One of the major problems encountered in research into the value of a new treatment for obsessional states is the small number of patients seen in any one centre. Another problem is the great diversity of symptoms which obsessional patients display. These two problems may be partly overcome by the ...

1. Six young male volunteers were exposed to sarin vapour (isopropyl methyl phosphonofluoridate) at a concentration of 0.5 mg/m(3) for 30 min (concentration time (Ct) 15 (mg min)/m(3)).2. The resulting clinical syndrome was treated by instilling 0.06 ml of a 1% solution of cyclopentolate into the conjunctival sac.3. Visual acuity, ...

There have always been sexual problems, says Dr. Chernenkoff. These may seem to be more common and varied today simply because more patients are willing to discuss them with a physician. The author details a case history in which he successfully used hypnosis in the treatment of frigidity.

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There have always been sexual problems, says Dr. Chernenkoff. These may seem to be more common and varied today simply because more patients are willing to discuss them with a physician. The author details a case history in which he successfully used hypnosis in the treatment of frigidity.

The family physician is ideally situated to deal with most chronic-recurrent nasal problems. The physician is alerted to the real problem by the recognition that terms such as 'sinus' and 'colds' often camouflage the problem of chronic rhinitis and chronic nasal obstruction. Avoidance of offending substances, the use of medications, ...

This website provides access to parathyroid articles written by doctors and surgeons in the USA who provide treatment for parathyroid gland problems. The first topic pages include an introduction to the parathyroid gland and normal parathyroid function. The second section discusses parathyroid disease and parathyroid gland problems including hyperthyroidism and ...

This 34-page practice guide, published by the Forestry Commission in 2007, is aimed principally at people interested in raising small numbers of trees. It describes the basic properties of tree seeds, principles of seed handling, and how to avoid or overcome common problems. Dormancy, germination and storage properties, treatments and ...

Determinations of particulate Al (pAl), leachable particulate Al (lpAl), and soluble Al (sAl) along the treatment sequence were used to investigate the occurrence of turbidity at drinking-water plants using aluminum coagulation. The behavior of Al species during filtration was normal when sAl remained at a constant level, while pAl was ...

Acne is a common condition, affecting most adolescents, although for the majority it subsides within five years. For some, however, it causes great distress: they feel unattractive, isolated and self-conscious, sometimes developing psychological problems. These people should be encouraged to seek help from their GP, as treatment is available.

Cystic fibrosis is an autosomal recessive disease, characterised by pancreatic insufficiency, abnormal viscous mucus secretions and chronic respiratory tract infections. Treatment is with pancreatin preparations to improve intestinal digestion of food, but the use of high-potency products requires care. Postural drainage and other physiotherapeutic measures are essential to the relief ...

The system of prolonged aeration in an oxidation ditch permits the full treatment of sewage from small communities at the same proportionate cost as that of the conventional activated-sludge system for large communities. It must be considered an important means of abating surface-water pollution. The treatment may be continuous or ...

W. Garson has said that "our evaluation today of the treatment of gonorrhoea cries aloud our inadequacies and our ignorance". Variants and permutations in treatment and treatment schedules using antibiotics and chemotherapeutic substances, as suggested by different workers, are reviewed here.

After briefly reviewing the history of penicillin therapy in gonorrhoea, the author shows that the number of cures effected with the repository penicillins, although originally very high, has diminished considerably in recent years, despite a general tendency to increase the dosage. The reduced efficacy of PAM and benzathine penicillin is ...

An extensive yaws eradication campaign has been in operation in Haiti since 1950; this paper deals with material from a special clinic set up at Bainet to evaluate the results of single injections of procaine penicillin with 2% aluminium monostearate (PAM) in various dosages. Treatment results in 862 patients with ...

Psychological problems play an important role in the production and exacerbation of allergic disease, just as they do in other illnesses, especially those of a chronic nature entailing economic and social problems. Some psychotherapy is implicit in the practice of all physicians. While most patients make satisfactory progress with whatever ...