Gold nanoparticles show potential in vitro antiviral and anticancer activity.

Aims: Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) have been attracted interests in the various areas of clinical therapeutics. In this study, we investigated the anticancer and antiviral potential activity of AuNPs against influenza A virus and human glioblastoma (GMB) U-87 and U-251 cell lines.

Main Methods: Gold nanoparticles (AuNPs) were synthesized by citrate reduction method.

Foreign body in the vagina of a four-year-old-girl: a childish prank or sexual abuse.

Introduction: Foreign body in the vagina is a common cause of vaginal discharge, which may be either purulent or hemorrhagic.

Case Presentation: This problem may produce symptoms or be asymptomatic for long periods of time and may result from ignorance, accident, malice, psychotic tendencies, attempts at sexual stimulation or sexual abuse. The current report presents the case of a girl that had inserted a foreign body in her vagina probably due to childish prank.