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This year is probably the 50th anniversary of the International Epidemiology Association (IEA). In 1955 the International Corresponding Club, which later became the IEA, was established and a bulletin was produced. However, it was not until 1957 that an international meeting was held. So in this issue we have reflections on the origins and development of the IEA.1,2 Breslow highlights the way in which the success of epidemiology as a basic medical science has tended to