Abstract: Methods of treatment of MIF-related diseases and methods of MIF inhibition are provided.

Abstract: An apparatus and methods for early warning of natural and man-made disasters. The apparatus is connected through the Internet to a provider of disaster warning information. A user of the apparatus determines the geographic location where the apparatus will be operated and subscribes to one or more alerting channels for that geographic location, e.g., via a cloud-based interface. Depending on the nature of the disaster and the distance from the origin of the disaster, alerts may be generated before the effects are noticed local to the device. The user can set thresholds for alert severity, and, via audible and/or visual alerts.

Abstract: A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body comprises first and second inflatable bladders spaced apart from one another along an axis of the device. A line of weakness in a connecting section between the first and second bladders extends generally transverse to the axis of the device for selectively separating the inflatable bladders from one another. The device includes an overlying layer in generally opposing relationship to one of the first and second bladder layers. The overlying layer is discontinuous generally adjacent to the line of weakness to define terminal edge margins of the overlying layer extending generally along the line of weakness. Each of the terminal edge margins are connected to at least one of the first and second bladder layers on an opposite side of the line of weakness from the other terminal edge margin.

Abstract: A device for applying compression treatment to a part of a wearer's body comprises first and second inflatable bladders spaced apart from one another along an axis of the device. A line of weakness in a connecting section between the first and second bladders extends generally transverse to the axis of the device for selectively separating the inflatable bladders from one another. The device includes an overlying layer in generally opposing relationship to one of the first and second bladder layers. The overlying layer is discontinuous generally adjacent to the line of weakness to define terminal edge margins of the overlying layer extending generally along the line of weakness. Each of the terminal edge margins are connected to at least one of the first and second bladder layers on an opposite side of the line of weakness from the other terminal edge margin.