In Memoriam – Duncan A. Gordon, 1930–2012

In memoriam: Gordon Hamilton Fairley 1930-1975.

1930-1975 G ORDON HAMILTON FAIRLEY, professor of medical oncology at St. Bartholomew’s Hospital, London, was killed by a terrorist bomb in London on October 23, 1975. He was 45 years old. The son of Sir Neil Hamilton Fairley, an eminent research worker in tropical diseases, Gordon Fairley was born and received his early education in Australia. After completing his preclinical studies at Magdale...

Duncan Wood

Mr. Duncan Wood, formerly Consultant Surgeon to e Royal Hospital, Bristol, Cossham Memorial HosBristol, and to Bridgwater Hospital, Somerset, 'ed on July 24th, 1969, at the age of 82. He was born on September 2nd, 1886, at iCorsham, J'tshire, where his father was in General Practice. ? was educated at the Imperial Service College, ^ich was at Windsor in those days. From there he ?nt to the Lond...

In Memoriam-Professor Ajit K.Padhy

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Duncan Macrae

Barry Duncan

1. What exactly is an evidenced-based practice? It usually means an approach that has established itself better than placebo or treatment as usual in two clinical trials. Such demonstrations are nothing to write home about; intervention of nearly any kind has demonstrated its superiority over placebo for 50 years! This research tells us nothing that we already do not know: Treatment works. So, ...