Publications

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…

Infant and Child Health

1 December 1975

In 1901 approximately 127,000 infants and 81,000 children aged 1-14 died in England and Wales. By 1973, the corresponding figures were 11,500 and 4,500, representing falls…

Medicines Which Affect the Mind

10 January 1975

Mankind has used mind affecting drugs throughout and probably for many thousands of years before recorded history. In European culture alcohol, tobacco, caffeine and to a…

Health Care Dilemma or ‘Am I kranken, doctor?’

1 August 1975

For the past 25 years the problems of the National Health Service in Britain have been considered primarily in terms of a shortage of resources. This…