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[Book Review Of] Premeditated Man: Bioethics And The Control Of Future Human Life, By Richard M. Restak, Paul R. Gastonguay

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] The Ethics Of Fetal Research, By Paul Ramsey, Frederick C. Battaglia

The Linacre Quarterly

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Controversies Surrounding The Hopelessly Ill Patient, Ned H. Cassem

The Linacre Quarterly

Dr. Cassem, who acted as Guest Editor for this issue of the Linacre Quarterly, is Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Harvard Medical School, and is a member of the psychiatry staff at Massachusetts General Hospital. He is also Faculty Consultant, Center for Law and Health Sciences. Boston University and Director of Residency Training (Psychiatry) at Massachusetts General.

In this article, Dr. Cassem examines the controversies which have arisen in dealing with a "terminal" or "hopelessly ill" patient. Dr. Cassem is a frequent contributor to medical journals, including Critical Care Medicine and the New England Journal of Medicine.

[Book Review Of] To Live And To Die: When, Why, And How, Edited By Robert H. Williams, M.D., John Connery

The Linacre Quarterly

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Book Review Of Healing By Francis Macnutt, Louis P. Rogge

The Linacre Quarterly

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Effect Of Age On Hemodynamic And Metabolic Response To Static Exercise, Daniel J. Mcdermott, William J. Stekiel, Joseph J. Barboriak, Luther C. Kloth, James J. Smith

Physical Therapy Faculty Research and Publications

Static muscle exercise tests consisting of one-third maximum voluntary contraction of the forearm for 5 min was carried out in a group of older (mean age 46.8 yr) and younger men (mean age 25.3 yr). The mean hemodynamic changes in the two groups were quite comparable with increases in heart rate (31.3 and 38.4 beats/min), systolic pressure (74.3 and 63.2 mmHg), and diastolic pressure (58.1 and 47.3 mmHg) in older and younger groups, respectively. There was a prompt postexercise increase in mean total plasma catecholamine level in older males with a rapid decline over the next 15 min; the increase …

Experimenting On Human Subjects, William E. May

The Linacre Quarterly

The problems surrounding "free and informed consent" are discussed in this article by Dr. May, who is Professor of Religion in the Department of Religion and Religious Education at the Catholic University of America.

[Book Review Of] Proceedings Of A Research Conference On Natural Family Planning Edited By William Uricchio, Ph.D. And Mary Kay Williams, Hanna Klaus

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] Pastoral Care Of The Sick, Edited By The National Association Of Catholic Chaplains, John R. Connery

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] The Pastor And The Patient: An Informal Guide To New Directions In Medical Ethics, By William Jacobs, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] Law And Ethics Of A.I.D. And Embryo Transfer, Ciba Foundation Symposium J7, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

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Testimony Before The Subcommittee Of The Senate Judiciary Committee, Paul Ramsey

The Linacre Quarterly

This testimony was originally published in the May 81, 1974 issue of Commonweal under the title " Protecting the Unborn." Reprinted with permission from Commonweal, 232 Madison Avenue, New York , N. Y. 10016.

Dr. Ramsey is Harrington Spear Paine Professor of Religion at Princeton University. A scholar and teacher in the fields of religious ethics and social philosophy, he is also concerned with the serious moral issues emerging in the area of medical ethics.

[Book Review Of] Ethical Issues In Human Genetics, By Bruce Hilton Et Al., Editors, Robert Roger Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

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Editorial -- Right To Life Vs. Upjohn, Eugene F. Diamond

The Linacre Quarterly

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Some Problems Of Confidentiality And How They May Be Avoided, Walter J. Smith

The Linacre Quarterly

Father Smith is the director of the Chapliancy [sic] Research Program at the VA hospital in Washington, D. C. His article dissects the nature of the word "secret" and outlines the obligations attached to the different kinds of secrets.

[Book Review Of] Genetic Fix, By Amitai Etzioni, Robert Lebel

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] Death By Choice, By Daniel Maguire: Further Comments, William E. May

The Linacre Quarterly

In the May issue of Linacre Quarterly, William May and Daniel Maguire debated some of the ethical implications arising from Maguire's book "Death by Choice." This paper answers Maguire's rejoinder and offers another look at the ramifications of "intentions."

