BIRMINGHAM MEDICAL INSTITUTE.

The Birmingham Medical Review

cancer of the eyelid, entropion and ectropion, peritomy, subacute inflammation of the ciliary choroid, recurrent iritis, glaucoma, and iridectomy. The author tells us that " the prodromata of increased intraocular tension are often disregarded by patient and practitioner, or, if noticed, their significance and dangers are not appreciated by the latter. The occurrence of distinct remission durin...

Institute of Medical Physics

Background Stamina is a key component within all major tasks necessary for proper motor function. Particularly in individuals in the second half of their lifespan, there is a direct correlation between diminished stamina and increased morbidity and mortality rates. Currently, there are numerous studies validating the relationship between stamina and varying physical capabilities. In this contex...

The Howard Hughes Medical Institute

What’s the best thing about HHMI funding? There's lots of it. The annual HHMI budget was $330 million in 1994, of which about 80 % was spent on the 227 HHMI investigators. For those who need lots of money for mice or equipment, HHMI funding can be the answer to a prayer. And HHMI, unlike most other funding bodies, does not discourage long-term, risky research or projects with little obvious rel...

Student views on continuous assessment at Birmingham University Medical School.

Student opinion on the system of continuous assessment used at Birmingham Medical School was sampled by distributing questionnaires to 621 students in the first four years of the course; 482 questionnaires (78%) were returned. Many comments and criticisms of the system were received but the vast majority of students (92%) said they preferred the present style of assessment to conventional final...

The Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research.