Publications

Alcohol abuse

Alcohol Abuse

1 July 1970

Alcoholism has been a problem for many hundreds of years although the word itself is comparatively modem. Like schizophrenia it has, at various times, been described…

Building for health cover page

Building for Health

1 July 1970

In 1948 the newly created National Health Service inherited a stock of buildings which varied very widely in both quality and quantity from area to area.…

Early diagnosis of urinary tract infection

Early Diagnosis of Urinary Tract Infection

1 July 1970

Urinary tract infection is probably the commonest bacterial infection. Although primary prevention is preferable to early diagnosis and treatment, in practice it is limited to the…

The opthalmic service cover page

Ophthalmic Service

1 July 1970

inscription, ‘Here lies Salvino Armato, the inventor of spectacles’. The inscription is probably inaccurate since both the Ancient Greeks and the Ancient Chinese were aware of…

Cracks through the ice on a melting glacier in Alaska

The Ideas and Influence of Alan Williams: Be Reasonable – Do It My Way

1 February 2008

The sign on Alan Williams’ desk revealed his sense of humour, a man who invited and relished debate, but always recognising that intellectual pursuits were a…

Cracks through the ice on a melting glacier in Alaska

Parkinson’s Disease

1 February 1974