The advent of modern antibiotics contributed enormously to the dramatic extension of human lifespan since their discovery by virtue of their lethal and selective action against pathogenic microbes ...

Four-time Eclipse Award-winning trainer Todd Pletcher has been ordered to serve a 10-day suspension and pay a $25,000 fine by the California Horse Racing Board. Trainer Darrell Vienna has agreed ...

Amongst the numerous substances tested (prednisolone, cytochrome c, benzylpenicillin, silymarin), only benzyl-penicillin (1000 mg/kg intravenous infusion after 5 hours) and silymarin (50 mg/kg ...

Alice and Neil discuss penicillin, the so-called wonder drug discovered in 1928 by Alexander Fleming ...

Procaine penicillin G in a dosage of 4,800,000 units (either aqueous in combination with oil or aqueous alone) obtained significantly better results in the treatment of gonorrhea in the female ...

Benzyl alcohol is a weak sensitizer found in a wide array of plants and plant products, foods, cosmetics, and medications. Delayed contact dermatitis reactions as well as immediate, urticarial ...

The chronic course and frequent relapsing nature of these reactions may be a characteristic of benzathine penicillin though such reactions are known to follow procaine or oral administration of ...

I n order to write both an accurate and a vivid account of the development of penicillin, David Masters has interviewed many people who played leading and even subsidiary parts in this story. Of ...

Urticaria pigmentosa is a rash, most common in children and young adults, characterized by reddish-brown, gray, or purple lesions. Learn about its causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and more.

Penicillin made news and progress again last week. During July the 2,000 U.S. depot hospitals which distribute penicillin (TIME, May 22) will get 20% more than they did in June, WPB announced.Other ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Alexander Fleming, working in England ...