Latitudinal gradient in dairy production with the introduction of farming in Atlantic Europe.

The introduction of farming had far-reaching impacts on health, social structure and demography. Although the spread of domesticated plants and animals has been extensively tracked, it is unclear how these nascent economies developed within different environmental and cultural settings. Using molecular and isotopic analysis of lipids from pottery, here we investigate the foods prepared by the earliest farming communities of the European Atlantic seaboard.

[Prophylaxis of thrombosis induced by chemotherapy or central venous catheters].

Introduction: Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are well-recognized complications of cancer, especially in patients with a venous access device or receiving chemotherapy. The pathogenic mechanisms of thrombosis in cancer patients involve a complex interaction between the patient's tumor cells and hemostatic system. Chemotherapy and central venous catheters increase the risk of thromboembolism.

Optimal duration of antibiotic therapy in vertebral osteomyelitis.

Objectives: To compare the risk of relapse of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO), according to the duration of antibiotic therapy (< or =6 weeks versus >6 weeks).

Methods: We performed a 10-year retrospective study to assess the risk of VO relapse and to verify that this risk was not enhanced in patients who received 6 weeks of antibiotic therapy (Group 1) as compared with those who received a longer treatment (Group 2). VO was diagnosed based on clinical manifestations, magnetic resonance imaging and/or computed tomography findings, and isolation of a pyogenic organism in blood cultures and/or a discovertebral biopsy.

Vertebral osteomyelitis due to Fusobacterium species: report of three cases and review of the literature.

We describe three cases of Fusobacterium spp. diskitis and review with attention to risk factors, clinical features, diagnosis, treatment and outcome. In most of the reported cases, a ear-nose-throat infection was found.