Publications
Born Too Soon
1 January 1993
Preterm birth is a major world health problem. Statistics show the significant numbers of perinatal deaths due to preterm birth and the disproportionate numbers of children…
Science in Medicine: How Far Has It Advanced?
1 January 1993
The chapters in this book are based on contributions to a seminar organised jointly by the Office of Health Economics and the International Science Policy Foundation,…
Chronic Venous Diseases of the Leg
1 December 1992
This report is about varicose veins and the range of venous diseases of the legs, including chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) and venous ulcers, that people with…
Dementia
1 September 1992
Dementia is a condition whose causes are poorly understood, which cannot be cured and for which current treatments of symptoms have at best marginal effects. Dementia…
Drug misuse
1 April 1992
Throughout history the desire to experience an altered state of consciousness can be seen to have been part of the essential nature of man. In all…
Arthritis
1 March 1992
Arthritis is a common and chronic disease with over 200 conditions included in this category. It affects every tenth inhabitant of the world according to the…
Depression
1 March 1992
Depression has been defined as the persistent and sustained feeling that the self is worthless, the world meaningless and the future hopeless. There is a world…
Aids in Africa: Meeting the Challenge through Training Education and Prevention
1 January 1992
AIDS poses a formidable challenge to African policy makers and health professionals. Of the estimated 9 to 11 million cases of HIV infection worldwide, some 7…
Innovative Competition in Medicine
1 January 1992
It is almost twenty years since I realised the significance of Schumpeter’s work to the pharmaceutical industry. But since the references to his conclusions in ‘The…