was emptied by the stomach pump, and strong coffee and other stimulants were freely administered. As she could not he roused, galvanism was resorted to, and applied to her body, and mustard to her extremities. These remedies, however, proved of no avail. She gradually sank, and died at 2-30 p. si. The autopsy was made by the Police Surgeon nineteen hours after death. The vessels of the brain we...

Recently a new process for the synthesis of the commercially important semi-crystalline, engineering thermoplastic poly(p-phenylene sulfide/disulfide), PPS/DS, was presented [1]. This process, based on the reaction of p-diiodobenzene (DIB) and sulfur at elevated temperatures (Figure 1), generates a polymeric material containing para-substituted aromatic groups connected by sulfide and disulfide...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate bronchial challenges using three different stimuli as screening tools for bronchial hyper-responsiveness in sulfur mustard gas-induced asthma. DESIGN Randomized, cross-over clinical study. SETTING University hospital. PATIENTS Eighteen veterans with mustard gas-induced asthma and 18 normal veterans as the control group. INTERVENTION Pulmonary function tests and inh...

Sulfur mustard (SM, bis- (2-chloroethyl) sulphide) is a chemical warfare agent that causes DNA alkylation, protein modification and membrane damage. SM can trigger several molecular pathways involved in inflammation and oxidative stress, which cause cell necrosis and apoptosis, and loss of cells integrity and function. Epigenetic regulation of gene expression is a growing research topic and is ...

Among the most readily available chemical warfare agents, sulfur mustard (SM), also known as mustard gas, has been the most widely used chemical weapon. SM causes debilitating effects that can leave an exposed individual incapacitated for days to months; therefore delayed SM toxicity is of much greater importance than its ability to cause lethality. Although not fully understood, acute toxicity...

Background: The skin is among the main tissues affected bySulfur Mustard (SM) in chemical attacks. Iranian researchershave performed extensive studies on the exposed victims andhave reported a wide spectrum of information in this field. Themain objective of this study was to develop a comprehensive<sp...

  Background: Sulfur mustard (SM) has acute and chronic effects on skin and mucosal surfaces. The aim of the study was to evaluate the frequency of esophagitis in a historical cohort of veterans who had been exposed to SM in Iran-Iraq war nearly 25 years ago.   Methods : One hundred two veterans with dyspepsia and/or heartburn underwent esophago-gastro-duodenoscopy. Of them, 52 cases had been e...