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The parathyroid gland, with demonstrations of the effects of 

 hypodermic injections of parathyroid nucleoproteid 

 after parathyroidectomy. 



By S. P. BEEBE. 



[From the Loomis Laboratory, Department of Experimental Pathol- 

 ogy, Cornell University Medical College, New York.'] 



It has been found that the symptoms of tetany following para- 

 thyroidectomy in dogs can be inhibited by the hypodermic injec- 

 tion of parathyroid nucleoproteid. The globulin from these glands 

 has not been found effective. If the nucleoproteid is heated to 

 boiling in an alkaline medium its inhibitive powers are destroyed. 



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Further experimental and clinical observations on the 

 transfusion of blood. 



By GEORGE W. CHILE. 



[From the Laboratory of Surgical Physiology, Western Reserve 

 University Medical College. ~\ 



The therapeutic results may be grouped into three classes : 

 positive, negative and undetermined. Among the positive results 

 is transfusion in acute hemorrhage which is apparently final. In 

 pathologic hemorrhage it has proven positive in improving the 

 patient's immediate condition, and in most instances wholly con- 

 trolled the hemorrhage itself. In shock its value seems far greater 

 than any other remedy hitherto employed by me. From the 

 experimental standpoint it seems to be the most effective treat- 

 ment of illuminating gas poisoning. 



Among the negative results are transfusion in pernicious 

 anemia, leukemia, carcinoma, strychnin poisoning and diphtheria 

 toxemia. 



Among the undetermined results may be mentioned chronic 

 suppuration with its attendant debility and anemia, tuberculosis 

 and the acute self-limited diseases. 



Of the twenty one clinical cases, all were technically successful. 



