Calle Bengtsson in memoriam

inspiration for continued research. He was awarded a medal by the President of Iceland, and was awarded honorary doctorates by the University of Tampere. Important achievements have been made by Calle Bengtsson ’ s research concerning women ’ s health. He has clearly shown that women ’ s health is largely determined by different factors than men ’ s health. Specifi cally, this applies, for example, to cardiovascular disease, in which he demonstrated that risk factors for women ’ s cardiovascular diseases partly differ from those of men; that there is a connection between early menopause and osteoporosis; that the time after menopause is a positive time and there are not more women who have mental health problems after menopause than before; that much amalgam in teeth does not increase the risk of cancer or other diseases later in life; and that it is missing teeth rather than amalgam fi llings that increase the risk of ill health. The loss of Calle Bengtsson is great. He held meaning for us as a role model, a research colleague, and a good friend, and he will be deeply missed.