Browsing Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine Series by Title

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    • The Recent History of Platelets in Thrombosis and Other Disorders 

      Reynolds, LA; Tansey, EM (Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine, 2005-07-29)
      The recent history of research on platelets and its applications in medicine started with the introduction of ex vivo methods for studying platelet behaviour. The Witness Seminar held on 25 November 2003, chaired by Professor ...

    • The Resurgence of Breastfeeding, 1975-2000 

      Crowther, SM; Reynolds, LA; Tansey, EM (Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine at UCL, 2009-03-20)
      As breast-milk substitutes became iAs breast-milk substitutes became increasingly sophisticated and heavily marketed in the mid-twentieth century, bottle-feeding became regarded worldwide as safe, convenient, normal and ...

    • The Rhesus Factor and Disease Prevention 

      Zallen, DT; Christie, DA; Tansey, EM (Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2004-12)
      Consists of the edited transcripts of Witness SeThe prevention of rhesus disease of the newborn is a stunning medical success story. This disease afflicted thousands of newborns each year, causing serious health problems, ...

    • Short-Course Chemotherapy for Tuberculosis 

      Christie, DA; Tansey, EM (Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2005-07-30)
      The introduction in 1952 of isoniazid established the standard treatment of streptomycin, isoniazid and either thiacetazone or para-aminosalicylic acid for pulmonary tuberculosis. To achieve good results, patients had to ...

    • Superbugs and Superdrugs: A history of MRSA 

      Reynolds, LA; Tansey, EM (Wellcome Trust Centre for the History of Medicine at UCL, 2008-05)
      Because of its unique adaptability and resistance to many antibacterial drugs and antiseptics, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is a nosocomial menace of the present day. It has invaded medical and surgical ...

    • Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine: Volume 1 

      Tansey, EM; Christie, DA; Reynolds, LA; Catterall, PP; Willhoft, SV (Wellcome Trust, 1998-04)
      Four Witness Seminar transcripts of meetings held between 1993 and 1996: ‘Technology Transfer in Britain: The case of Monoclonal Antibodies’ (E M Tansey and P P Catterall, eds); ‘Self and Non-Self: A History of Autoimmunity’ ...

    • Wellcome Witnesses to Twentieth Century Medicine: Volume 2 

      Tansey, EM; Christie, DA; Reynolds, LA (Wellcome Trust, 1998-09)
      Second volume of four Witness Seminar transcripts of meetings held between 1996 and 1997: ‘Making the Human Body Transparent: The Impact of Nuclear Magnetic Resonance and Magnetic Resonance Imaging’ (Tansey E M, Christie ...

    • THE WELLCOME-PHYSIOLOGICAL-RESEARCH LABORATORIES 1894-1904 - THE HOME-OFFICE, PHARMACEUTICAL FIRMS, AND ANIMAL-EXPERIMENTS 

      TANSEY, EM (1989-01)

    • WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control 

      REYNOLDS, LA; TANSEY, EM (Queen Mary, University of London, 2012-05-28)
      The World Health Organization (WHO)’s Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the first global convention on public health. Comprehensive tobacco control had been the subject of 20 resolutions – consensus statements ...