Serum Phylloquinone Concentrations in a Normal Population of Children as Compared with the Reference Interval in Adults, Willy E. Lambert, Lutgart Vanneste, Andr#{233} P. De Leenheer (Lab. voor Med. Biochem. en voor Klin. Anal., Harelbekestraat, 72 B9000 Gent, Belgium), and Olivier Am#{233}dee-Manesme (INSERM, U56 et Dept. de P#{233}diatrie, Hopital de Bic#{234}tre, 78, rue du G#{233}neral-Lecl...

Jury: Prof. dr. ir. Willy Sansen (Chairman) Prof. dr. ir. arch. Han Verschure Prof. dr. ir. arch Frank De Troyer Prof. dr. arch. Ana María de la Peña (Higher Polytechnical Institute J.A.Echeverría, Havana) Prof. dr. arch. Hans Rosenlund (University of Lund) Prof. dr. arch. Luc Verpoest dr. ir. Bert Blocken Prof. dr. ir. arch Jan Carmeliet Prof. dr. ir. arch. André De Herde (Université Catholiqu...

A CARICATURE relating to the marriage of William Allen, F.R.S., (1770-1843) to Grizell Birkbeck, widow of Wilson Birkbeck, has recently come to light. It bears the title 'THE ATTRACTION OF GRAVITY !!!, the space being filled with a plough (Allen's pharmacy was in Plough Court, Lombard Street, London) and the subheading: 'Eye Natures walks shoot Folly as it flies'. This coloured engraving, by an...

It is believed that tuberculosis has been killing human beings for over 4000 years. Several reports exist of ancient Egyptian mummies having signs of tubercular decay in their bodies. After the discovery of powerful anti-TB drugs such as streptomycin, isoniazid and rifampin during 1940-70s, it was thought that TB would be gone from the face of the earth, but tuberculosis still remains one of th...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the oldest documented infectious disease. Fragments of the spinal column from Egyptian mummies from 2400 B.C. shows definite pathological signs of tubercular decay. The term phthisis (consumption) appears first in Greek literature. Hypocrates identified phthisis as the most widespread disease of the times around 460 B.C. Exact pathological and anatomical descriptions of the...