Press release. "Stem Cell Implants to Treat Spinal Cord Injury: No Scientific Evidence, Beware of Hope Thieves".

A new alarm launched by Prof. Giuseppe Carannante, distinguished Turin surgeon and spokesman for SOMIPAR, the Italian medical association for paraplegia, during the association's XIV national congress underway in Palermo, Sicily since Thursday 18(th) March until Saturday 20(th) March.

First Report of Verticillium dahliae on Squash (Cucurbita pepo) in Italy.

During field surveys in February and March of 2007 and 2008, unusual symptoms of wilting were observed on squash plants (Cucurbita pepo L.) cultivated near Fondi (Latium-Central Italy) in two commercial plastichouses. Because of the high incidence of the disease (between 20 and 30%), we performed specific diagnostic assays.

First Report of Cucumber Black Root Rot Caused by Phomopsis sclerotioides in Italy.

During April 2002 to September 2003 in unheated plastic greenhouses located in Fondi and Sperlonga (Latium Region of central Italy), in which more than 100 ha of cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) were cultivated, an unusual disease causing decay of roots and plant wilting was observed. Many of the most common cultivars showed susceptibility, and in some farms, severe economic losses occurred.

Is gentle manipulative reduction and percutaneous fixation with a single screw the best management of acute and acute-on-chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis? A report of 70 patients.

We report the results of the management of acute and acute-on-chronic slipped capital femoral epiphysis (SCFE) for 70 patients (81 hips) with an average follow-up of 6 years (range 1-15 years). We clinically reviewed 51 patients (55 hips) with acute or acute-on-chronic slip treated in our department from 1978 to 1993 with clinical and radiographic examination. Of these, 10 patients (11 hips) underwent a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) scan to provide more details of the remodeling process.