Methods Adult patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomised to receive either real or sham acupuncture for 3 days a week for 6 weeks, each session on the same day but prior to scheduled radiation treatment. The real acupuncture group had needles inserted to standard recommended depths or achievement of de qi. The following points were included: body points CV24, LU7 and KI6; ear points...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture point PC6 (Neiguan) in controlling nausea during intraoral impression taking. This study was conducted in Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil. The sample consisted of 33 adult volunteers with nausea, who were randomly divided into control and study groups, and treated with nonpenetrating sham acupuncture and real acupuncture...

BACKGROUND We have developed a new surgical instrument, called the pulsed electron avalanche knife (PEAK; Carl Zeiss Meditec, Jena, Germany), for precise, "cold," and tractionless dissection of tissue in liquid media. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the 3-dimensional damage zone induced by the PEAK compared with 2 other standard intraocular surgical instruments, diathermy and retinal scissors. METHOD...

Formal, Samuel B. (Walter Reed Army Institute of Research, Washington, D.C.), E. H. LaBrec, Amos Palmer, and Stanley Falkow. Protection of monkeys against experimental shigellosis with attenuated vaccines. J. Bacteriol. 90:63-68. 1965.-Two Shigella flexneri 2a strains of reduced virulence were used as oral vaccines to protect monkeys against experimental challenge. One strain, a spontaneous mut...

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PURPOSE To evaluate the efficacy and safety of CO2 Laser-assisted Sclerectomy Surgery (CLASS) in primary and pseudoexfoliative open-angle glaucoma. MATERIALS AND METHODS Single-arm, open-label study included data from 9 medical centers located in 7 countries. Subjects underwent nonpenetrating CLASS procedure with a CO2 laser system (IOPtiMate). Intraocular pressure (IOP) and number of medicat...

O1 Propagator-Resolved 2D Exchange in Porous Media in the Inhomogeneous Magnetic Field Lauren Burcaw 1, Mark Hunter 2, Paul Callaghan 2 1 Victoria University of Wellington, 2 SCPS, Victoria University of Wellington We present a propagator-resolved 2D exchange spectroscopy technique for observing fluid motion in a porous medium. The susceptibility difference between the matrix and the fluid is e...

Loss of tolerance toward commensal bacteria has been invoked as a mechanism for Crohn's disease. IL-10 is a key anti-inflammatory cytokine that plays a role in induction and maintenance of tolerance. The aim of this study is to determine IL-10 production in response to bacterial components in Crohn's disease patients, who were classified according to their phenotypes as stricturing, penetrating...

The purpose of this paper is to review the surgical options available for the management of pediatric glaucoma, to evaluate their advantages and disadvantages together with their long-term efficacy, all with the intent to give guidelines to physicians on which elements are to be considered when taking a surgical decision. Currently there is a range of surgical procedures that are being used for...

PURPOSE OF REVIEW This review summarizes clinical and basic science evidence linking trauma and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use to initiation and progression of severe group A streptococcal (GAS) soft tissue infection. RECENT FINDINGS New evidence includes recent clinical series and controlled studies that lend support to an NSAID/GAS association, basic science studies that de...