the United States elderly population meet DSM-III criteria for "alcohol abuse" or dependence. Up to 10% are "heavy" or problem drinkers. Alcohol use and misuse are both more common among men than women. Since the elderly population is expanding, we will see an increase in the absolute number of older problem drinkers over the next few decades even if the prevalence of problem drinking remains constant. It is incumbent on health care providers and administrators to plan for the prevention and treatment of alcohol problems among these people.
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Interactions between alcohol and other drugs.
More than 75% of people age 65 and older use medications. Of the drugs most commonly used by older people, many have potential to interact adversely with alcohol. The absorption, distribution, metabolism, and effects of drugs or alcohol may be affected. The major adverse clinical outcomes of drug-alcohol interactions are altered blood levels of the medication or of alcohol, liver toxicity, gastrointestinal inflammation and bleeding, sedation and delirium, disulfiram-like reactions, and interference with the desired effect of medications. Since alcohol is commonly used by elderly people, educating patients about the potential for these interactions should be a routine part of health care visits.
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