BACKGROUND Accurate diagnosis and staging of hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) is important in health surveillance of vibration-exposed workers and the substantial number of related medico-legal cases. The measurement of the rewarming rate of fingers after cold provocation to the hands (CPT) has been suggested as a useful test in diagnosing HAVS. AIM To investigate the diagnostic value of a ...

SYNOPSIS. McCord and Allen (1917) found that extracts of mammalian pineal glands contain a potent contracting agent of larval amphibian melanophores. Lerner and his co-workers determined the chemical structure of this principle and named it melatonin. This agent contracts dermal melanophores at a concentration as low as 10" g/ml. Both intact and eyeless larval amphibians blanch when placed in t...

Abstract Moringa oleifera leaves are an important source of dietary phytochemicals, such as flavonoids with high antioxidant activity (AOA). These components however influenced by the post-harvest treatments applied well processing conditions. Hence, it is crucial to determine most appropriate treatment that preserves or enhances AOA. To this effect influence steam blanching, fermentation / oxi...

The microbiological quality of blanched frozen cauliflower, cut corn, and peas at the retail level was determined. At 35 degrees C, mean aerobic plate count (APC) values for cauliflower, corn, and peas, respectively, were 30,000, 6,100, and 4,700 per g; at 30 degrees C, the mean APC values were 45,000, 8,500, and 6,800 per g, respectively. Geometric means for coliform, Escherichia coli, and Sta...

A 29-year-old woman with no significant past medical history presented with malaise, fever, headache, inguinal lymphadenopathy, and a painful lesion on her ankle (Figures 1 and 2). Other pertinent findings on cutaneous examination included faint blanching 2to 3-mm macules on her trunk. ere were no oral lesions and no signs of embolic Fever and malaise associated with a painful papule on the ankle

AIMS To follow up vibration induced white finger (VWF) in a selected group of 73 vibration exposed workers who claimed unsuccessfully for VWF compensation at a first examination. METHODS The VWF claimants were sent to our unit by the National Insurance Institute. The basic compensatory criteria included a positive history of VWF and abnormal cold response of the digital arteries. Following th...

Rolf Br€ uggemann and Gisela SchmidKrebs, Verortungen der Seele: locating the soul. Psychiatriemuseen in Europa /Museums of psychiatry in Europe, Frankfurt am Main, Mabuse-Verlag, 2007, pp. 206, illus., d29.90 (paperback 978-3-938304-48-8). Nicholas Coni,Medicine and warfare: Spain, 1936–1939, Routledge/Ca~nada Blanch Studies on Contemporary Spain, NewYork and London, Routledge, 2007, pp. xxv, ...