Publications
Sources of Information for Prescribing Doctors in Britain
9 January 1977
The information which pharmaceutical manufacturers provide for prescribing doctors – in the form of sales promotion and advertising – has been the subject of considerable and…
Preventing Bronchitis
1 April 1977
In 1808 Charles Badham adopted the term ‘bronchitis’ to define collectively ’chronic pectoral (chest) complaints, especially those of people advanced in life . . . ‘…
The Reorganised NHS
1 March 1977
This study of the reorganised National Health Service is divided into two papers. The first describes the new structure and the management concepts on which it…
Viral Hepatitis in Britain
1 January 1977
Viral hepatitis consists of at least two distinct disease entities. Although they are both virus infections of the liver which may lead to clinical ‘yellow jaundice’,…
Asthma
1 October 1976
Asthma, a term derived from the Greek meaning to pant, was first clearly described by Aretaeus, a physician who practised in the second and third centuries…
Brand Names in Prescribing
1 September 1976
To present a balanced view of the brand name/generic controversy and the associated field of bioavailability. Many have discussed these problems; scientists, politicians, industrialists, legislators, hospital…
Rabies
1 April 1976
Rabies, which is traditionally regarded as a mortal condition in humans once the symptoms have developed, is the best known and most feared of all the…
Anaesthesia
1 February 1976
Anaesthesia is the art or science of rendering the patient unaware, thereby providing an indispensable foundation for surgery. Although man had unsuccessfully been attempting to eliminate…
Murder, Manslaughter and Infanticide
1 January 1976
During the last fifteen years the rate of homicides (which comprise all cases of murder, manslaughter and infanticide) occurring in England and Wales has doubled. Analysis…