An extracellular protease-producing actinomycete, Streptomyces nogalator strain Ac 80, was isolated from soil. Mutants of the strain designated as Mt C producing protease of higher (3.0 mg tyrosine liberated/min/mg protein) and Mt L of lower (0.9 mg tyrosine liberated/min/mg protein) specific activity as compared to that of the wild type (1.8 mg tyrosine liberated/min/mg protein) were selected....

BACKGROUND A nutritional assessment method that is quick and easy to conduct would be extremely useful in a complex emergency, where currently there is no agreed practical and acceptable method. Hair pluckability has been suggested to be a useful method of assessing protein nutritional status. The aim was to investigate the reliability of the trichotillometer and to explore the effects of patie...

Laser systems and other energy sources for home use are being developed and will have an exponential growth in the coming years. It is in the field of laser hair removal and hair regrowth where these lasers and intense pulsed light systems for home use are gaining most ground. There are few studies supporting their efficacy and safety and there are still no long term studies. Currently these sy...

Preparation Explain the procedure and advise the • patient that it will cause some very brief discomfort The patient, helper, and examiner • should be positioned appropriately. The helper can hold the torch (Figure 1). Method Instil the local anaesthetic eye drops • Using magnification, identify the • eyelashes which need epilating (Figure 2) For lower eyelashes: ask the patient to look up, • f...

BACKGROUND The WHO definition of trachomatous trichiasis (TT) is "at least one eyelash touching the globe, or evidence of recent epilation of in-turned eyelashes", reflecting the fact that epilation is used as a self-management tool for TT. In Fiji's Western Division, a high TT prevalence (8.7% in those aged ≥15 years) was reported in a 2012 survey, yet a 2013 survey found no TT and Fijian opht...

Lasers are devices commonly utilized in beauty salons for aesthetic treatments. They most often used hair removal, scar leveling, hyperpigmentation, skin revitalization, as well deleting dilated blood vessels and tattoos. The study aimed to analyze the interest of owners cosmetology medicine salons, their clients, laser treatments excessive removal revitalization. consisted an anonymous survey ...

BACKGROUND Hirsutism can have negative impacts on psychosocial aspects of women's lives and reduce their quality of life (QOL). The aim of this study was to assess the QOL of these women during laser treatment. PATIENTS AND METHODS Eighty-eight women with unwanted facial hair underwent laser therapy. Each patient completed a questionnaire consisting of a modified Dermatology Life Quality Inde...

The onset of this erythema in response to different times of exposure corresponds closely to that in the haired animal. Orally administered phenylbutazone (30 mg/kg) or subcutaneously administered fluocinolone acetonide (10 mg/kg) have an equivalent antierythemic effect on haired and hairless animals. The hairless rat may therefore be an attractive alternative to its haired counterpart in this ...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES Cryogen spray cooling (CSC) is used to minimize the risk of epidermal damage during laser dermatological surgery. However, while CSC can protect the epidermis from non-specific thermal damage, the cryogen film on the skin surface may pose a potential problem of laser light attenuation due to optical scattering. STUDY DESIGN/MATERIALS AND METHODS This study is focused...