Abstract: A topical preparation for use in treating dermatological ailments is prepared from a mixture comprising salicylic acid or a salt thereof, zinc or a salt thereof, iodine or a salt thereof, and a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier vehicle. The preparation comprises any one or more of anti-inflammatory properties, keratolytic properties, anti-pruritic properties, anti-carcinogenic properties. Methods of treatment involving topical application of the preparation are also described.

Abstract: A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.

Abstract: A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.

Abstract: A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.

Abstract: A surgical retractor includes a base defining an open area therein to correspond with a surgical incision in a body. The base has an inner wall facing the open area and an outer wall facing away from the open area. A plurality of channels extend through the base between the inner and outer walls, and at least one of the channels is at an angle offset from normal to the inner wall where the at least one channel intersects the inner wall. A respective retractor arm is carried within each of the channels for retracting the body to open the surgical incision. In a surgical method, such as a thyroidectomy, a base is positioned so that the open area corresponds with a surgical incision in a body. Respective retractor arms carried within each of the channels are moved to retract the body to open the surgical incision.

Abstract: This invention concerns novel aminopyridinium compounds of the formula I wherein R.sup.1, R.sup.2, R.sup.3, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 are selected from the following combinations: ##STR1## (a) one of R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 is a basic group selected from amino, alkylamino, dialkylamino of up to eight carbon atoms, pyrrolidino, piperidino and morpholino, or is alkyl, alkenyl, alkoxyalkyl, alkoxy, alkylthio, phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkyl or cycloalkylalkyl; and the other of R.sup.2 and R.sup.6 is hydrogen, alkyl or one of the above defined basic groups;R.sup.1 is alkyl, alkenyl, cycloalkyl, phenyl, phenylalkyl, cycloalkylalkyl; and R.sup.3 and R.sup.5 are independently hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl;(b) R.sup.2 is a basic group as defined above, R.sup.5 and R.sup.6 together form alkylene or, together with the appendant carbon atoms of the pyridine ring, complete a benzene ring; has any of the meanings defined in(a) above; and R.sup.3 is hydrogen, alkyl or alkenyl; and(c) R2 has any of the meanings defined above and R.sup.

Abstract: Morpholine derivatives, typically those of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is an ethylene or vinylene radical and X is a phenyl radical optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from halogen atoms, alkyl and alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and aryloxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the aryloxy radicals themselves being optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from halogen atoms and alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salts thereof. Processes for making these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a method of restoring to normal abnormal mental states in warm-blooded animals are also disclosed.

Abstract: Morpholine derivatives, typically those of the formula: ##STR1## wherein A is an ethylene or vinylene radical and X is a phenyl radical optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from halogen atoms, alkyl and alkoxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbon atoms and aryloxy radicals of 1 to 6 carbon atoms, the aryloxy radicals themselves being optionally substituted by one or two substituents selected from halogen atoms and alkyl radicals of 1 to 4 carbon atoms, and the pharmaceutically-acceptable acid-addition salts thereof. Processes for making these compounds, pharmaceutical compositions containing them and a method of restoring to normal abnormal mental states in warm-blooded animals are also disclosed.