Stack and duct analyses have been conducted on textile finishing ranges processing cottrn and synthetic fibers. Analytical methods used include gas chromatography, infrared spectroscopy and gravimetric analysis. Synthetic fiber spin finish, knitting lubricanis and cotton resin finishes were identitied in stack samples. When particulate loading was of interest, isokinetic samples of the stack ga...

Editor’s Note: This editorial by Dr. Peggy Compton, and the three papers in this issue by Drs. Webster, Fishbain, Zacny, and their colleagues, initiate the Opioids, Substance Abuse & Addiction Section of Pain Medicine. Under the leadership of section co-editors Steve Passik, PhD, and Lynn Webster, MD, PhD, and their distinguished colleagues, this section will inform our readership about this cr...

'Erythema Multiforme associated with Phenytoin And Cranial radiation Therapy' (EMPACT) is a very rare clinic situation and classified in EM-like drug reactions. It can be easily misdiagnosed as acute urticaria or drug eruption in ED. Initial symptoms may resemble a simple skin problem, but diagnosing and early hospitalization of the patients can be lifesaving. Here, we present a man with renal ...

INTRODUCTION The 1-year mortality of cirrhotic patients with hepatic encephalopathy (HE) is approximately 60-80% in recent studies. We aimed to establish a rehabilitation out-patient clinic (RC) for alcoholic cirrhotic patients sur-viving HE. MATERIAL AND METHODS Prospectively, patients surviving HE were offered participation in the RC and were seen by a nurse for a one-hour interview with 1-...

OBJECTIVE Cancer patients and survivors need to cope with various stressful situations and problems even after treatment. In this study, we sought to investigate psychological stress and coping in recently discharged postsurgical cancer patients. METHODS A mail-in questionnaire survey about stress response, perceived illness-related demands, and coping strategies and styles was administered t...

[1] The 8.2 kyr event is the largest abrupt climatic change recorded in the last 10,000 years, and is widely hypothesized to have been triggered by the release of thousands of kilometers cubed of freshwater into the North Atlantic Ocean. Using a high‐resolution (1/6°) global, ocean‐ice circulation model we present an alternative view that freshwater discharged from glacial Lake Agassiz would ha...