Harris argues that ifQALYs are used only 50% of the population will be eligible for survival, whereas if random methods of allocation are used 100% will be eligible. We argue that this involves an equivocation in the use of "eligible", and provides no support for the random method. There is no advantage in having a 100% chance of being "eligible" for survival behind a veil of ignorance ifyou st...

Penile carcinoma is a rare malignant disease with a significantly higher incidence in some areas of underdeveloped countries. Inguinal nodal involvement is found in 20–40% of cases at diagnosis and nodal metastasis is an important predictive factor for survival. Although recent data demonstrated a survival benefit with immediate resection of clinically occult lymph-node metastases, surgical mor...

In studies on surface components of virulent mycobacteria, there is a continuous need for relatively large quantities of these organisms as produced in surface culture in Roux bottles. Achieving effective surface growth depends upon adequately seeding the surface of the liquid medium. A practice which may well have been employed even by Koch has been the transfer of a pellicle of "veil growth" ...