This subjective essay is a personal reminiscence of my 60 y as a thermophysiologist. I recall the academic environment that I entered in the mid-50s, review our knowledge of thermoregulatory mechanisms then, and note the research that exploded in the 60s and continued through the 90s to bring us to our present state of sophistication. I conclude by mentioning some new research that may signal t...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the clinical characteristics and etiology of epilepsy at age 60 years and above in the Western Region of Saudi Arabia (KSA), as epilepsy is now considered to be the third most frequent neurological problem in the elderly population. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients 60 years and above at King Khalid National Guard Hospital, Jeddah, KSA b...

BACKGROUND In 1941, a Sydney ophthalmologist, Norman McAlister Gregg, correctly identified the link between congenital cataracts in infants and maternal rubella early in pregnancy. Fifty of Gregg's subjects with congenital rubella, born in 1939-1944, were reviewed in 1967 and again in 1991. We reviewed this cohort in 2000-2001, 60 years after their intrauterine infection. METHODS The subjects...

This year, we are pleased to celebrate the 60 years of the French Society of Reconstructive and Aesthetic Plastic Surgery at its national convention in La Défense. but this is not the only anniversary that Laboratoires SebbIN celebrates this year! Indeed, there are just 10 years, Sebbin put up a meticulous clinical follow-up of almost 250 patients carriers of our breast implants. The first stud...

Since the end of the Second World War, industrial and medical uses of radiation have been considerably increasing. Accidental overexposures of persons, in either the occupational or public field, have caused deaths and severe injuries and complications. The rate of severe accidents seems to increase with time, especially those involving the public; in addition, accidents are often not immediate...

T he subject of malignant disease of the lung, particularly bronchogenic carcinoma, appears to be a suitable one for such an occasion as this for many reasons. It is a condition of considerable importance owing to its increasing incidence; it clearly illustrates the advance in diagnosis and treatment in chest disease obtained during the last 20 years. It affords, in all its various aspects, opp...