Abstract: There are no drugs or food medicines that can prevent or ameliorate, among side effects caused by drugs, particularly peripheral neuropathy that is caused by anticancer drugs such as oxaliplatin. An agent for preventing or ameliorating peripheral neuropathy including at least one selected from xylitol, L-talitol, and D-threitol as an active ingredient can ameliorate tingling limbs, limb pain, decreased deep tendon reflexes, muscle weakness, allodynia, hyperalgesia, hand fine motor skill disability, gait disturbance, stumbling, falling, flexion impairment (difficulty or inability to sit on one's knees, cross-legged, sideways, in a chair, etc.), limb paralysis, or the like, induced by drugs such as anticancer drugs or diabetes.

Abstract: Provided are an acoustic matching member with a fixed density, an ultrasonic transmitter/receiver unit with a high sensitivity, and an ultrasonic flow meter device which attains stable and high-accurate flow measurement. An acoustic matching member comprises hollow elements and a binding agent. The acoustic matching member is created by removing hollow elements having higher densities, hollow elements having cracks, etc., from hollow elements before sorting-out. Since the hollow elements having higher densities, the hollow elements having cracks, etc., are removed from hollow elements before sorting-out, it becomes possible to provide an acoustic matching member having fixed characteristics without being affected by a manufacturing lot and a transportation process of the hollow elements. An ultrasonic transmitter/receiver unit created using the acoustic matching member has fixed characteristics and is able to perform high-accurate flow measurement.

Abstract: The present invention provides a housing structure of a bioelectrode capable of maintaining moisture of the bioelectrode in equilibrium condition quickly without incurring decrease in adhesive strength due to over-dryness and damage. In a housing 10 for housing a bioelectrode which is used by coming into contact with an organism, the housing 10 including the bioelectrode-attaching portion 11 attaching a bioelectrode 1 is made of a water absorption material.