[Injuries of the cervical spine in motorcycling and bicycling traffic accidents].

Due to the vehicle characteristics neck injuries are common in motorcycle and moped users involved in traffic accidents. We are reporting on neck injuries amongst 502 fatalities of drivers and passengers of motorcycles and mopeds, and cyclists. Cervical spine injuries were found in 124 cases (24.

[A laboratory multipositional skull base holder].

Authors present an original multipositional holder for skull base cadaveric specimens, either formalin or fresh. It is constructed to be fixated for standard neurosurgical operating table, devoted for laboratory micro neurosurgical dissection and suitable for simulation operation on patient. The holder is made of solid stainless steel, practical and easy for cleaning.

[Medicolegal aspects in gastroenterology].

Introduction: Medical practice is under continual public scrutiny. There are increasing concerns on medical malpractice and its consequences - further deterioration of health and death. Public criticism of medical practice very often outrageous, but sometimes medical negligence is obvious.

"Bomb explosion on the Nis express" - lessons from a major incident, Kosovo 16 Feb 2001.

On Friday 16 February 2001, terrorists detonated a bomb under a civilian coach travelling from Nis in Serbia to Gracanica in Kosovo. 10 people were killed at the scene. 13 casualties were treated in the British KFOR hospital (Reynolds Hospital) in Pristina.

[Multidisciplinary investigations in dead persons suspicious of AIDS].

The background of AIDS is the deregulation of the cellular immune system caused by HIV infection. AIDS has proved to be entirely different from any previous known diseases. It affects practically all the tissues and organs of the human body.