A study was carried out to determine the health effects of rice husk dust in Malaysian rice millers. The study population consisted of 122 male Malay workers from three rice mills, with 42 controls of similar age, sex, ethnic group, and agricultural work background. Interviews using standardised questionnaires, physical examination, total and differential white cell counts, chest radiographs, a...

A colony of albino rats was developed from three breeders (not germ-free) originally delivered by Cesarian section and artificially reared in the laboratories of Professor James A Reyniers. The colony has been maintained under quarantine since June, 1948, in the absence of any demonstrable involvement of the respiratory tract or of the middle ears. At autopsy pleuropneumonia-like organisms, Str...

A respiratory tract infection in cats--variously called nasal catarrh, influenza, or distemper--has been observed frequently within the past several years in the northeastern United States. The main characteristics of the disease are its highly infectious nature, debilitating effects, and long course, about a month. I ts respiratory nature is manifested by sneezing and coughing, accompanied by ...

Thiosemicarbazides have found to contain antimicrobial, antiviral activities against various virus, bacteria and fungi strains. The objective of the study was to study the seed germination and physiological maturity stage of Trigonella foenum graecum and Brassica (L.). The effect of various concentrations of 1γ picolinoyl-4-phenyl Thiosemicarbazides on mitotic Indices in root tip cell in Trigon...

Thuja orientalis commonly known as white cedar belonging to family Cupressacae is an monoecious small tree or shrub. It is also known as Tree of life and Orientale Arbor-Vitae in English. T. orientalis has an effective natural origin that has a tremendous future for research as the novelty and applicability are still hidden. Thuja is used for treatment of bronchial catarrh, enuresis, cystitis, ...