Review of United States laws pertaining to the recovery and analysis of human skeletal remains.

Human skeletal remains (HSR) are routinely excavated from archeological contexts and analyzed by experts in human osteology. Contrarily, HSR in medicolegal contexts are usually recovered by law enforcement officers and examined by pathologists with limited osteological training. To examine legal requirements for expertise, we reviewed laws in the United States regarding the recovery and analysis of HSR from archeological sites, unmarked graves, and medicolegal contexts.

The lamellar peel: a sequential nonablative and ablative laser treatment for facial skin rejuvenation.

Objectives: Ablative and nonablative laser treatments have established themselves independently in the rejuvenation of aging skin. This study was designed to determine the effects of sequential nonablative and ablative laser treatments on facial skin.

Materials And Methods: Twelve patients, ages 32-56 years, with skin phototypes I-IV, received three treatments spaced six weeks apart.

Thrombocytopenia in dengue fever.

Dengue is probably the most important arthropod-borne viral disease in terms of human morbidity and mortality. We review the pathophysiology of thrombocytopenia and clinical bleeding in dengue across the spectrum of disease. The mechanisms of thrombocytopenia and coagulopathy are complex, involving platelet activation, procoagulant and anticoagulant arms of the coagulation system, complement, cytokines, and endothelial cells.