In autumn 2014, with great effort by the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, the research group will obtain several vials of redback spider (RBS) antivenom for emergency use. However, these small amounts of antivenom are insufficient to cover the demands from majority of hospitals in Japan. The research group carefully discussed the domestic RBS antivenom production by themselves for this e...

Öz Melaninler, do?ada mikroorganizmalardan insanlara kadar çok çe?itli canl? gruplar?nda yayg?n olarak da??lm?? bir organik polimer grubudur. Neredeyse tüm bulunan bu pigmentler, antioksidan, antimikrobiyal, antivenin, antienflamatuar, radyoprotektif, fotokoruyucu vb. birçok farkl? özelli?e sahiptir. Bu çal??mada, Streptomyces parvus BSB49 su?undan safla?t?r?lan eumelanin polimerinin korozyon ö...

    Background: Scorpionism is a public health problem in some provinces in Iran. The present study aimed to assess the clinical manifestations of scorpion envenomation in Shiraz and determine a clinical severity grading for Iranian scorpion envenomation in order to suggest a treatment guideline for emergency physicians.    Methods: In this analytic retrospective stu...

BACKGROUND Venomous snakebites continue to cause great morbidity, and treatment options are confusing the attending physician. In the United States approximately 45,000 snakebites occur each year, of which some 8000 are by 20 species of venomous snakes. METHODS Information on venomous snakes and snakebite treatment was gathered from the libraries of the Wilderness Medical Society and the Rock...