The Dancing Decade 1920 - 1930

Development of national system of pharmaceutical education in 1920–1930: Moscow medico-pharmaceutical combine

Pasteurization and Public Health: A study of city milk supply and infant mortality in the US 1920 to 1930

Infant mortality rate is an indicator of public health and social welfare (Preston 1975; Haines 1985, 2011; Lee 1991). In the US and some European countries, urban infant mortality rates have been gradually declining since the middle 1800s. Several factors accounted for this trend, e.g. the economic growth, improved public sanitation and medical provisions, spread of child care knowledge, and b...

Dancing eyes and dancing feet syndrome.

133 Introduction Opsoclonus-myoclonus is a rare neurological disorder characterised by intention tremor, unsteady gait, myoclonus and opsoclonus. Lethargy and irritability are also described. The abnormal eye movements are distinctive, being multidirectional and of high amplitude. Its recognition helps in the diagnosis of this clinical syndrome, the correct identification of which leads to the ...

The Medical Annual, 1930

plus 167. Profusely illustrated, ana witn ri Plates, plain and coloured. Bristol: John Wriaht & Sons, Ltd. Price, 20s. plus postage. If the medical man?whether general practitioner consultant, or specialist?were limited to the purchase ol only one book annually, we feel certain that his choice would be the Medical Annual. Every year this notable and important work grows in interest and authorit...

The Dancing Bees

Through work in the field something about the reaction of bees to the brilliant colours of flowers, it was easier to believe that a scientist had come to the false conclusion that nature had made an absurd mistake. Since that time I have been constantly drawn back to the world of the bees and ever captivated anew. I have to thank them for hours of the purest joy of discovery, parsimoniously gra...