Word: physicians
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Mystified, Baylor University physician Donald Anderson and Harvard pathologist Timothy Springer decided to test the child's white cells to see how sticky they were. "There was absolutely no binding at all," says Anderson. A new disease had been discovered: leukocyte-adhesion deficiency. Unable to produce the CAMs that enable leukocytes to stick where they are needed, these rescue cells were sliding past Brooke's wounds like a convoy of ambulances with no brakes. "This child can't heal a paper cut," says Brooke's mother Bonnie. For now, her daughter's life remains a continuous battle against infection, though...
...KNOWING WHEN TO SEE A PHYSIcian is one of the most basic ingredients in maintaining good health. But in this age of super-splintered medicine, figuring out which doctor to see has become something of a nightmare. Is there a fire in your midsection? It could be indigestion, gallstones, an exotic infection, stress, maybe even cancer. Should you consult a gastroenterologist, a tropical-disease expert, a psychiatrist or an oncologist? Once a patient climbs onto the specialist merry-go-round, it can be hard to get off. The medical bills mount, and the frustration soars...
...much better solution, most doctors agree, would be to start with a visit to a primary-care physician who knows your personal history, your family background and maybe even a bit about the emotional pressures in your life. Unfortunately, in the U.S. such well-versed generalists, who train in the fields of internal medicine, pediatrics and family practice, may be on their way to extinction. In 1963 half of all American doctors were primary-care physicians. Today that number is down to a third. And surveys of medical school graduates reveal that less than 20% plan to enter primary care...
...newly minted doctor who leaves medical school with an average debt of $50,000, it is hard to resist the appeal of a lucrative specialty. Another disincentive to primary care is the long and unpredictable hours -- especially in rural areas where a doctor may be the only physician for miles around...
That is because that word is forever linked to Peter Mark Roget, the man who practically invented it. An English physician and lifelong logophile, Roget was 73 in 1852 when he published his Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases, Classified and Arranged so as to Facilitate the Expression of Ideas and Assist in Literary Composition. Today Roget's International Thesaurus still hews to its promise. It is the best of its kind, a veritable arsenal of words and phrases with their synonyms, antonyms and related terms, all classified and organized to help writers and speakers say clearly what they mean...