Routine or selective insertion of drains following below knee or transtibial (TA) amputations is not uncommon in vascular patients who are often on antiplatelet agents or anticoagulants prior to their operation. There is no robust evidence regarding dressings and drains used in the management of TA stump. Routine use of drains may help to obliterate dead space, and reduce haematoma formation an...

OBJECTIVES Tetrachloroethylene is the dominant solvent used in dry cleaning worldwide and many workers are potentially exposed. We report here on results of 1296 measurements of tetrachloroethylene undertaken in Nordic dry cleaning shops 1947-2001. METHODS We searched documents and files in the Nordic institutes of occupational health for air measurements of tetrachloroethylene. Repeated meas...

range for these products is 4.7-4.9, whereas, pepperoni has a slightly lower pH range of 4.5-4.8 and a lower MPR of 1.6:1 as required by FSIS (FSIS, 1986). The moisture content for these products ranges from 25-39%. All of these products, because of their moisture-toprotein ratios, are considered shelf stable (FSIS, 1986; Ricke and Keeton, 1997). Semidry sausages such as summer sausage, cervela...

In 1994, an outbreak of E. coli O157:H7 infection was linked to dry, fermented, pork and beef salami. In response to this first implication of a dry fermented sausage product, the United States Department of Agriculture/Food Safety Inspection Service developed guidelines requiring sausage manufacturers to validate that their processes achieve a five-log reduction of E. coli O157:H7. Various val...

BACKGROUND Biologic based therapies are frequently used as complementary medicines in diabetes. The aim of this study was to identify the commonly used herbal remedies and their preparations in Sri Lankan patients with Type 2 diabetes. METHODS This is a descriptive, cross-sectional study on 220 diabetic patients using herbal remedies for perceived glycemic benefit. RESULTS All the patients ...

MATERIAL AND METHOD All full-term infants (excluding twins) born at McCord's Zulu Hospital, Durban, between June 1, 1950, and January 31, 1951, were weighed daily by one ofus (E.J.S.); 598 babies born by normal vertex delivery, who were well during their stay in hospital, were studied. All were breast-fed on an elastic 3-hourly schedule with a night feed. The babies shared their mothers' beds, ...