The Dentist And The Missions, Hugh V. Day, Thomas M. Check, Mary Damian Reinbolt, Marie Therese

The Linacre Quarterly

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Book Review Of The Department Of Pastoral Car: A Guidebook, Ray W. Wawiorka

The Linacre Quarterly

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Humanae Vitae And After, George H. Duggan

The Linacre Quarterly

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[Book Review Of] Loving And Curing The Neurotic, By Dr. Anna Terruwe And Dr. Conrad Baars, Raphael Simon, Alwyn Kenneth Simon

The Linacre Quarterly

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Studies Related To The Structure And Mechanism Of Action Of Rabbit Muscle Aldolase, Christian F. Midelfort

Dissertations (1934 -)

This dissertation deals with several aspects of the structure and catalytic functions of the enzyme fructose - 1,6-diphosphate aldolase (I.U.B. Number 4.1.2.13) isolated from rabbit muscle.

First, it concerns the chemical nature of the proteolytic modifications of aldolase by a-chymotrypsin and subtilopeptidase B (Novo) in producing an enzyme with catalytic properties like those of the aldolase modified by carboxypeptidase A. The a-chymotrypsin modification has been published (C.F. Midelfort and A.H. Mehler, J. Biol. Chem. 247. 3127 (1972)).

Second it presents evidence for the occurrence of a slow deamidation of an asparagine residue in muscle aldolase in vivo which results in …

Comprehensive Health Insurance: The Reality, Daniel O'Keeffe

The Linacre Quarterly

In his article, Dr. O'Keeffe outlines the major proposals (both generic and specIfic) in the area of national health insurance. He then describes in depth the proposed Warren County Plan and the Foundation Concept in relation to three fundamental concepts: availability, utilization and financing of medical care.

Ethical And Religious Directives For Catholic Health Facilities, Catholic Physicians' Guild

The Linacre Quarterly

At the annual meeting of the National Conference of Catholic Bishops, United States Catholic Conference, November 1971, the Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health Facilities were approved as the national code, subject to the approval of the bishop for use in the diocese.

Quicksands Of Compromise, John J. Brennan

The Linacre Quarterly

In his address to the November, 1971 Meeting of the National Federation of Catholic Physicians' Guilds in New Orleans Dr. Brennan defended the acceptance of the revised code of medical ethics. His address is reprinted here.

Not What Catholic Hospitals Ordered, Richard A. Mccormick

The Linacre Quarterly

Father McCormick sees the revised hospital code as "not what the doctor ordered" and in this article lays his case primarily against the code's Preamble.

Policy Vs. Ethics, Warren T. Reich

The Linacre Quarterly

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Yesterday, Today, And Tomorrow: A Century Of Dedication, Con J. Fecher

The Linacre Quarterly

Dr. Fecher presents findings, covering 70 years, of health studies of members of United States religious communities with a view to providing suggestions for possible solutions to the problem of providing adequate continuing health care for American women religious.

The Tragic Results Of Abortion In England, Norman St. John-Stevas

The Linacre Quarterly

Norman St. John-Stevas has been a member of Parliament since 1964. He was educated at Radcliffe College. Cambridge, Oxford and Yale Universities. He is the author of a number of books. Among them are: Life, Death and the Law: Obscenity and the Law; The Right to Life; The Agonizing Choice. Mr. St. John-Stevas is a widely traveled lecturer both here and in Europe. He led the unsuccessful fight against liberalizing England's abortion law.

From his viewpoint as a Member of Parliament, Mr. St. John-Stevas analyzes the effects of England's abortion law and draws on his experience …

The Role Of The Church In The Causation, Treatment And Prevention Of The Crisis In The Priesthood, Conrad W. Baars

The Linacre Quarterly

Concluding with ten practical recommendations, Dr. Baars' article offers to those interested in, and with responsibility for, formation of priests both a basis for a future program and extensive background into the nature of the "crisis in the priesthood."