Science for medicine--time for another reappraisal.

The Amendments to the National Cancer Act of 1974 included a provision for a comprehensive review of the Federal policies and programs for medical research. This would appear to be a particularly timely review since many of the fundamental issues concerning the Government's role in biomedical research are presently in question. These issues include the rationale for public support for basic medical research, public expectations for returns on these investments, establishment of priorities among various research avenues, and a number of derivative as well as ethical questions.

[Isoenzymes of alkaline phosphatase in pleural effusions (author's transl)].

By separation of alkaline phosphatase into isoenzymes, an isoenzyme fraction corresponding to the intestinal isoenzyme was isolated in a case of chylothorax. Since this fraction is transported from the intestine through the thoracic duct, the appearance of this fraction in a pleural effusion is typical of chylothorax.