Molecular HIV evidence backs accused medics

No molecular evidence of Hepatitis E infection among patients with HIV in Iran

Indocyanine green accused.

T he concept of retinal vital staining is not new. There has however been renewed interest in the subject since indocyanine green (ICG) was introduced as a vital stain to highlight the internal limiting membrane (ILM) during macular surgery. ICG’s well known role in cardiac and choroidal angiography exploits its properties as a fluorophore, but its role as a macular vital stain relies on its pr...

Business backs the basics.

arlier this year, a number of leaders from major U.S. corporations gathered at Sunnylands in California to discuss the critical importance of basic scientific research. For decades, the private sector has withdrawn from some areas of basic research, as accelerating market pressures, the speed of innovation, and the need to protect intellectual property in a global marketplace made a Bell Labs–s...

Boys' Backs

an unimportant amount of time bending over his desk, so that bad positions have not the opportunity of making more or less "staying" faults. But at this time a beginning may be made, either for good or bad. The boy may. be trained to sit correctly at his seat, especially when writing or drawing. lie may be trained to read with his book held before his eyes, not with the book flat upon the desk....

Mixing with Medics

Historians are increasingly required to produce research that makes an impact. This is particularly the case for medical historians, partly because of our funders’ expectations, but also because there is a sense that medical history can inform today’s thorny debates about health. Unfortunately, many historians struggle to make an impact. I suggest that participating in medical conferences (broa...