INTERNATIONAL MONUMENT TO SEMMELWEIS.

Monument to the discoveries.

A week ago I was standing with my wife by the River Tagus in Lisbon, next to the Monument to the Discoveries. The monument is at the spot where Vasco da Gama set out to discover the southeast passage from Europe to Asia, past the Cape of Good Hope. Vasco’s discovery marked the beginning of the Portuguese maritime empire. At the furthest tip of Europe, Portugal was perfectly situated to found su...

Semmelweis University Budapest

The general pattern of healthy growth is quite similar from one individual to another, but there is considerable individual variability in size attained and rate of growth at different ages, with respect both to the body as a whole and to its specific parts. Both the whole body and its parts, therefore, must be measured, and the study of growth is syno-nimous to a large extent with measurements...

SemmelWeis and his predecessors.

IGNAZ SEMMELWEIS is generally known for identifying puerperal fever as an infectious disease preventable by aseptic methods. While no-one today would contest the importance, the practicality, or the independence of his contribution, its originality has been disputed from the beginning. When Semmelweis first reported his ideas in Vienna, a veterinarian claimed priority for the discovery.' The fi...

Semmelweis University

Response to "Glioma resection and tumor recurrence: back to Semmelweis".

We would like to thank David Ratel, Boudewijn van der Sanden, and Didier Wion for their comments, and to further develop their interesting hypothesis. Compelling evidence demonstrates that radiotherapy, as well as surgery, improves glioblastoma survival. However, in recent years certain reports have highlighted the contradictory effect of radiotherapy, which also stimulates the expression of in...