To the Editor: Derby et al (1) noted that in 2003 approximately half (14/29) of International Spinal Injection Society (ISIS) instructors and the majority (14/17) of poll respondents reported performing transforaminal epidural steroids injections. Do the authors have any data as to needle type (blunt vs sharp) used? If ISIS instructors persist in performing transforaminal injections with sharpt...

A flowmeter is described which may be used to measure gas flow in experimental situations. It may be adapted for use with any gas or gas mixture and be used to provide flows as small as 50 ml min-1. A mercury-in-glass manometer (sphygmomanometer) is used to measure the gas pressure proximal to a flow restrictor (consisting of a hypodermic needle hub) and it is this pressure head which, for a gi...

The reasons for using sterilized pus in the place of autogenous or other vaccines are : 1. The great simplicity and cheapness. 2. The pus is truly autogenous, this is not so with vaccines prepared from organisms grown on artificial media; for the organism is changed by such growth. 3. Besides the bacteria, pus contains toxins, and antibodies both extremely useful for therapeutic inoculation. Th...

The research did not test for all phobias that have a name, such as arachibutyrophobia (the fear of having peanut butter stick to the roof of one’s mouth). Among the least common phobias found in the survey, however, were trypanophobia (the fear of hypodermic needles and injections) and the fear of dentists. Less than ten percent had these problems, according to the doctoral dissertation by Rob...

AIM: The geographical extent and climatic tolerances of one- and two-needled pinyon pines (Pinus subsect. Cembroides) are the focus of questions in taxonomy, palaeoclimatology and modelling of future distributions. The identification of these pines, traditionally classified by one- versus two-needled fascicles, is complicated by populations with both one- and two-needled fascicles on the same t...

We report a case of a female patient whose routine chest radiograph revealed numerous small, linear, radiopaque foreign bodies. These were determined to be permanently implanted acupuncture needles. We describe the imaging appearance of these wires, discuss the potential for complications and briefly review the pertinent literature.

Your boyfriend is fortunate to have someone who's looking out for his health and safety. Your concern over sharing needles and syringes is certainly warranted, because it raises the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens, including Human immunodeficiency virus [2] (HIV), Hepatitis B [3] (HBV), and Hepatitis C [4](HCV). The most effective way to avoid contamination with injection drug use...

Your boyfriend is fortunate to have someone who's looking out for his health and safety. Your concern over sharing needles and syringes is certainly warranted, because it raises the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens, including Human immunodeficiency virus [2] (HIV), Hepatitis B [3] (HBV), and Hepatitis C [4](HCV). The most effective way to avoid contamination with injection drug use...

Your boyfriend is fortunate to have someone who's looking out for his health and safety. Your concern over sharing needles and syringes is certainly warranted, because it raises the risk of transmission of blood borne pathogens, including Human immunodeficiency virus [2] (HIV), Hepatitis B [3] (HBV), and Hepatitis C [4](HCV). The most effective way to avoid contamination with injection drug use...