A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF MMPI PROFILES OF PSYCHIATRIC PG's v/s MEDICAL PG's

MMPI profiles of 10 psychiatric PG's have been compared with 10 medical PG's. The findings are discussed statistically and otherwise. Both the groups fall within the range of normal. Some interesting findings are not unexpected, if a larger section of population could be studied preferably over a span of few years.

Injectable non-occlusive chemical contraception in the male-I

A new contraceptive technique has been proposed and tested. The method uses a novel polymer which when injected into the vas deferens, lowers the pH sufficiently kill the spermatozoa passing through. The polymer itself does not degrade in the process but can be flushed out to regain fertility. Experiments carried out on rats demonstrate the efficacy of the technique so as to have non-surgical, non-occlusive and reversible male contraception.

Correlation of biochemical data with Apgar scores at birth and at one minute

A prospective study of 66 unselected neonates revealed a better correlation of umbilical artery blood biochemical data with the Apgar score at birth compared with the score at 1 min. The data confirmed also that inclusion of the score for "colour" detracts from the value of the total score. An Apgar score at birth is more valuable than the score at 1 min.