BACKGROUND Patients with atopic dermatitis (AD) have increased susceptibility to irritants. Some patients have questions about types of water for bathing or skin cleansing. OBJECTIVE We studied the pH of water from various sources to give an overview for physicians to recommend patients with AD. METHODS Water from various sources was collected for measurement of the pH using a pH meter and ...

Water obtained from a hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell was subjected to chemical, organoleptic, and microbiological analyses and found to be acceptable according to the U. S. Public Health Service Standards. To ascertain the acceptability of this water, eight male subjects were confined to a self-care unit at Miami Valley Hospital, Dayton, Ohio, for a 2-week period and served a controlled 4-meal-perda...

The intensity and polarization of light scattered from marine aerosols affect visibility and contrast in the marine atmospheric boundary layer (MABL). The polarization properties of scattered light in the MABL vary with size, refractive index, number distributions, and environmental conditions. Laboratory measurements were used to determine the characteristics and variability of the polarizatio...

BACKGROUND AND THE PURPOSE OF THE STUDY Cerebral ischemia is one of the main causes of long term disability and death in aged populations. Many herbal drugs and extracts have been used for the treatment of cerebral ischemia induced insults. This study was designed to investigate the protective effect of Semelil (ANGIPARS™), a new herbal drug, on focal cerebral ischemia in male rats. MATERIAL ...