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Nobel Prize

This year’s Nobel prize for medicine is shared between DrRosalyn Yalow (New York) for her work on the developmentof the radioimmunoassay and Dr Roger Guillemin (San Diego)and Dr Andrew Schally (New Orleans) for their work on thepeptide hormones of the brain.

University of Oxford

A donation of 1 million has been made by Dr and MrsCecil H. Green of Dallas, Texas, to the new graduate medicalsociety. Part of the donation will be used to convert the Rad-cliffe Observatory and associated buildings, which will beknown as Green College.

Royal College of Physicians of London

The Baly medal for physiology has been awarded to DrJohn Vane, research director of the Wellcome Foundation, forhis research work on prostaglandins. Prof. Alastair Dudgeon,professor of microbiology and dean of the Institute of ChildHealth, London, has received the Bisset Hawkins medal for hiscontributions to the welfare of the unborn child as a result ofhis work on german-measles vaccine. The Ambuj Nath Boseprize has been awarded to Dr Derrick Brewerton, consultantphysician to the Westminster Hospital, for his research intorheumatic diseases.

Diary of the Week

OCT. 23 To 29

Monday, 24thRESEARCH DEFENCE SOCIETY

5.30 P.M. (Royal Society, 6 Carlton House Terrace, London SW1Y 5AG.)Prof. Sam Shuster: Science, Safety, Sentiment, and the Skin-aTopical Debate on Biomedical Research. (Stephen Paget lecture.)

Tuesday, 25thINSTITUTE OF DERMATOLOGY, St. John’s Hospital for Diseases of the Skin, Lisle

Street, Leicester Square, London WC2H 7BJ4.30 P.M. Dr R. A. J. Eady: The Melanocyte System and Mechanism of

Melanin Pigmentation.NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL, Watford Road, Harrow, Middlesex HA1 3UJ

8 P.M. Dr Richard Hunter: History and Medicine

Wednesday, 26thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, London WC2A

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5 P.M. Dr A. Batty Shaw: Sir Thomas Browne-the Man and the Physician.(Thomas Vicary lecture.)

INSTITUTE OF NEUROLOGY, National Hospital, Queen Square, London WC1N3BG

6 P.M. Mr Lindsay Symon: Experimental Pathophysiology of Chronic Hemis-phere Infarction.

7 P.M. Dr Maurice Gross: Management of Cerebral Infarction.INSTITUTE OF PSYCHIATRY, de Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5

3.30 P.M. Prof. D. P. Goldberg: Psychiatric Illness and the General Practi-tioner.

NORTHWICK PARK HOSPITAL1 P.M. Dr R. S. Elkeles: Current Ideas on the Treatment of Diabetes.

KING’S FUND COLLEGE, 2 Palace Court, London W2 4HS8 P.M. Sir Alan Parks: Representing the Profession.

RADCLIFFE INFIRMARY, Oxford5 P.M. Prof. D. A. Price Evans: Pharmacogenetics.

Thursday, 27thKING’S COLLEGE HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8RX

4.30 P.M. Dr Carleton B. Chapman (New York): The Professional Ethic andthe Common Law of Malpractice. (Wiltshire lecture.)

ST. MARY’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL, Praed Street, London W2 1NY5 15 P.M. Dr Peter Nathanielsz (California): Influence of the Fetus on the

Onset of Labour. (Aleck Bourne lecture.)

Friday, 28thROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS OF ENGLAND

S P.M. Mr W. G. Cross: Gold and Decorative Art in Dentistry. (MenziesCampbell lecture.)

Imperial Cancer Research Fund

Prof. Walter Bodmer, F.R.S., professor of genetics at the

University of Oxford, has been appointed director of theResearch Laboratories of the Imperial Cancer Research Fund,from July 1, 1979, on the retirement of Dr M. G. P. Stoker,F.R.S.

Modern Neonatal Care

The Institute of Obstetrics and Gynaecology will be holdinga symposium on this subject on Thursday, Dec. 1, at QueenCharlotte’s Hospital; the fee is 15. Application forms anddetails may be had from the Symposium Secretary, Institute ofObstetrics and Gynaecology, Queen Charlotte’s Maternity Hos-pital, Goldhawk Road, London W6 OXG.

Health Care Finance

The Conservative Medical Society will be holding a sympo-sium on this subject at the Pharmaceutical Society, London,on Saturday, Oct. 29. Tickets ([5) may be had from the Con-servative Medical Society at 101 Harley Street, London Wl.

The 3rd International Meeting of Pharmaceutical Physicians will beheld in Brussels on Oct. 4-6,1978. Details may be had from the Secre-tary of the 3rd I.M.P.P., Postbox No. 1796, B-1000, Brussels 1, Bel-gium

Corrections

Mortality among Oral-contraceptive Users.-When we publishedthis article (Oct. 8, p. 727) the Conclusions appeared before the Discus-sion-an unintentional transposition, for which we apologise to DrKay and his colleagues.

Treatment of Diabetes with Guar Gum.-The first line of the paperby Dr David J. A. Jenkins and his colleagues (Oct. 15, p. 779), shouldread, "When seven diabetic patients ......"

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Appointments

South East Thames Regional Health Authority:

BOSTOCK, J. F., M.B.Lond., M.R.C.O.G. : consultant obstetrician and gynxcolo-gist, Brighton General Hospital, Brighton health district.

DARBY, CARYL, W., M.B.Lond., M.R.C.P. : consultant paedlatrician, Farn-

borough Hospital, Bromley and Lewisham health district.GAMMANPILA, S. W., M.B.Moscow, F.F.A. R.c.s.: consultant anaesthetist, Kent

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GEADAH, M. W., M.B.Cairo, F.F.A..R.C.S., F.F.A..R.C.S.I.: consultant ansthe-tist, Preston Hall Hospital, Maidstone health district.

GOVER, PAMELA, A., M.B.Manc., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.PATH. : consultant haematolo-gist, Eastbourne District General Hospital, Eastbourne health district.

HARRISON, N. W., M.B.Lond., F.R.C.S.: consultant urologist, Hove GeneralHospital, Brighton health district.

HAYES, J. P. L. A., M.B., B.sc.Lond., M.R.C.P., M.R.C.PATH.: consultant haema-tologist, All Saints’ Hospital, Medway health district.

KHALIL, K. I., M.B.Cairo, F.F.A. R.C.S.: consultant anaesthetist, Medway Hospi-tal, Medway health district.

MACKEtTH, J. A. C., M.B.Dubl., M.R.C.PATH., D.P.M.: consultant forensic psy-chiatnst. South East Thames region.

MARSDEN, PHILIP, M.B., B.sc.Lond., M.R.C.P. : consultant in general medicme.Greenwich District Hospital, Greenwich health district.

MAURICE-WILLIAMS, R. S., M.B.Cantab., M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S. : consultant neuro-surgeon, Brook General Hospital, Greenwich health district.

NASH, P. J., M.B.Sheff., F.F.A. R.C.S.: consultant anaesthetist, Eastbourne Dis-trict General Hospital, Eastbourne health district.

SMALL, G. !., M.B.Lond., F.R.C.S.: consultant orthopaedic surgeon, West Hi!!Hospital, Dartford and Gravesham health district.

STAVROU, MARGARET, M.B.Lond., M.R.C.PATH.: consultant tnstopathologiHMJmorbid anatomist, Bromley Hospital, Bromley health district

SYMONDS, R L., M.B.Birm., M.R.C.PSYCH., D.P.M.: consultant in psychologizaimedicine, Oakwood Hospital, Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone healthdistrict.