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Appropriate Protection (appropriate + protection)

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Medical Sciences	50%
Life Sciences	50%

Selected Abstracts

Ocular Complication of PhotoDerm VL Therapy for Facial Port-Wine Stain

DERMATOLOGIC SURGERY, Issue 1 2003
Florian K. P Sutter MD
BACKGROUND A case of focal damage to the iris with distortion of the pupil secondary to PhotoDerm therapy in a 2-year-old boy is reported. OBJECTIVE To study ocular complication of photoDerm VL therapy for facial port-wine stain. METHODS Observatory case report. RESULTS. PhotoDerm VL therapy may damage ocular tissues. CONCLUSION Appropriate protection during the procedure is essential. [source]

Do bacteria need to be regulated?

JOURNAL OF APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY, Issue 3 2006
P. Silley
Abstract Additives for use in animal nutrition are regulated under Regulation (EC) No. 1831/2003. The scope of this paper addresses the specific microbiological issues relevant to a microbial feed additive, containing a Bacillus spp. and uses as an example a product with the trade name, Calsporin®. Bacillus subtilis C-3102 is the active ingredient in Calsporin® and is added to animal feed to favourably affect animal production and performance (growth and feed efficiency), by modulating the gastrointestinal flora. It is not the purpose of this review to present the raw data for Calsporin® but rather to use Calsporin® as an example of the type of data required by the European regulatory authorities. At the time of preparation of this manuscript Calsporin® has yet to be reviewed by the authorities. The regulatory system under the auspices of the EFSA FEEDAP Panel is clearly attempting to move in line with development of scientific opinion and is to be applauded for such efforts. Bacteria do need to be regulated, and the regulations clearly provide adequate and appropriate protection to human health and to environmental considerations. [source]

Bee venom immunotherapy , how early is it effective?

ALLERGY, Issue 3 2010
A. Goldberg
To cite this article: Goldberg A, Confino-Cohen R. Bee venom immunotherapy , how early is it effective? Allergy 2010; 65: 391,395. Abstract Background:, Although the effectiveness of venom immunotherapy (VIT) in bee venom (BV) allergy has been well established over the past 30 years, no previous study has demonstrated its efficacy immediately after reaching the maintenance dose (MD). We examined the effectiveness of bee VIT within a week after the MD was achieved. Methods:, Bee venom allergic patients underwent conventional or rush VIT. Within 1 week after reaching the 100 ,g MD, patients were challenged with a live bee sting. Results:, Seventy-nine of 107 patients (73.8%) who reached the MD agreed to be challenged. Seventy patients (88.6%) tolerated the sting uneventfully. Four patients (5.1%) developed a very mild local transient rash and continued to receive the 100 ,g MD. In five patients (6.3%), the sting resulted in a mild-moderate systemic reaction. In four of these, the MD was increased to 200,250 ,g. All four patients uneventfully tolerated a repeated sting that was performed within 1 week after achieving the increased MD in three patients and after 14 months in the fourth patient. Conclusions:, Bee VIT is effective in most patients immediately after the conventional MD has been reached. In the minority of patients who are not protected with this dose, an increased MD will provide appropriate protection immediately after it is achieved. Thus, the dosage of the MD seems to be the major factor affecting protection from re-stings rather than the accumulated venom dose or the duration on the MD. [source]

Microsatellite variation and population structure in a declining Australian Hylid Litoria aurea

MOLECULAR ECOLOGY, Issue 7 2004
Emma L. Burns
Abstract The green and golden bell frog (Litoria aurea) was once a common Australian Hylid. Today, many populations are small and fragmented as a result of dramatic declines in distribution and abundance. We undertook a large-scale assessment of genetic structure and diversity in L. aurea using four species-specific microsatellite markers. Twenty-one locations were sampled from throughout the species range covering 1000 km of the east coast of Australia. Levels of allelic diversity and heterozygosity were high (uncorrected mean alleles/locus and HE were 4.8,8.8 and 0.43,0.8, respectively) compared to other amphibian species and significant differences among sampled sites were recorded. Despite recent population declines, no sites displayed a genetic signature indicative of a population bottleneck. Significant genetic structuring (overall FST 0.172) was detected throughout the species range, but was relatively low compared to previous amphibian studies employing microsatellites. In addition we found that some areas sampled within continuous habitat showed evidence of weak genetic structuring (data subset FST 0.034). We conclude that maintaining areas of continuous habitat is critical to the conservation of the species and argue that population recovery and/or persistence in all areas sampled is possible if appropriate protection and management are afforded. [source]