146. Review of Empiric Echinocandin Therapy for Candidemia Cristina Amado, MD; Paul Blair, MD; Marc Siegel, MD, Medicine; John Keiser, MD; Infectious Diseases, George Washington University, Alexandria, VA; Internal Medicine, George Washington University, Washington, DC; Medical Faculty Associates/George Washington University Medical Center, Washington, DC; George Washington University Hospital,...

Grammatical Role Parallelism (Kamayama, 1986; Smyth, 1994) Reasoning/World Knowledge (Hobbs, 1979) a. George narrowly defeated John, and special interests promptly began lobbying him. [ him = George ] b. John was narrowly defeated by George, and special interests promptly began lobbying him. [ him = John ] c. George narrowly defeated John, and Mitt absolutely trounced him. [ him = John ] d. Geo...

his name is not familiar. To many members of the medical profession in this country, even the junior ones, he was a well-known and revered figure, for, although he had outlived most of his contemporaries, he continued long after his retirement to attend and speak at meetings relating to the subject to which he had devoted his life. By his passing, the medical profession, and psychiatry in parti...

George Armitage Miller died on July 22, 2012, at the age of ninety-two. He led a rich life full of accomplishments in the three areas of activity that he had chosen as a young man: psychology, writing, and golf. Miller was not only a witness but a key player in the major paradigm shift of the 20th century that came to be known as the cognitive revolution. Incredible as it may seem today, his te...

We have once more to record the death of one of the former Presidents of our Society. Dr. J. G. Davey died on February 20th, at the advanced age of 82. He began his professional life as a general practitioner, but circumstances soon transferred him to the special branch of medical work which he continued to the end, viz., the treatment of lunacy and the care of the insane; and it will be seen f...

Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is one of the commonest food additives in the developed world and it is a commonly used flavour enhancer. MSG can be found in various concentrations in numerous food products. MSG is a sodium salt of glutamic acid, a naturally occurring non-essential amino acid with trade names such as Ajinomoto, Vetsin, Ac’cent and Tasting Powder. Although, MSG could improve the pala...

I am honored to accept the Ambulatory Pediatric Association’s (APA’s) George Armstrong Lecture Award 2000 on behalf of Greenpeace. We greatly appreciate your recognition of Greenpeace’s global efforts to protect the earth and its children. Because of my campaign’s work on toxic pollution, and the effects of chemicals on the health of children everywhere, Greenpeace asked me to accept this award...