this paper dealswith thermo-mineral groundwater of themondragone plain (campania, southernitaly) and the possibility to use this low enthalpy geothermal resource. in the nw sector of this plain, at thebottom of mt. pizzuto, near the sea, there are thermo-mineral waters (50 °c) of sodium-chloride type,sulfureous and rich in co2 whose recharge is from the mt. pizzuto groundwater body. in the se s...

BACKGROUND The treatment of different skin conditions with spa waters is a long tradition dating back to at least late Hellenism. Interestingly, independent scientific examinations studying the effect of spa waters are scarce. OBJECTIVE In the present in vitro study, we compared the effect of culture media supplemented with (a) thermal spa waters (La Roche-Posay, Avène) and (b) two natural mi...

the existence of ra 226 is proved and measured by radiom emanation-method in waters and food products of north , north west and north – east of iran. a total of 126 water, 249 food and 22 air samples have been examined. the concertration of ra 226 in waters found to be 0.01 to 1.104 pci/1 and in food products from 0.01 to pci/gr. ash.the amount found in due ranges from 0.003 to 0.227 pci/m 3.it...

PHYSICIANS in England had been curious about the active principles of natural mineral waters since the early seventeenth century, when the idea of visiting a spa to drink or bathe in the waters first became popular. After the Restoration, fashionable London society, led by the king and court, established the practice of visiting spas such as Tunbridge Wells, Epsom, or Bath during the summer. Do...

Catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) is a magnesium-dependent, catecholamine-metabolizing enzyme, whose impaired activity has been positively associated with cardiovascular diseases, particularly hypertension. Consumption of some natural mineral-rich waters has been shown to exert protective effects on cardiovascular risk factors, eg. by decreasing arterial blood pressure and blood lipids. Howev...