The antiquities of Jammu and Kashmir reveal that women might have enjoyed a high status as elsewhere in India. But ,there was a marked deterioration in the position of women. Female children were not much desired and their sufferings became endless with the beginning of inroads of Turko-Afghan tribes for whom carrying away of women formed the prized item of booty. This situation gave new dimens...

Heart transplantation in children with mitochondrial cardiomyopathy Genetic defects of mitochondrial energy supply can give rise to a variety of symptoms and virtually any organ or tissue can be involved. 1 In particular, cardiomyopathy can be the presenting symptom of a respiratory enzyme deficiency in infancy. Alternatively, cardiomy-opathy frequently occurs in the course of these diseases. 2...

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thimerosal, which is approximately 50% mercury by weight is a preservative widely used in vaccines since the 1930’s. it meets the requirements for a preservative as set forth by pharmacopeia challenge test and has been shown to be effective against a broad spectrum of pathogens. in july 1999, the public health service agencies and vaccine manufacturers agreed that thimerosal should be reduced o...