Human amniotic membrane is a readily available biological dressing material used to treat burns. It not only prevents oozing of plasma from burn wounds but also relieves pain and controls sepsis. We used human amniotic membrane to treat fifteen burn patients, and this material was effective. The application of this cost-free dressing material warrants further study as it can be made use of in areas where expensive and specialized equipment is not available.

Parital obstruction of left renal vein leads to production of varicocele in a fairly short period, i.e.; even within a month. Collateral venous channels play an important role in the formation and degree of varicocele. Varicocele has got a depressive effect on the spermatogenesis on the side of varicocele as well as on opposite testes. Leydig cells and interstitial tissue flourish at the expense of gonadal elements. The factors affecting the spermatogenesis are different from those of other tissues of the testes.

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The caecal apex in rats was ligated and animals given no treatment died at an early period. When kanamycin intraperitoneally (i.p.) or kanamycin i.p. plus heparin 20 units subcutaneously (s.c.) were given, 75 per cent of rats died within 10 days after development of peritonitis. In rats given kanamycin and heparin i.p., 25 per cent of rats died at much the same time. On the contrary, survival rates were 100 per cent in rats treated with kanamycin and heparin i.p. and heparin s.c. (total dose of heparin was same as given to other groups). In these rats, bacteria were not cultured from the fluid obtained in the peritoneal cavity. These results suggest that when heparin is given i.p. or s.c., it plays a significant role as an adjuvant in the treatment of peritonitis along with the usual chemotherapy.