Hemosol has been one of the pioneering leaders working since 1985 in an effort to bring to market a human hemoglobin based oxygen therapeutic which would serve several important clinical needs. Hemosol welcomes the publication of this most current Guidance document as a timely response to many major developments in this field in the past near-decade. Below Hemosol first offers some general comm...

A challenging issue for network communication is to provide uninterrupted network services even when a link failure occurs. Path protection offers a promising solution by employing a link-disjoint secondary backup path to protect the primary path. Existing path protection mechanisms can be classified into 1+1 protection, 1:1 protection 1:N protection and M:N protection. However, their implement...

BACKGROUND Recurrent cerebrovascular events constitute an estimated 200,000 of the 700,000 strokes reported annually in the United States, which makes secondary stroke prevention an important goal in the management of disease among patients who have experienced stroke or transient ischemic attack. METHODS AND RESULTS Various pharmacological approaches have been advocated, but the relative eff...

H S Mohamud1*, E AlGhamdi1, A F Alhetheel2, F M AlMajid3, A H Ahmed4, A M Somily2 and D H Mohamed2 1Transfusion Microbiology Department, King Khalid University Hospital Blood Bank, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 2Pathology/Microbiology Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 3Infectious Diseases Division, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 4F...

in this study, considering the normal ingredients in guinea pig's milk, by using cow milk, mixture of vitamins and minerals, a milk substitute was prepared and sterilized by autoclaving and filtration methods. in food analysis of produced milk, the important substances values, such as protein, fat and ash, were suitable. milk substitute was fed to four groups of newborn's guinea pigs that we...

This is a case report on irritant contact dermatitis secondary to calcium oxide exposure during manual cloud seeding operations. A less hazardous substitute such as sodium chloride should be considered wherever possible. Cloud seeding operations are briefly discussed in this report, and the impact of calcium oxide exposure as an occupational hazard is elaborated.

Background Results of blood test are essential and often guiding for the diagnostic work. In emergency departments (EDs) a competent and rapid treatment therefore requires an efficient process for ordering blood tests, informing clinicians that samples have been taken, for communicating test results, and for physicians acknowledging having assessed results. The ED in Slagelse Sygehus has implem...