Treatment with toltrazuril, sulphaquinoxaline/pyrimethamine and amprolium/ethopabate prevented mortality in chickens infected with field isolates of Eimeria tenella. Amprolium/ethopabate was the most effective drug in reducing lesions caused by the parasites. Few oocysts of E tenella were produced in birds medicated with sulphaquinoxaline/pyrimethamine or amprolium/ethopabate and none in those medicated with ...

An in vitro dye leakage study was performed to compare the sealing ability of high-temperature thermoplasticized gutta-percha, high copper amalgam, and warm gutta-percha when used as retrofilling materials. Forty-five extracted anterior teeth were obturated with gutta-percha, the apical 3 mm of the roots were resected, and 2-mm-deep retrograde preparations were ...

The ultrastructural appearance of first-generation schizonts of Eimeria adenoeides was markedly altered in turkey poults fed 0.0125% amprolium-medicated feed. When compared with development seen in unmedicated control birds 48-72 hr postinoculation (PI), most of the schizonts present in the medicated birds were fragmented, contained enlarged nuclei, had swollen endoplasmic reticulum ...

Sheep were medicated with progestogen sponges, pregnant mare's serum gonadotrophin, naloxone or nalbuphine during April, May, June or September 1986. It was observed that when suckling ewes were treated three or five weeks post partum with 45 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate (incorporated on an intravaginal sponge) for 12 days followed by ...

Researchers at Yale-New Haven Hospital (New Haven, Connecticut) tested the reliability and validity of the Pediatric Appropriateness Evaluation Protocol (PAEP) through a comparison of inter-rater agreement between experienced pediatricians and less experienced clinicians. The PAEP is a diagnosis-independent instrument with 26 criteria in three categories used to assess appropriate hospital ...

Fourteen Parkinsonian patients with fluctuations in therapeutic response to levodopa completed a double-blind, crossover trial of controlled-release levodopa/carbidopa (Sinemet CR4) vs standard Sinemet 25/100 (STD). Significant increases in mean interdose interval and per cent of the waking day spent "on", as well as reductions in the number of daily medication ...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the oestrous symptoms at puberty and during the two subsequent oestrous periods in the gilt. The investigation comprised a total of 369 purebred Swedish Yorkshire gilts. The gilts were carefully checked for oestrous symptoms twice daily, from 160 to 260 days ...

The influence of efrotomycin administered at the rate of 16 mg/kg of feed in 10 Salmonella typhimurium-inoculated pigs was determined by comparing this group with a group of 10 pigs inoculated with S typhimurium that were given nonmedicated feed. Two control groups of 4 noninoculated pigs each, 1 group medicated ...

The author of this article discusses the world's most serious nuclear accident to date: the Chernobyl nuclear accident of April 1986. His major focus is on the short-term medical consequences of the accident, including reduction of exposure to persons at risk, evaluation of persons potentially affected, dosimetry, and specific medical ...

Two Rocky Mountain bighorn lambs (Ovis canadensis canadensis) were held in captivity for 120 days before being housed with two domestic sheep. The lambs were clinically normal and had no Pasteurella spp. on nasal swab cultures. The domestic sheep were known to carry Pasteurella haemolytica biotype A in the nasal ...

The availability and use of modular enteral components for tube feeding has increased dramatically in recent years. The preparation of such modular feedings can be quite confusing to enteral formula preparation personnel, especially when several components are utilized. At Geisinger Medical Center, Danville, PA, a policy of ordering modular feedings ...

Narasin is effective against all species of chicken coccidia when tested in battery cage and floor pen studies. To confirm the efficacy of narasin under practical broiler production conditions, the drug was fed at concentrations of 60 ppm or 80 ppm to broiler chickens being raised by six different commercial ...

New legislation designed to protect the public from residues by providing better defined controls over the medicating of animal feedingstuffs begins to come into force from July 1. The 1985 Medicated Animal Feeding Stuffs Regulations have already closed a loophole whereby a POM product could be incorporated into feed and ...

Two preparations of acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) were tested for their effects on gastroduodenal mucosa in a randomized crossover double-blind study that involved 12 healthy volunteers. Medication M (Monobeltin) consisted of 1,050 mg ASA provided with an enteric coat and medication C (Colfarit) consisted of 1,000 mg of a microencapsulated ASA ...

In a review of 125 percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomies (PEG) and 88 Stamm gastrostomies performed at Duke University Medical Center since 1978, the average operating room time for PEG (50 +/- 20 min) was shorter than for Stamm (96 +/- 26 min) (p less than 0.0001). General anesthesia was administered in ...

Abdominal fat pad adipocyte size was determined in two experiments to evaluate the effect of monensin feeding and withdrawal on female broilers. In Experiment 1 at 49 days of age mean adipocyte sizes were: 49.2 micron, unmedicated controls; 50.0 micron, medicated controls; 55.6 micron, medicated birds with 5-day withdrawal period; ...

