Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of treating or improving rheumatism and pain caused by rheumatism, tumor, and spinal damage of mammalian animals by a non-pharmacological method. Extremely low AC electric field with DC electric field overlapped is exposed to a whole or a part of mammalian animals with electrodes in a non-contact state. In the exposure of the above mentioned electric field, said electric field is exposed for a certain period of time a day, repeating this everyday or once a week. Further, as required, frequency of the electric field, voltage to be applied, exposure time, and the like are controlled.

Abstract: A culture apparatus and cultivation method are provided which enable liquid materials such as cells or blood plasma to be evenly cultivated by making current density uniform. The culture apparatus comprises a vessel 14 having a predetermined capacity with a lower electrode 16 placed on its bottom, a cover 17 disposed in a vertically opposite direction to the vessel 14 for hermetically sealing the vessel 14 by covering the vessel 14 from above and comprising an upper electrode 18 provided opposite to the lower electrode 16, a culturing member 20 fit into the vessel 14 comprising almost in its center a hollow 21 that has a capacity made by a predetermined cross section area; a filter 25 provided between the vessel 14 and the culturing member 20, and a power source device for applying a predetermined voltage to the lower electrode 16 and the upper electrode 18 to let a current flow between the both electrodes.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for treating disorders with electric current or electric field therapy. The invention uses applied electric current or current induced by an external electric field to alter ionic concentrations and modulates at least one G-protein-coupled receptor. The invention is useful, for example, for treating hyperproliferative and cardiovascular disorders and for ameliorating the effects of stress.

Abstract: A culture apparatus and cultivation method are provided which enable liquid materials such as cells or blood plasma to be evenly cultivated by making current density uniform.

Abstract: A method and an apparatus for inspecting microbes, etc. including, as an apparatus for detecting microbes, etc., a cultivating device, an image taking-in device, and an arithmetic processing unit, in which an image of a medium to be inspected obtained from a sample collected from a substance or a physical solid having proper color microbes or the medium subjected to illumination treatment, dyeing treatment, etc. prior to or after cultivation in accordance with necessity is separated into the three primary colors, or the like, then, chromatic information of histogram, color and hue for each primary color are calculated, and the information thus obtained is compared with integrated data obtained by combining second data of generic information of microbes, etc. with first data of microbes, etc.

Abstract: The invention relates to methods and devices for treating disorders with electric current or electric field therapy. The invention uses applied electric current or current induced by an external electric field to manipulate movement of ions across cell membranes and to alter ionic concentrations. The invention is useful, for example, for treating hyperproliferative and cardiovascular disorders and for ameliorating the effects of stress.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an electric potential therapy apparatus for applying a high voltage to respective areas of a human body for treatment and control method of an optimal dose amount for a human body area. An electric potential therapy apparatus comprises an electric potential treatment device provided with a main electrode and an opposed electrode; a high voltage generation apparatus for applying a high voltage to these respective electrodes; induced current control means for causing an extremely small amount of induced current to flow in respective areas composing a human body trunk with control of the body surface electric field by varying the applied voltage to be applied to the main electrode and opposed electrode and the distance between the opposed electrode and the human body trunk surface; and a power source for driving the high voltage generation apparatus.

Abstract: An electric field therapy apparatus having electrodes connected to a pair of output terminals characterized in that an intermediate point between the output terminals is connected, as a voltage point, ground. With this arrangement, each of the electrodes can be constructed so as to make withstand voltage to ground small, and the electric potential difference between the electrodes can be made large.