Publications

202 - 1993 born to soon

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…

203 - 1993 science in medicine

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,…

196 - 1992 chronic venous disease

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…

197 - 1992 dementia

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…

199 -1992 drug misuse

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…

195 - 1992 arthritis

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…

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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…

194 - 1992 aids in africa meeting the challenge

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…

200 - 1992 innovative competition

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…