The rejection of technologically supplied nutrition and hydration (artificial feeding) has emerged in the last five years as one of the most controversial aspects of the right to refuse treatment. This article summarizes the trends in the legal and medical literature recognizing that individuals have the right to reject artificial ...

We have made a study of the use of Duoderm hydroactive sterile occlusive dressing on 10 patients for skin donor sites. Its therapeutic efficacy is evident and the dressing enhances the wound debridement and accelerates the re-epithelialization, with complete healing in 8.5 days on the average. In comparison with a ...

Effects of 30-day unilateral ovariectomy (ULO) on compensatory ovarian hypertrophy (COH) was studied in adult frog Rana cyanophlyctis in relation to reproductive phase/season, feeding, and treatment with human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) or estradiol-17 beta. Compensatory growth of the remaining ovary was assessed in terms of weight as well as changes ...

Plasma lipids, apolipoproteins, and gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase (GGT) were measured in 28 patients receiving aminoglutethimide (500 mg) and hydrocortisone (30 or 40 mg) for advanced breast cancer. A rise in cholesterol (CHOL), LDL-CHOL, apoprotein B, apoprotein CIII, and GGT was observed after 45 days. When the patients were divided in two groups ...

A frozen stabilate was produced from Theileria cervi sporozoites in salivary glands of adult Amblyomma americanum. The stabilate was inoculated into three fallow deer (Cervus dama) and two white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus). Following inoculation, the white-tailed deer developed parasitemias as determined by blood smear examination at 11 and 13 days ...

Levels of tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNA), nicotine and cotinine were estimated in the saliva of 20 snuff dippers (Inuit, Northwest Territories, Canada). Levels of N'-nitrosonornicotine (NNN), 4-(methyl-N-nitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone (NNK), and N-nitrosoanatabine (NAT) plus N-nitrosoanabiasine (NAB) found in the saliva following a 15-min period of keeping 0.5-1.5 g of moist snuff in the ...

A patient with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) for 10 years suddenly developed localized midback pain after minimal activity. Although he sought immediate medical assistance, recognition of a septic spondylodiscitis was delayed 3 weeks. One day after admission, he developed fever and admitted to intravenous drug use. Staphylococcus aureus empyema and spondylodiscitis ...

Donor chickens given feed medicated with one or two levels of decoquinate or given non-medicated feed were infected with oocysts of Eimeria tenella or E. maxima per os. Twelve hours after inoculation with oocysts liver, mid-intestine or ceca homogenates were fed to previously uninfected recipient chickens. The results showed that ...

A study of intravenous (i.v.) cannula usage for medical emergencies admitted to hospitals in the Newham Health District was undertaken during two defined periods (24 and 35 days). Almost half the cannulas inserted (47%) were not flushed following an initial bolus injection of heparinized saline. The duration that cannulas remained ...

Residues of benomyl (determined as carbendazim, widely accepted as MBC) and of thiabendazole in Wellspur apples were monitored after the apples were treated postharvest by immersion in a bath with each of the fungicides separately and stored under refrigeration. Whole fruit and pulp analyses were conducted over the period beginning ...

Administration of medications to patients with nasogastric tubes has traditionally been done in a bolus fashion. An alternative to this would be to mix the medications in the continuous drip enteral feeding with subsequent continuous administration. The purpose of this study was to determine the compatibility of select medications with ...

A spectrum of medical problems, including self-limited acute mountain sickness, high-altitude retinopathy, and the potentially fatal high-altitude pulmonary and cerebral edemas, may afflict residents and sojourners at higher elevations. However, appropriate prevention and prompt recognition will minimize the impact of these disorders. Prevention is predicated upon slow ascent to altitude ...

Discontinuous medication with toltrazuril, given in the drinking water at a concentration of 50 ppm, was effective in controlling infection resulting from repeated inoculation of oocysts of a line of E. tenella partly resistant to monensin. Treatment was very effective when the drug was given for periods of 3 days, ...

The anticoccidial effect of toltrazuril (Bay Vi 9142) against Eimeria flavescens, E. intestinalis, E. magna, E. perforans and E. stiedai was tested in experimentally-infected rabbits. Continuous administration of 10-15 p.p.m. of the drug in the drinking water was highly effective in reducing oocyst output of all five species and in ...

Young Holstein-Friesian bull calves were used in a controlled experiment to evaluate the efficacy of monensin against coccidiosis. The calves were given oocysts of Eimeria bovis and/or E. zurnii. Medication was started 3 days prior to inoculation and continued during the 30-day experimental period. Oocyst shedding was quantified prior to ...

Half the progeny in a 200-sow herd (2045 pigs) was given feed medicated with 500 g/tonne of a 1:5 trimethoprim/sulphadiazine mixture from three to nine weeks of age. The other half (1989) acted as controls. The trial lasted 12 months. No difference was observed between the two groups in the ...

