hemorrhages from the lungs when given in two-grain doses intramuscularly. Since then I have always given a prophylactic injection whenever I am performing any operation which is likely to be attended by severe bleeding or oozing. In the last eight cases of labour which I have conducted, I have given this injection into the buttock about ten minutes before the expected birth of the child. In eve...

The aim of this work is to specify which model of turbulence is the most adapted in order to predict the drag forces that a swimmer encounters during his movement in the fluid environment. For this, a Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) analysis has been undertaken with a commercial CFD code (Fluent). The problem was modelled as 3D and in steady hydrodynamic state. The 3D geometry of the swimmer...

Progressive Macular Hypomelanosis is often an underdiagnosed hypo pigmented, nonscaly, macular eruption involving the trunk, abdomen, face,extremities and the buttocks with great cosmetic concern to the sufferer. Topical antifungal, corticosteroid has been ineffective in its treatment but phototherapy and topical antimicrobial has proven effective over time. Objective: This study seeks to deter...

Photos and/or copies of one hundred Upper Paleolithic (45,000-40,000 to 10,000 BP) statues were studied, the photos having been taken from the frontal, lateral and back view. Among the 97 female idols studied, 24 were skinny (mainly young women), 15 were of normal weight, while more than half of them (51) represented overweight or very obese females whose breasts were also extremely large. The ...

A number of proposals have been advanced to explain the evolutionary significance of sex-specific fat distribution in women, focusing primarily on the premature development of breasts in nulliparous human females and consequent permanent breast enlargement (e.g., Cant 1981; reviewed in Caro 1987). Recently, Low et al. (1987; henceforth referred to as LAN) (see also Low et al. 1988) proposed the...

BACKGROUND Hirsutism is the presence of excessive growth of terminal hair in a female in the male-like pattern. It is the most common indicator of hyperandrogenism. The primary objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical impact of new androgens sensitive skin area to total body hirsutism score. METHODS This was cross-sectional study. Most of the patients in this study group (n = 300)...

Prevention of pressure sores remains a significant problem confronting spinal cord injury patients and the elderly with limited mobility. One vital aspect of this subject concerns the development of cushions to decrease pressure ulcers for seated patients, particularly those bound by wheelchairs. Here, we present a novel cushion system that employs interface pressure distribution between the cu...

BACKGROUND HIV-infected patients on long-term highly active antiretroviral therapy often present peculiar patterns of fat redistribution, referred to as lipodystrophy. In spite of recent investigations, it is not known whether and to what extent the main features of lipodystrophy--that is lipoatrophy of peripheral fat at face, limbs and buttocks, as well as fat accumulation at breasts, abdomen ...