… but Germany remains unmoved

"Brutacaine" vanquished, but pain remains.

Ethics guidelines strengthened but reach remains limited.

Ankylosaur Remains from the Early Cretaceous (Valanginian) of Northwestern Germany

A fragmentary cervico-pectoral lateral spine and partial humerus of an ankylosaur from the Early Cretaceous (early Valanginian) of Gronau in Westfalen, northwestern Germany, are described. The spine shows closest morphological similarities to the characteristic cervical and pectoral spines of Hylaeosaurus armatus from the late Valanginian of England. An extensive comparison of distal humeri amo...

Much has changed, but much remains the same.

Treatment gets better, but leprosy remains a global problem.

Rising standards of living and the provision of effective medical treatment have resulted in good control of leprosy in many parts of the world, but WHO-led efforts for the global elimination of leprosy by 2000 did not succeed. In several countries, however, ambitious and ill-advised attempts to meet the elimination goals led to changes in policies and casereporting methods, prompting premature...