Few diseases affecting the central nervous system spur interest like multiple sclerosis does. The round table Therapeutic perspectives in multiple sclerosis, held on January 17, 1989, resulted in a therapeutic approach of this disease from the different related fields of knowledge. The submissions included in Dr. Antonio Esteve’s Monograph number 9 were coordinated by Jorge…
1989
The third international symposium organized by the Esteve Foundation was held on October 12-15, 1988 in Majorca and focused on dose-response relationships in clinical pharmacology. This finding, i.e. a clear relationship between the dose or concentration of a drug and a given effect, is considered to be a reliable way of attributing the action of…
1988
Albert Badía, from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the Faculty of Medicine of the Autonomous University of Barcelona, Alfonso Domínguez-Gil, from the Department of Galenic Pharmacy of the University of Salamanca, and J. Garzón, from the Cajal Institute of Madrid, edited Dr. Antonio Esteve’s Monograph number 8. This monograph includes all topics discussed…
1988
Principles in the treatment of acute intoxications, organized by the Esteve Foundation, was held on May 14, 1987 in Barcelona. Several investigators presented different solutions for the treatment of intoxications, such as repeat administration of activated charcoal or hyperbaric oxygen therapy, in addition to other related aspects such as the role of the psychiatrist in…
1987
The biological aspects of depressive syndromes was the topic choosen for the fourth round table organized by the Esteve Foundation, held on February 4, 1987 and moderated by Jesús García Sevilla, from the Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics of the Basque Country University. A total of eleven investigators submitted issues like diagnosis and classification of…
1987
There are increasingly more areas where pharmacology and toxicology converge, thus allowing a better understanding of the response to drugs and their possible toxic effects. The goal of this international symposium, organized by the Esteve Foundation on October 6-8, 1986 in Majorca, was to explore some of these areas. Professors Gabriel L. Plaa, Patrick du…
1986
The role of a biologist in the Department of Pharmacology of a university or in the pharmaceutical industry, his/her contribution to the design of drugs and his/her present situation are some of the aspects included in this third round table organized by the Esteve Foundation. The biologist’s contribution to pharmacology in Spain was held on…
1985
The second round table organized by the Esteve Foundation was held on April 18, 1985 in Barcelona, with the title Problems arising from the treatment of severe infections caused by S. Aureus. This discussion was moderated by Guillem Verger, from the Unit of Infectious Diseases of the Sant Pau Hospital of Barcelona, and its content…
1985
The Esteve Foundation held its first round table on November 16, 1984. This event also gave birth to a series of publications under the name of Dr. Antonio Esteve’s Monographs. The aim of these round tables was to be a meeting point where small groups of investigators of different disciplines would present and discuss their…
1984
The first international symposium organized by the Esteve Foundation, held on October 15-17, 1984, was born with the purpose of reuniting several experts on drug-protein binding in order to discuss the biological bases and the biochemical mechanisms of binding, as well as their involvement in a number of diseases. Indeed, the different degree of binding…
1984
