T HE Medical Research Council's investigation into pityriasis rosea in 1959 has already been published (Proc. roy. Soc. Med., 55, 556). This second investigation, based on a very simple questionnaire, has produced some additional information, but has not altogether solved the question put, namely "What is the cause of this disease?" Much interest was shown. In 1964, 180 observers notified 531 c...

Significance to Industry: Magnolia (M. liliiflora ‘Nigra’× M. stellata ‘Rosea’) ‘Ann’ (NA 28344; PI 326570) is a member of the ‘Little Girl’ series of magnolias that have become widely popular. Magnolia ‘Ann’ is characterized by a desirable combination of traits including prolific and remontant flowering and a shrubby form. Due to difficulties in propagating magnolias from cuttings or grafting,...

PURPOSE This study is the first clinical trial aiming to explore the clinical outcomes in burnout patients treated with Rhodiola rosea. The reported capacity of R. rosea to strengthen the organism against stress and its good tolerability offer a promising approach in the treatment of stress-related burnout. The aim of the treatment was to increase stress resistance, thus addressing the source r...

Dichloromethane and methanol extracts of seven different food and medicinal plants were tested in a screening platform for identification of extracts with potential bioactivity related to insulin-dependent glucose uptake and fat accumulation. The screening platform included a series of in vitro bioassays, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ-mediated transactivation, adipocyte di...

background: gentamicin (gm) is used as antibiotic for gram-negative infections, but its administration is limited due to a side-effect of nephrotoxicity. it was attempted to investigate the effect of althaea officinalis flower extract (aofe) against nephrotoxicity induced by gm in male rats. methods: 30-year-old male wistar rats were divided into five groups. group 1 as a negative control group...

This paper reports the composition and horizontal distribution of an earthworm community at El Molar (Madrid), and the underlying causes of its distribution. Five species of earthworms were found. The most abundant species were Hormogaster elisae, Allolobophora rosea and Allolobophora caliginosa trapezoides, which showed an aggregate-type distribution. Coarse sand, organic matter and nitrogen a...

One hundred and twenty-six cases of pityriasis rosea seen over two years in north Staffordshire were analysed for clustering in time and space. A statistically significant degree of clustering was found; this was evident among female patients considered separately but not among male patients. The incidence of the condition was higher in patients working in, or attending, educational establishme...