The Cream Plug

The ‘ DIY Plug ’ – A cost effective plug hernia repair

The Royal College of Surgeons Working Party recommends the Lichtenstein ‘tension free’ mesh repair, to be the treatment of choice for inguinal hernia repair in adults. It is a relatively easy, and a quick procedure to perform, can be mastered by junior staff, and can be done as a day-case under local or general anaesthesia. It is well tolerated by patients, and has very low reported recurrence ...

The Perfect Plug

The nutritional program impacts all of these factors, but not in a favorably coordinated manner (Table 1). If the seedling is supplied with all of the fertilizer that it has the genetic potential to use (high rate), a totally useless plug will result. This shoot on this plug will grow too large for the surface area provided by the plug cell in which it is growing. One seedling will shade the ne...

Zataria multiflora vaginal cream compared with Clotrimazole vaginal cream in the treatment of Candida vaginitis

To determine the effect of Zataria multiflora vaginal cream in signs & symptoms of Candida vaginits. A randomized, double-blind clinical trial was performed comparing one applicator of Zataria multiflora vaginal cream with one applicator of Clotrimazole vaginal cream at night for a week. 61 women with candida vaginitis were enrolled. 30 of 62 women treated with Zataria multiflora vaginal cream ...

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To plug or not to plug?

Coronary artery disease remains a common problem in industrialized countries. Percutaneous coronary interventions are usually performed utilizing the femoral approach. Arterial puncture-closing devices have been developed in hope to avoid manual compression and shortening the period of rest. In a recent meta-analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association these devices have shown on...