Deconstructing ‘Public Interest’ in the Article 8 vs Article 10 Balancing Exercise

10.frenectomy article - Copy

Background: A frenum that encroaches on the margin of the gingiva may interfere with plaque removal and cause tension. Frenectomy is the complete removal of the frenum that can be made by scalpels or with soft tissue lasers. The aim of this article was to compare the degree of postoperative pain, such as discomfort and functional complications (eating and speech), experienced by pat ients af te...

Article 10.indd

This work presents the effects of an anatoxin-a(s) containing extract on a cockroach semi-isolated heart preparation and the results supporting the extract’s biological activity on acetylcholinesterase (purifi ed from eel). The presence of the toxin in cyanobacterial strains Anabaena spiroides (ITEP-024, ITEP-025 and ITEP-026) isolated from the Tapacurá reservoir in Pernambuco, Brazil, was conf...

Article 8.indd

We investigated the in vitro effect of the essential oil of Croton nepetifolius Baill., Euphorbiaceae (EOCN), on spontaneous or induced contractions of circular and longitudinal muscles from the ovine cervix during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle. The relaxant effect of EOCN was expressed as a percentage of the contraction recorded before the addition of the oil and calculated relative to...

Behind the Article 8 Ball

Confusion over Article 8

690 We enjoyed reading Andrea Rinaldi’s article, ‘Adopting an orphan’ (EMBO Rep 6: 507–510), on regulations that aim to stimulate the research and development of medicines for rare diseases. We would like to congratulate the author on the quality of the article in general and on highlighting this important health problem. However, Rinaldi stated that Emerging Biopharmaceutical Enterprises (EBE)...