The observation was made that tetanus toxin produced in the Mueller medium became visibly darker while undergoing detoxification in the incubator. It was then considered of interest to determine whether this increase in color intensity could be correlated with detoxification. This paper deals with such a correlation. The work of Agner (1950) on diphtheria toxin reveals the possibility of some r...

Lignocelluloses materials were selected for ethanol production, but certain problems occurred, such as the hydrolysis and detoxification process. A biological flocculation technology was to apply for the detoxification of acid hydrolyzate of lignocelluloses materials. Meanwhile chitosan was confirmed as the best biological flocculant which showed good detoxification effect. In order to reach th...

BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to examine the practicability and implementation efficacy of an alcohol outpatient detoxification model and the concomitant 'motivational' psychotherapeutic approach. METHOD This was an open prospective study to examine the implementation efficacy, practicability and medical safety of a novel psychotherapy-based, integrated outpatient detoxification model i...

Background: Ipomoea carnea Jacq is an ethnopharmacological drug and its leaves, roots latex are used for various indications by traditional healers. But seeds not in the treatment as they more toxic. As herbal medicines becoming endangered, can be efficiently available abundantly. toxicity should reduced safer use treatment. Aim: Seeds of studied present study to observe macroscopic, microscopi...

STUDY OBJECTIVE We evaluate the effectiveness and safety of emergency medical services (EMS) provider use of a checklist to triage alcohol-inebriated patients directly to a detoxification facility, rather than an emergency department (ED). METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted of all patients evaluated during a 2-year period, from 2003 to 2005, by EMS providers who used a detoxif...

Alcohol Health & Research World lcohol detoxification can be defined as a period of medical treatment, usually including counseling, during which a person is helped to overcome physical and psychological dependence on alcohol (Chang and Kosten 1997). The immediate objectives of alcohol detoxification are to help the patient achieve a substancefree state, relieve the immediate symptoms of withdr...

End-products of sulfide detoxification have been compared in three turbellarians and a gastrotrich typical of lenitic beaches with a well-developed sulfide system. Oxidation products were correlated with the oxygen concentration in the animal's habitat indicating that adaptation to life in the sulfide system involves reduction of dependency on molecular oxygen in metabolism. Archiloa wilsoni, a...

To introduce and determine the clinical benefits of a detoxification program that combines fasting with fluid therapy for refractory cases of severe atopic dermatitis (AD), we performed a retrospective chart review of inpatients with AD from March 2010 to February 2012 at the Department of Ophthalmology, Otorhinolaryngology and Dermatology of Korean Medicine in the Kyung Hee Medical Center. Pat...

OBJECTIVES This study sought to document the trends in drug use among intravenous drug users (IDUs) in northern British Columbia, and to discuss the public health implications. METHOD We conducted a 7-year medical-chart review of all IDU-related admissions (n = 2072) to an inpatient alcohol and drug detoxification centre in Prince George, British Columbia. Primary detoxification diagnosis was...