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TL;DR: The present investigation was undertaken as a supplement to the previous work p1} ' Amcebiasis and Appendicitis' (Banerji, ^?hopra and Ray, 1936), wherein it was observed that the incidence of non-specific colitis in a small series of cases for sigmoidoscopy was as 1 as .43 per cent.
Abstract: P. N. RAY, b.a., m.b. (Cal.), f.r.c.s. (Eng.) Additional Surgeon, Medical College Hospitals, Calcutta The problem of ulcerative colitis remains unsolved; medical opinion has oscillated between e extremes of optimism and pessimism. There are some, notably Bargen (1935) and Buie I. \"37), who would class it among the conquered ^seases, while others, Hetenyi (1935) for ^stance, would classify it equally emphatically among the incurable diseases. The significance ?*. such startling divergence of authoritative ?Pmion will be missed unless we take into consideration the geographical distribution of the disease and the changes in dietetics and habits, tticluced by the complexities of modern civiliza??n. The consensus of medical opinion is more lnyined to regard it in the same light as Pulmonary tuberculosis; the disease can only be arrested by prolonged treatment, involving rest ^ bed and maintenance of mental peace. Spontaneous intermissions are not uncommon, but intercurrent infections and emotional disurbances have marked deleterious effects on the Pr?greSS of the disease. This paper is based on the study and statisical survey of 120 cases of ulcerative colitis under our care in the Medical College Hospitals the Carmichael Hospital for Tropical ?diseases. The present investigation was undertaken as a supplement to our previous work p1} ' Amcebiasis and Appendicitis' (Banerji, ^?hopra and Ray, 1936), wherein it was observed hat the incidence of non-specific colitis in a small series of cases for sigmoidoscopy was as 1as .43 per cent. -Definition.?Chronic ulcerative colitis may be r??arded as a disease of the large intestines taring the second and third decades of life with characteristic clinical and pathological features ut without any specific bacteriological infection.

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TL;DR: The discovery of antimalarial properties ni Plasmochin and acridine derivatives such -is '?
Abstract: The discovery of antimalarial properties ni Plasmochin and acridine derivatives such -is '?tebrin is undoubtedly a great advance in the herapy of malaria. The untoward symptoms which are occasionally observed, their inability to prevent relapses in a certain percentage of cases and their not having a true prophylactic a?tion, inasmuch as they have no action on the ?P?rozoites injected by the mosquitoes, have however necessitated a vigorous search for drugs

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