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The Authors wanted to verify whether neuropeptides like VIP and NPY have a role in regulating the production of PGE2 by the amniotic membrane, by the use of a continuous cell line of amniotic derivation as a model of study. The study was carried out in the laboratories of the 4th Division of the 2nd Institute of the Maternity Home of the Umberto I General Hospital in Rome.
The Authors tell about their experience on the use of prostaglandins in patients admitted to the fourth Division of the II Institute of the Maternity Home of the Umberto I General Hospital in Rome, suffering from fetal pathologies not compatible with an autonomous life. They describe the effects of the drugs used, underlying their effectiveness in the induction of therapeutical miscarriage.
Menière's disease is the most common cause of true vertigo and it affects about 2.4 million Americans. Episodic tinnitus, hearing loss, vertigo, and aural fullness are the classic findings. The symptom which is most debilitating and which causes most people to seek treatment is vertigo. Most patients respond extremely well to medical management and only rarely is surgery necessary. This paper discusses the symptoms, diagnosis, and clinical course of Menière's disease. Medical and surgical therapeutic options are discussed.
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