New Diphtheria Prophylactic (N.A.F.T.)

New migraine prophylactic drug options.

The review article published in this issue, concerning new options for preventive drug treatment of migraine, deals with a subject that always draws the attention of both general practitioners and neurologists because of the high frequency with which they are confronted with doubts related to treatment in everyday practice. Several drugs are reported to be useful and consequently are used for b...

Diphtheria

Gentlemen,?I have occasionally heard a man, about to read a paper upon some subject, commence by expressing his sense of his unfitness for the task he has undertaken. I have, I must confess, looked upon this appeal, ad misericordiam, with much suspicion, believing the writer, did he not in his own heart believe himself particularly well-fitted for the work, would not have undertaken it. To-day,...

Diphtheria

Preparation and in-vitro evaluation of sodium alginate microspheres containing diphtheria toxoid as new vaccine delivery

  During last two decades, polysaccharides such as alginate (Alg) alone and in combination with other biopolymers are widely used in vaccine and drug delivery systems. The aim of the present work was to investigate the potential utility of microparticles made of alginate (Alg) as new vehicles for improving nasal vaccine delivery. For this purpose, diphtheria toxoid (DT) was chosen as a model an...

Study on Diphtheria Toxin Purification: A New Approach to Prepare Toxoid.