Two groups, one of 824 adult diabetics and one of 320 age and sex matched non-diabetics, were examined for abnormal glucose metabolism and calcifications on anteroposterior shoulder x rays. Two hundred and sixty two (31.8%) of the diabetics had shoulder calcification compared with 33 (10.3%) of the control group, with a preponderant localisation in the right shoulder. Diabetes of long duration ...

It has been demonstrated that adenine, a normal purine metabolite, is teratogenic in mice (Fujii, '70 Fujii and Nishimura, '70) and rat (Fujii and Nishimura, in press) if administered to the pregnant female at a high dose during the period of major organogenesis of the embryo. In the previous study (Fujii, '70), it was slightly suggested that forelimb defects by adenine in mice on day 10 of ges...

The Catholic Church in the first years after World War 2 acquired a preponderant role organisation of holiday camps, taking over large part former fascist structures. This contribution presents main historical, pedagogical and organisational coordinates that characterised initiatives pontifical institutions period 1945-1960; last paper there is an introduction to Colonia pontificia bresciana Le...

[1] Investigating the September to December rainy season in Sri Lanka associated with the Maha rice growing season provides insights into the Asian monsoon during the boreal fall. Here, the modulation of the Maha rainfall by the tropical air_sea coupled phenomenon referred to as the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) is documented. The Maha rainfall has a strong and robust association with the IOD from ...

teristic pharmacological properties. With this end in view we started with cobra venom and Russell's viper venom. The cobra and Russell's viper belong to two different families of snakes, viz, Colubridce and Viperidce, respectively, and though the venoms from these have some characteristics in common they differ strikingly in other respects. For instance the neurotoxic element is preponderant i...

PIROGRESS in the surgical management of congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases has stimulated many branches of medicine. Roentgenology of the cardiov-as(ular system is one of the diagnostic fields that has profited by these advances. One of the interesting and curious findings in roentgenogramis of the thorax of patients with mitral heart disease has been the presence of fine, short, s...

Between 1973 and 1982 there was a significantly higher incidence of minimal change nephrotic syndrome among Asian compared with non-Asian children in Leicestershire. Most Asians in Leicestershire are Gujarati-speaking Hindus, but Sikhs and Muslims are also represented; no group of Asians (defined by religion, language, or birthplace) was at special risk of developing nephrotic syndrome. Nephrot...

PIROGRESS in the surgical management of congenital and acquired cardiovascular diseases has stimulated many branches of medicine. Roentgenology of the cardiov-as(ular system is one of the diagnostic fields that has profited by these advances. One of the interesting and curious findings in roentgenogramis of the thorax of patients with mitral heart disease has been the presence of fine, short, s...