as dressing of the surgeon and his assistants, cleaning of the area to be operated upon and application of antiseptic preparation to the part (we used mercurochrome 1 per cent solution, or brilliant green 0.5 per cent solution instead of tincture of iodine, as the conscious patient feels an extreme burning sensation if tincture of iodine is applied to the recently-shaved area), should be finish...

BACKGROUND The direct effect of some opioids on immune cells has been demonstrated. The aim of this study was to assess the apoptotic effect of opium on Jurkat T lymphocyte cells. METHODS Different concentrations of opium (2.86 × 10-3 to 2.86 × 10-11 g/ml) were added to 24-well plates containing 5 × 105 Jurkat cells. Apoptotic events were assessed after 6, 24, and 72 hours by flow-cytometric ...

to disappear completely. (d) Gentle massage is very essential after injection. (?) Too strong a solution gives pain. I always inject 5 grs. in 20 minims of distilled water. If this dose is not sufficient, it may be repeated. Whenever I used a stronger solution it invariably gave a certain amount of pain(/) The puncture should be sealed with compound benzoin tincture or collodiuin flexile. Simpl...

BACKGROUND In clinical practice, the level of sensory block in spinal anesthesia in opium abusers is lower than that in non-abusers because of adaptive changes caused by opium use. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate the level of sensory block resulting from the intrathecal administration of 0.5% bupivacaine in opium abuser patients undergoing lower extremity and lower abdomin...

On August 24, 2009 there will have been 125 years from the death of Professor Doctor Carol Davila, General. This article could have had the name " The Merits of Carol Davila " or " The Heritage of Carol Davila " or " A MAN for a nation ". It is clear that Professor Doctor Carol Davila, General was the founder of many institutions, contributing significantly and decisively to the progress of the...

Sir,?I hope the following observation may be of some interest to your esteemed readers : Castor oil is protective and sedative while applied externally, a soothing application when dropped into the inflamed eye, a solvent for homatropine, and decidedly an excellent, mild and simple purgative, and a suitable remedy for getting lid of undigested food causing diarrhoea, a proper and favourite prep...

Topology optimization often incorporates a reliability analysis to take the randomness in the design parameters into account. This strategy is inherently a double-loop procedure due to the probabilistic constraints in optimization. To simplify the calculation procedure, an equivalent-deterministic constraint, which is constructed by adding a penalty on the right hand side (RHS) of a limit state...

cases, are (1) that the iodized tincture of guaiacol is selective as regards serous membrane and fluids and is destructive to Grain-positive organisms, (2) that the tincture guaiacol-chlor-iodide is selective as regards blood and tissues other than of the serous type and is destructive to Gram-positive cocci, and (3) that tincture mansonia has specific action on Gram-negative diplococci such as...

The paper examines the rise and fall of Golden Triangle opium-producing region, by focusing on local economic social conditions, as well international factors that have affected opium production in Myanmar (formerly Burma), Laos, Thailand. By 1970, countries produced 70 percent world’s opium, but even late 1990s, figure remained 66 percent, only today has region become less significant, a resul...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the in vitro antifungal activity of Schinus terebinthifolius (Brazilian pepper tree) tincture on planktonic Candida tropicalis (ATCC 40042), which is a microorganism associated to oral cavity infections. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) and Minimum Fungicidal Concentration (MFC) were determined through the microdilution technique. Possible action of t...