Transcript ObG Watch March 2005

ObG Watch March 2005
Unveiled the mysterious mechanism
By which animals differentiate countless
odours
Controlled experiments to assess
Olfactory ability of Sniffer Dogs in
Detecting
Signature Odours of Urine in
Bladder Cancer
Accurate in 41% ( 22 of 54 )
“Fascinating! But I wouldn’t be dogmatic!”
Prof Colin
Caroline Willis
Amersham Hospital
Buckinghamshire UK – BMJ Sep 2004
WHO Grants
$1,65,000
To test Diagnostic Potential
Of Giant Rats in
Sub Saharan Africa
After training they could
Sniff out TB in
77% of 10000 Sputum samples
& 92% of Cultured bacteria
Quartz crystal Sensors
Designed to detect an array of compounds
As Lung Cancer
produces certain unique profile in Breath
it can be
Sniffed out by the E-Nose
The Breath Tester may be useful
in screening Smokers for Cancer
- J Bioelectronics
Mode of Action:
Ingest bacteria / Change the pH
Secrete Antibiotic-like agents / Growth-promoting Factors
Indicated in:
- Infected
necrotic wounds
- Antibiotic-resistant
Infections
- Diabetic Foot
- Tropical ulcers
- BMJ 1999
Visit larve.com to see the
Fish has been used to nibble
at Necrotic Tissue in Wounds
- Padmanabhan
Marine Biologist from Kerala
Macropodus Cupanus
Indian Paradise Fish
German firm Biocure launched
Trichuris Suis Ova (TSO)
For the cure of IBD
Results after Ingestion of a
Concoction of Pig Whip Worms
Twice a Month
No. Pts
100
100
IBD
Ulcerative
Colitis
Crohn’s
Disease
Remission
50 %
70 %
-April 2004
What goes on?
•Tunes to Mother’s voice
Even before Birth
•Deciphers & reproduces
Lyrics in 6 years
•Can recognize vowels
(Building Blocks of Speech) at
6 months
What parents can do?
•Talking a lot speeds up
Learning process
•High pitched sing song style
help connect objects with
words
Sunday Times News service, London
Celebrates 100th Birth Day!
Hungarian Chest Physician
Dr Janos Veres
Invented Needle for creating
Pneumothorax in TB
Published in 1936
Became popular in mid 70s
Hungarian Society of ObG
Instituted Veres Medal in 1997
Recipients include: V Gomel
A Magos & J Philip
Am J ObG 2004