The main aim of the present study was to gain a better understanding of the management of dental anxiety reported by dental practitioners in western Switzerland. In 2013, an 18-item electronic questionnaire was sent to dental practitioners in the Swiss Romandy. A total of 140 (18.6%) questionnaires were included in the analysis. About four out of…[Read more]

Enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli (EHEC) outbreaks are commonly associated with contaminated food sources. Unlike normal intestinal bacteria, EHEC are lysogens of lambdoid bacteriophages that also carry a gene for Shiga toxin. Oxidative attack by the immune system or other stressors on the bacterial host can activate the lytic pathway of the…[Read more]

Our analysis demonstrates that 62 FTOH is significantly more toxic than PFHxA. Use of toxicological studies conducted with PFHxA to assess 62 FTOH exposure may significantly underestimate human health risk. The strength of research conclusions must follow from the strength of evidence. In this commentary I raise several issues with a recent paper…[Read more]