[Illness and death of the violin virtuoso Nicolò Paganini--interpretation based on new hair investigations].

The violin virtuoso Paganini died at Nice in 1840 after a long, severe illness. It is undisputed that Paganini was treated with mercury for suspected syphilis and lost all his teeth in 1828 because of that treatment. In the comprehensive literature published on this topic, most authors assume that the terminal complaints and his death were caused by tuberculosis.

[Nursing care assessment and decubitus ulcer. A data evaluation of nursing care in the MDK-WL].

Purpose: To detect the frequency and circumstances of sore ulcers in comparatively unselected patients of the German nursing care insurance who claimed for compensation. Setting Cross-sectional/case-control.

Methods: Data sampling and descriptive analysis.

Cobalt-chromium-molybdenum but not titanium-6aluminium-4vanadium alloy discs inhibit human T cell activation in vitro.

This study describes the effect of the presence of cobalt-chromium-molybdenum (CoCrMo) and titanium-6aluminium-4vanadium (Ti6AL4V) disc samples on the CD3-mediated in vitro response of human peripheral blood T lymphocytes. Lymphocyte proliferation in the presence and absence of these metal alloy discs was measured by [3H]thymidine incorporation. Inhibition of lymphocyte proliferation was observed in the presence of CoCrMo disc samples.