It is now well recognized that penicillin is no panacea, but nevertheless it is a remarkable drug, and clinicians in every branch of medicine have good reason to be thankful for its usefulness in their own spheres. It is superior to the sulphonamides in that it has a greater range of effectiveness against bacterial diseases, in that it is virtually non-toxic, in that it rarely causes sensitizat...

an excellent book on the pathology of skin diseases and as one of the foremost authorities on the subject of dermatology, and so any book from his pen will be examined with special interest. : J The special qualities of the book are: (1) The excellence of the illustrations, (2) The clear descriptions of the appearance, pathology, and treatment of the diseases described. The introduction of a br...

The skin is the largest bodyorgan and in the normal state, forms a complete anatomic and physiologic barrier between the animal and its environment While providing protection against a variety of noxious physical, chemical, and microbiological agents, it serves as a sensory organ which is in constant communicationwith internal body systemsand reflects pathological processes that may be either p...

vii + 944; figs. 496. 84s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1960. FROMl the point of view of the undergraduate medical student the text of this book is excellenlt, being writteni in a simple style with clear instructions regarding the various common skin diseases which the student is expected to know about. Likewise, from the general practitioner point of view treatment is given in a...

cell division and cell growth, on the growth of the body as a wvhole, and of the various tissues such as skin, blood, bone, connective tissue, fat tissue, blood vessels, secreting glands, muscles, and nervous tissue; also a survey of the characteristics and abnormalities of tumour growvth. There is a supplementary chapter by the editor, J. S. Haldane. Although we recognize to the full the sympa...