Abstract: A composition used to facilitate healing of cold sores, fever blisters and canker sore that includes potassium, rubidium, zinc, calcium and sodium is provided. This composition is compounded into a polyethylene glycol ointment containing allantoin (0.5 to 2 percent) and camphor (0.1 to 3 percent) and/or menthol (0.1 to 1 percent). In another embodiment, a method to treat cold sores, fever blisters and canker sores is provided by applying an effective amount of this composition to cold sores, fever blisters and canker sores of a subject in need of treatment thereof.

Abstract: A new and improved formulation and method for making same, for a broad spectrum antimicrobial treatment for bacterial and viral infections in cattle, horses, pigs, sheep and other domestic and non-domestic animals. More particularly, the present invention relates to a treatment which enables rapid relief of symptoms in an affected animal with a mortality of less than 1 percent by providing trace organic minerals in microgram quantities which act as nutrients for the animal. The treatment provides further nutritional requirements in the form of vitamin A, folic acid and vitamin D3 supplements, cobalt amino acid chelates and dried kelp, a source of minerals, amino acids, simple and complex carbohydrates, iodine and fiber. In addition, a bacterial innoculum consisting of Acidophilus species is introduced which would inhibit growth of pathogenic or opportunistic species of bacteria by competition for nutrients as well as providing for required vitamins as a by-product of metabolism.

Abstract: The LH-RH receptor antagonists containing cyclic pentapeptides or salts thereof and novel cyclic pentapeptide or salts thereof are provided.The LH-RH receptor antagonists of the present invention are effective as medicines for preventing and curing sex hormone-dependent cancers (e.g., prostatic cancer, uterine cancer, mammary cancer, pituitary tumor, etc.), prostatomegaly, endometriosis, hysteromyoma, puberty precox, amenorrheal syndromes, multilocular ovarian syndromes, comedo, etc. and are also effective as pregnancy controlling agents (e.g., contraceptives, etc.) and menstrual cycle controlling agents. Moreover, these are also useful in the livestock industry for the control of the estrus of animals and also for the improvement in the quality of meat and for the control of the growth of animals, as well as in the marine products industry as spawning promoters for fishes.