Calcium isotope composition in serum and urine for the assessment of bone mineral balance (BMB) - The Osteolabs post-market follow-up study.

To further explore the clinical applicability of the calcium (Ca) isotope marker (CIM), we determined the Ca/Ca isotope ratio in blood serum and urine. This ratio is expressed in the conventional δ-notation (as defined in the text below) specifically as CIM-serum for serum and as CIM-urine for urine. Our study tested the hypothesis that CIM values can differentiate between positive and negative bone mineral balance (BMB) across a diverse clinical population considering variables such as age, gender, and diet.

Use of Artificial Hydration at the End of Life: A Survey of Australian and New Zealand Palliative Medicine Doctors.

Background: Dying is ubiquitous, yet the optimal management of hydration in the terminal phase is undetermined. Palliative care (PC) doctors' practices may act as a de facto measure of the benefits and burdens of artificial hydration (AH) use.

Objective: To identify PC doctors' AH prescribing practices for imminently dying patients and possible influencing factors.

[Therapy concept in phyllodes tumors of the breast].

The data of 22 women with a phyllode tumor of breast operated in our department from 1980 to 1997 were analysed. 11 benign, 7 borderline and 7 malign phyllode tumors were found in accordance to WHO-classification. In conclusion diameter of tumor is a relevant prognostic factor beside histologic classification.

[90th birthday of the Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde].

The first issue of the Monatsschrift für Kinderheilkunde (Monthly Journal of Pediatrics) appeared in October 1903 with contributions by leading European pediatricians. The editor was Arthur Keller, who remained responsible until 1934. As a novelty, the journal contained detailed reviews of world-wide pediatric literature.

[The 150th birthday of Otto Heubner 21 January 1993].

Otto Heubner can be counted among the fathers of pediatry. Beginning as an autodidact, he became pediatrist by chance, holding the first university chair in Germany (1884) exclusively devoted to pediatry; he needed no Dr. med.