The scientific proceedings of "Leishmaniasis: The First Centenary 1885-1985". 9 November 1985.

Thompson House centenary, 1885-1985.

The 'Thompson Memorial Home for Incurables', now Thompson House, was completed and ready for the admission of patients in February 1885. This very fine building in the Queen Anne style stands on the Magheralave Road, Lisburn, nearly opposite the Friends' School. It is a memorial to William Thompson Esq, MD, FRCSI, born 7th March, 1806. He had been surgeon to the County Antrim Infirmary, Seymour...

Proceedings of the First MEFOMP International Conference of Medical Physics: November 2-4, 2011, Shiraz, Iran

Immunization with Leishmania receptor for macrophages protects mice against cutaneous leishmaniasis.

The Leishmania major receptor for macrophages is a lipid-containing glycoconjugate that is recognized by the monoclonal antibody WIC-79.3. When L. major promastigotes were incubated with Fab fragments of WIC-79.3 prior to injection into genetically susceptible mice, their infectivity was decreased. Fab fragments from an irrelevant control antibody of the same class had no effect. The L. major g...

Changing Pattern of Visceral Leishmaniasis, United Kingdom, 1985-2004

A 20-year (1985-2004) retrospective review of 39 patients with imported visceral leishmaniasis found that tourism to Mediterranean countries and HIV infection were associated with visceral leishmaniasis. Diagnosis was often delayed. Treatment with liposomal amphotericin B has improved prognosis. Visceral leishmaniasis should be made a reportable disease.

Society of Authors and its Medical Writers Group.

The Society of Authors, which celebrated its centenary last year, was founded by Walter Besant to promote the interests of authors and defend their rights. Besant was supported by well known writers of the day, including and he was fortunate in securing Tennyson as the society's first president. This tradition of successful writers giving their time and energy in working for the profession has ...