RESUMEN
An interdisciplinary approach was adopted in a pilot programme research project as the most effective way to obtain concrete results in curing tobacco-addiction. The various stages and effects of the treatment are analysed as a means of identifying the most appropriate techniques. The early results are reported under separate headings according to treatment type (psychological, neurophysiological, dietary, clinical, chemical).
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Tabaquismo/terapia , Adulto , Anciano , Terapia Aversiva , Biorretroalimentación Psicológica , Ensayos Clínicos como Asunto , Dieta , Electroencefalografía , Femenino , Humanos , MMPI , Masculino , Persona de Mediana Edad , Nicotina/sangre , Proyectos Piloto , Psicoterapia , Distribución Aleatoria , Tabaquismo/fisiopatología , Tabaquismo/psicologíaAsunto(s)
Hormona del Crecimiento/sangre , Recién Nacido , Somatomedinas/sangre , Peso Corporal , Femenino , Humanos , Lactante , Masculino , Factores de TiempoRESUMEN
Human growth hormone (HGH) and somatomedin (Sm) concentrations have been studied in a group of newborns. Plasma HGH values were 41.17 +/- 24.26 (SD) ng/ml (14.00-90.00 ng/ml) and the Sm value was 0.59 +/- 0.43 (SD) U/ml (0.18-1.8 U/ml); the difference between these values and the ones observed in normal adults (2.45 +/- 2.53 (SD) ng/ml and 1.16 +/- 0.28 (SD) U/ml respectively) were statistically significant. While growth hormone values were higher than in normal adult controls, somatomedin was significantly decreased. It is possible that the dissociation between human growth hormone and somatomedin in newborn could reflect a reduced biosynthesis of the somatomedin-generating system and consequently a lack of a feed-back control on GH exerted by somatomedin.