Ten climbers who participated in the Nepal-Japan Kangchenjunga Expedition (altitude, 8,478-8,586 m) in 1984 were examined for their hypercapnic and isocapnic hypoxic ventilatory responses (HCVR and HVR) at sea level before and after the expedition. Five climbers who reached an altitude higher than 8,000 m, [designated high-performance climbers (HPC)] exhibited ...

In a study of sickness absence due to occupational dermatoses among 360 construction workers in a prefabrication construction factory in 1984, we found 3 workers with allergic contact dermatitis from chromate in cement who required medical leave. There were 5 sickness absence spells due to occupational dermatoses and the number ...

Because young children have numerous infections and other conditions that require medication during the day, medication administration is an issue for every day care program. While all day care programs may not accept responsibility for administration of medication, every program must have a policy about it. Where medications are given ...

Glycerol-impregnated chromic catgut and untreated chromic catgut were compared in a randomized controlled trial involving 737 consecutive women who required repair of perineal trauma following spontaneous vaginal delivery. Medical staff preference was equally divided between the two materials. More untreated chromic catgut sutures required removal both by 10 days and ...

A 13-year-old, 370-kg, Appaloosa gelding with mild colic of 4 days' duration was found to have a near circumferential retroperitoneal rectal tear. Accumulation of feces at the site of the repair had created a large perirectal cavity. Removal of feces and cleansing of the perirectal cavity were performed daily. Sutures ...

Parents of a series of 20 women with bulimia were interviewed about their pregnancies and the feeding patterns and medical status of their daughters during childhood. Few recalled significant feeding problems, although many had regarded their daughters as being overweight or underweight at some earlier time. There was no evidence ...

A study of the menstrual cycle phase on day of admission was conducted on 156 women with regular menstruation admitted for self-poisoning to a medical department. No relation of statistical significance was found between the day of self-poisoning and the menstrual cycle phase. This was also the case when a ...

Statolith formation in Cnidaria was reviewed with an emphasis on Aurelia statoliths. The review provides information on the chemical composition, mechanisms of initiation of mineralization, and effects of environmental factors on Cnidarian statolith formation. Environmental factors discussed included modified sea water ingredients, X-irradiation, clinostat rotation, and petroleum oil ingredients. A ...

On its fifth anniversary, the International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear War was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize. The organization was conceived by two Boston cardiologists who joined with some Soviet colleagues to create an international forum for considering the medical consequences of and means for preventing nuclear war. ...

Leucocyte migration in vivo, studied with a skin chamber technique was inhibited in eight healthy volunteers after six days' medication with piroxicam, 20 mg a day, but not after only one day's medication. The inhibition was not correlated to the serum content of the drug. The median trough values of ...

The effect was studied of introducing about equal numbers of decoquinate-sensitive or decoquinate-resistant Eimeria tenella oocysts into a floor pen of susceptible unmedicated chickens. "Sentinel" birds introduced 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 weeks later were used to recover populations of E. tenella oocysts. In drug sensitivity tests, populations of ...

Pfister and associates have shown that treatment with citrate solution reduces the incidence of stromal ulceration after alkali burn of the cornea. In the course of study of the effect of inhibitors of plasminogen activation on corneal re-epithelialization following alkali burns, we noted that when citrate was used in the ...

Groups of chickens were medicated with the anticoccidial drug, decoquinate, and starting 1 day after this medication they were given daily inoculations of either 1 X 10(4) (Experiment 1) or 1 X 10(5) (Experiment 2) oocysts of a decoquinate-sensitive strain of Eimeria tenella. This assured the presence of large numbers ...

This study evaluated the effects of a hospital-based counseling service on the physical recovery of surgical and medical patients. Their recovery was measured in terms of days on antibiotics, days to return to normal temperature, normal pulse and oral intake, and days on intravenous (IV) feeding. The effects of the ...

A liquid chromatographic method was used to monitor a depletion study of carbadox (and its most important metabolite, desoxycarbadox) in young pigs fed carbadox-treated rations for 1 week. Carbadox was found in blood (20 ppb), blood serum (26 ppb), and muscle tissue 24 h after withdrawal from treated ration; residues ...

Isospora suis is unequivocally a primary pathogen of swine. Inoculation of I suis in conventionalised and germ-free piglets caused a biphasic disease course with marked diarrhoea, villous atrophy and necrosis of the intestinal epithelium at four to six and eight to 10 days after inoculation. The presence of a normal ...

Due to sporadic infections attributed to contaminated multiple-dose medication vials (MDV), some authorities have suggested discarding all MDV within 24 hours. We inoculated 11 commonly used medications with suspensions of 10 bacterial species previously associated with contaminated parenteral solutions and determined microbial persistence at both room and refrigerator temperature. At ...

Despite the widespread use of multiple dose vials (MDV) for anesthetic medications, there is a paucity of data concerning the sterility of in-use MDV. The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency of bacterial contamination of MDV used in current anesthesia practice. The authors collected weekly samples from ...