Effect of ethamsylate on carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema: a comparison with indomethacin.

1. Ethamsylate (diethylammonium 2,5-dihydroxybenzene sulfonate, Dicynene), a systemic haemostatic agent with an unknown mechanism of action, was tested for anti-inflammatory activity using the carrageenan-induced rat paw oedema test. 2.

Mortality rates in 14 Queensland Aboriginal reserve communities. Association with 10 socioenvironmental variables.

Age-standardized comparisons of mortality rates from four causes in 14 Aboriginal reserves and communities in Queensland were examined. The 14 reserves were allocated to two groups within 10 socioenvironmental variables. The findings point to an association between Queensland government Aboriginal policy, the administration of reserves, and the consequent mortality rates of the residents of these reserves.

Prednisolone levels in the plasma and urine: a study of two preparations in man.

1. A competitive protein binding method was used to measure prednisolone and cortisol in blood and urine of volunteers given prednisolone by mouth (15 mg) in the standard tablet form and a fortnight later a regulated release formulation of prednisolone metasulphobenzoate containing an equivalent amount of prednisolone. 3.