The epidemic of injecting cathinone derivatives, marketed as "bath salts", by intravenous drug users among inner city Dubliners led to an associated rise in soft tissue complications. The spectrum of the cases encountered, ranging from self-limiting cellulitis to extensive abscess formation, at a single institution is described.

Electroless deposition or chemical coating is a well-established industrial technique that gaining popularity. The purpose of the current investigation was to determine how long heat treatment process had on mechanical and corrosion performances Ni-P low-carbon steel. performed steel using salt bath. coated samples were treated at 400°C under atmospheric condition muffle furnace. offers greater...

Experimental hypertension studies are few in the hooded (Aguti) rat. The present study was designed to investigate the usefulness of this rat strain for experimental hypertension studies and to test the hypothesis that the hypertension may be associated with a diminution of endothelium dependent and independent relaxations. Hypertension was induced in inbred hooded rats (n=8 each) by administer...