“Kilroy was here” – plus!

The Kilroy Spring for impacted teeth.

mechanics have been devised for the eruption of impeded and impacted teeth. One such device, the Monkey Hook,* was recently introduced as a method of applying lateral and vertical eruptive forces.1 The Kilroy Spring* is a new option that produces directional forces without the need for special patient compliance. The Kilroy Spring is a constant force module that is slid onto a rectangular archw...

Amlodipine plus perindopril was better than atenolol plus bendroflumethiazide for reducing complications in hypertension.

"I Was Here": Enabling Tourists to Leave Digital Graffiti or Marks on Historic Landmarks

Since ancient times travellers and tourists were carving or writing their names and messages on historic landmarks. This behaviour has prevailed to this day as tourists try to leave their marks at places they visit. Such behaviour, today often seen as vandalism, is particularly problematic since the society tries to preserve historic landmarks while graffiti often leave indelible markings. One ...

Clopidogrel plus aspirin was inferior to oral anticoagulation for preventing vascular events in atrial fibrillation.

M e t h o d s Design: Randomized controlled trial (Atrial fibrillation Clopidogrel Trial with Irbesartan for prevention of Vascular Events [ACTIVE W]). Allocation: Concealed.* Blinding: Blinded (outcome assessors and monitoring committee).* Follow-up period: Median 1.28 years. Setting: 30 clinical centers worldwide. Patients: 6706 patients (mean age 70 y, 66% men) with AF and ≥ 1 of the followi...

Life skills training and booster sessions plus drinking reduction treatment was effective in heavily drinking women.

Participants 144 self referred women who were >21 years of age (mean age 39 y), drank >15 drinks/week or had >2 drinking days/week of 6 drinks/day, were interested in reducing their alcohol consumption, scored in the lower half of the Alcohol Dependence Scale (ie, moderate levels of alcohol dependence symptoms), had normal liver function tests, and were not pregnant. Exclusion criteria included...