Use of a preparation comprising formic acid as an active ingredient for the manufacture of a medicament for the treatment of skin warts caused by a papilloma virus in a mammal by topical administration on the affected area.

Compositions and methods for the prevention of adhesion development involve the administration of therapeutic formulations of a halogenated organic compound to a patient in need of treatment. The formulations can include suitable carriers for optimal administration.

Calcium salts, in particular calcium trifluoroacetate, are added to medicaments to provide cytotoxic and antitumoral activity. The medicaments can be administered to cancer patients as part of a method of treating a cancer patient. The medicaments can also be applied to a tumor to treat the tumor. The medicaments may be administered or applied orally or parenterally.

The invention provides methods for treating beta-Amyloid protein-induced disease, pharmaceutical compositions and compounds useful for the same, and the use of these compounds for the manufacture of a medicament for treating the same. More particularly, the invention relates to the use of natural product compounds isolated from turmeric, gingko biloba, and ginger, and synthetic chemical analogues thereof, for the treatment of a beta-Amyloid protein-induced disease.

The invention is directed to novel pharmaceutical compositions comprising chemicals agents that are useful in the treatment and prevention of cystic fibrosis and the prevention of signs and symptoms of this disease. These pharmaceutical compositions are surprisingly successful in the treatment disorders related to cystic fibrosis including disorders of blood production. Many of these compositions of the invention are even more effective when administered to a patient in pulses. Pulse therapy is ...

A rapid start fuel vaporizer for internal combustion engines employing a very rapid-acting heat exchanger that is heated either electrically or by exhaust gases or both to selectively vaporize the heavier fuel droplets which drop into the intake manifold from the engine carburetor without increasing intake air temperature. This vaporizer assembly is attached to the underside of the intake manifold directly below the downdraft carburetor and it is provided with a membrane of thin stainless steel ...

This invention provides 2-phenyl-2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-carboxylic acid and 2-cyclohexyl-2-hydroxy-cyclohexane-carboxylic acid as highly effective choleretic agents. The administration of effective dosages of these compounds by various routes results in marked choleresis.

A shaped article with insecticidal properties, which comprises a solid porous mineral support, agglomerated naturally or artificially, which is impregnated with at least one insecticidal substance, the mineral support being inert with regard to the insecticidal substance under the conditions under which the article is used for combatting insects. 12 Claims, No Drawings

The use of a lactate metal salt, in particular an L-lactate, for the treatment of atheroscloerosis and/or for the prophylaxis or treatment of diseases caused by atherosclerosis is disclosed.

A method of treating herpes simplex infections in animals by administering sulfonoacetic acid or its salts. Although herpes simplex is a very common though minor disease, the only basic treatment presently available is the application of idoxuridine.