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Archive of Press events

Book launches

Child sexual abuse within the family 30 Nov 1984
The value of preventive medicine
(Ciba Found Symp 110)
4 Mar 1985
Abortion: medical progress and social implications
(Ciba Found Symp 115)
19 Jun 1985
Human embryo research: yes or no?
(Study group)
28 Oct 1986
Communicating science to the public
(Ciba Found Conference)
23 Jun 1987
Evaluation of scientific research
(Ciba Found Conference)
8 Mar 1989
Human genetic information: science, law and ethics
(Ciba Found Symp 149)
14 Mar 1990
The biology of nicotine dependence
(Ciba Found Symp 152)
27 Jun 1990
The childhood environment and adult disease
(Ciba Found Symp 156)
20 Mar 1991
Biological asymmetry and handedness
(Ciba Found Symp 162)
30 Oct 1991
Aluminium in biology and medicine
(Ciba Found Symp 169)
30 Sep 1992
Chronic fatigue syndrome
(Ciba Found Symp 173)
3 Feb 1993
Experimental and theoretical studies
of consciousness
(Ciba Found Symp 174)
26 Mar 1993
Portrait of a foundation: a brief history of
the Ciba Foundation and its environment
13 Oct 1993
Neural tube defects
(Ciba Found Symp 181)
12 Jan 1994
Ethnobotany and the search for new drugs
(Ciba Found Symp 185)
Held in London
12 Oct 1994
and in New York 25 Oct 1994
The genetics of criminal and antisocial behaviour
(Ciba Found Symp 194)Held in New York
24 Jan 1996

Press conferences

Media Resource Service launch 8 Oct 1985
Unconventional viruses and the CNS
(Ciba Found Symp 135)
29 Jun 1987
Medical research today-what the charities are doing
(with the Association of Medical Research Charities)
11 Nov 1987
Metastasis
(Ciba Found Symp 141)
18 Apr 1988
Human genetic information: science, law and ethics
(held in Berne, Switzerland)
(Ciba Found Symp 149)
22 Jun 1989
The greenhouse effect: an examination of the evidence
(Public debate, held in Sheffield)
11 Sep 1989
Neurobiology of incontinence
(Ciba Found Symp 151)
10 Oct 1989
The biology of nicotine dependence
(Ciba Found Symp 152)
6 Nov 1989
The childhood environment and adult disease
(Ciba Found Symp 156)
14 May 1990
Human embryo research: what are the issues?
(Public debate, held in Swansea)
20 Aug 1990
Media Resource Service: launch of
the European extension
12 Jun 1991
Cocaine: scientific and social dimensions
(Ciba Found Symp 166)
22 Jul 1991
Drug addiction: myths and realities
(Public debate, held in Plymouth)
26 Aug 1991
Aluminium and Alzheimer's disease: how well
established is the connection?
(Ciba Found Symp 169)
21 Nov 1991
Schizophrenia: a brain teaser
(Lecture, held in Edinburgh)
14 Apr 1992
Chronic fatigue syndrome
(Ciba Found Symp 173)
11 May 1992
Organic farming: at what cost?
(Public debate, held in Southampton)
24 Aug 1992
The origins and development of high ability
(Ciba Found Symp 178)
27 Jan 1993
Neural tube defects
(Ciba Found Symp 181)
20 May 1993
Can we prolong our lives?
(Public debate, held in Keele)
30 Aug 1993
Circadian clocks and their adjustment
(Ciba Found Symp 183)
9 Sep 1993
The role of the media in science communication
(Discussion meeting, held in Stockholm, Sweden)
8 Dec 1993
Vaccines against virally induced cancers
(Ciba Found Symp 187)
17 Mar 1994
Cell adhesion and human disease
(Ciba Found Symp 189)
19 May 1994
Non-reproductive actions of sex steroids
(Ciba Found Symp 191)
1 Sep 1994
Complementary medicine: does it work?
(Public debate, held in Loughborough)
5 Sep 1994
Genetics of criminal and antisocial behaviour
(Ciba Found Symp No. 194)
13 Feb 1995
Genetic screening: what are the limits?
(Public debate, held in Newcastle upon Tyne)
14 Sep 1995
Evaluating complementary therapies
(Discussion Meeting)
13 Oct 1995
Was there life on Mars?
(Ciba Found Symp 202)
29 Jan 1996
The rising trends in asthma
(Ciba Found Symp 206)
13 Jun 1996
Bacteria fight back: the global consequences
of antibiotic resistance
(Ciba Found Symp 207)
18 Jul 1996
Alcohol: friend or foe?
(Public debate, held in Birmingham)
12 Sep 1996
The evolutionary origins of human nature
(Ciba Found Symp 208)
31 Oct 1996
Can we use drugs to enhance cognitive function?
(Discussion Meeting)
11 Feb 1997
Pigs, primates & people: concerns and challenges
in organ transplantation
(Public debate, held in Leeds)
10 Sep 1997
Alcohol & cardiovascular diseases
(Novartis Found Symp 216)
9 Oct 1997
Acupuncture: a systematic appraisal
(Discussion Meeting)
16 Mar 1998
Genetically modified food: yes or no?
(Public debate, held in Cardiff)
9 Sep 1998
Is ecstasy (MDMA) a human neurotoxin?
(Discussion Meeting)
4 Dec 1998
Plants as drugs: does phytotherapy work?
(Discussion meeting)
22 Mar 1999
Energy for the 21st century: what are the choices?
(Public debate, held in Sheffield)
15 Sep 1999
Where next in neural transplantation?
(Novartis Found Symp 232)
14 Oct 1999

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