Harry Goldblatt (1891-1977): Pathologist and Medical Researcher.

Harry Goldblatt (1891-1977) was an American pathologist whose research and experiments on renovascular hypertension were an important contribution to understanding and treating this disease. His life and his legacy are discussed in this paper.

Dr. William Rimmer (1816-1879): Physician and Artist.

William Rimmer was an American sculptor, painter, and gifted teacher of art anatomy whose works are still found in art museums and galleries. In addition to reviewing his career as an artist, this paper examines some of the details about his medical training and fifteen years as a country doctor. It has been said that Rimmer's personal and professional life may have been in part shaped by his belief in his family story that his father was heir to the French throne, a story that recent mitochondrial DNA analysis studies have shown to be unlikely.

A comparative assessment of cigarette smoke aerosols using an in vitro air-liquid interface cytotoxicity test.

This study describes the evaluation of a modified air-liquid interface BALB/c 3T3 cytotoxicity method for the assessment of smoke aerosols in vitro. The functionality and applicability of this modified protocol was assessed by comparing the cytotoxicity profiles from eight different cigarettes. Three reference cigarettes, 1R5F, 3R4F and CORESTA Monitor 7 were used to put the data into perspective and five bespoke experimental products were manufactured, ensuring a balanced and controlled study.

Victor Eisenmenger (1864-1932): The man behind the syndrome.

Although much has been written about the cardiovascular abnormalities present in Eisenmenger's syndrome, little has been recorded previously in the medical literature about Victor Eisenmenger, the Austrian doctor whose name is attached eponymously to this disorder. Archival material together with information provided by his descendants and relatives has been gathered to make available further details of his life, family, schooling, medical training and accomplishments. An examination of Eisenmenger's book about his observations and experiences while serving from 1895 to 1914 as personal physician to Archduke Francis Ferdinand, the heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, also sheds light on Eisenmenger's personality, abilities and interests.

Reduction of aldehydes and hydrogen cyanide yields in mainstream cigarette smoke using an amine functionalised ion exchange resin.

Background: Cigarette smoking is a well recognized cause of diseases such as lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and cardiovascular disease. Of the more than 5000 identified species in cigarette smoke, at least 150 have toxicological activity. For example, formaldehyde and acetaldehyde have been assigned as Group 1 and Group 2B carcinogens by IARC, and hydrogen cyanide has been identified as a respiratory and cardiovascular toxicant.

Leonard Craske (1878-1950): from medical student to sculptor.

Leonard Craske (1878-1950), born and raised in London, England, spent two years as a medical student at St Thomas' Hospital Medical School. Following this, he worked as an actor and studied drawing and sculpting. After emigrating to the USA and settling in Boston, he became an accomplished sculptor, creating the well-known Fishermen's Memorial in Gloucester, Massachusetts, the work for which he is best remembered.