Month: January 2010

Econika Medical Engineering

Use of ozone in the treatment of inflammatory diseases of uterus and appendages

Peretiagina N.S., Kachalina T.S., Grechkanyov G.O.,Russian Association of Ozone Therapy, Nizhny Novgorod, Russia( [email protected] Abstract Acute inflammatory processes of female genital organs cause, in a great number of cases, serious problems in menstrual, sexual and reproductive functions and are marked by long and current relapses. They are accompanied by the following clinical features: increase of…
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Use of ozone therapy in the stroke

Castillo P. and Salas T. (Cuba)The cerebrovascular disease is one of the main problems in medical practice, because of the high tendency to produce sequels in those who survive, limiting their physical capacities. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of ozone therapy in the ischemic cerebrovascular disease, in acute phase. One…
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Use of ozone-depleting substances; removal of essential-use designations. Final rule.

Food and Drug Administration, HH The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is amending its regulation on the use of ozone-depleting substances (ODSs) in self-pressurized containers to remove the essential-use designations for albuterol used in oral pressurized metered-dose inhalers (MDIs). Under the Clean Air Act, FDA, in consultation with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), is required…
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Arterial occlusive disease: Pharmacological therapy and ozone therapy

Colombo, R.; F. D’Angelo; A. Arzini; F. Abbritti & L. Boccalon Via Alberto da Giussano, 8, 20025, Legnano (MI), Italy Gazzetta Medica Italiana Archivio per le Scienze Mediche 159(2): 53-57, 2000. Article written in Italian ISSN: 0393-3660 CAS REGISTRY NUMBER: 7782-44-7 Abstract Background The therapeutic effects of intravenous ozone in the treatment of arterial occlusive…
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Ameliorative effect of ozone on cytokine production in mice injected with human rheumatoid arthritis synovial fibroblast cells

Chang JD, Lu HS, Chang YF, Wang D. Department of Orthopaedics, Johnson General Hospital, 425 Chang Tsau Road, Changhua, Taiwan ROC. [email protected]?  Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by invasion of hyperplastic synovial cells and progressive joint destruction. Ozone therapy has been proposed as an immunomodulator and cellular metabolic activator which shows…
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Amelioration of ozone-induced lung injury by anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha

Bhalla DK, Reinhart PG, Bai C, Gupta SK Department of Occupational and Environmental Health Sciences, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 48202, USA. [email protected] Ozone(O(3)) is a significant component of atmospheric air pollution and produces detrimental effects in the lung. Although the mechanism of O(3)-induced lung inflammation and injury is…
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A primer of complementary and alternative medicine commonly used by cancer patients

Ernst E. School of Postgraduate Medicine and Health Sciences, University of Exeter, UK. [email protected] and alternative medicine (CAM) is frequently used by cancer patients, and many oncologists have limited knowledge of CAM. This article provides a brief, evidence-based introduction to several CAM treatments relevant in the context of cancer. “Alternative” diets, chiropractic, coffee enemas, ozone…
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A comparative study between the clinical behavior and the RMI scan resolution in patients undergoing ozone therapy due to acute disk herniation with root compression

Ros J.M., Grangeat A., Prez A. and Croce E. (Argentina) The treatment of the acute herniation disk can be approached through various methods, some of them being non-surgical like discolisis with oxygen-ozone therapy (O2-O3). The aim of this paper is to analyse the progressive changes occurring in the RMI and the absence of correlation between…
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A comparativestudy of bactericidal activity of ozonized soluyions During treatment of inflammatory diseases of paradontium

S. Sorokina, M. Zaslavskaja.The Medical Academy of Nizhni Novgorod, RussiaThe problem of paradontium inflammatory diseases treatment is one of the most urgent problems in stomatology. In spite of an abundance of existing remedies and methods of treatment this problem is far from solution. It was noted periodontal pocket microflora accustomization to antibacterial preparations and allergic…
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Reaction of local immunity of a vaginal wound after application of the ozonized olive oil.

V.V.Mekhedko, E.I.Nazarov National Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L.Shupyk, All-Ukrainian association of ozone therapists and manufacturers of the equipment. Research-and-production enterprise Econika, Ukraine, www.ozonetherapy.org Prolapsus of internal genitals gives up to 15 % among indications to surgical treatment of women in gynecologic hospitals of Ukraine. The tactic peculiarity in management of patients in…
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Condition of general immunity in response to application of the ozonized olive oil to a vaginal postoperative wound

V. V.Mekhedko, E.I.NazarovNational Medical Academy of Postgraduate Education named after P.L.Shupyk, All-Ukrainian association of ozone therapists and manufacturers of the equipment. Research-and-production enterprise Econika, Ukraine, www.ozonetherapy.org As it is known, ptosis and prolapsus of the internal genitals make up to 28 % in structure of gynecologic diseases. The basic method of treatment of this disease…
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Arteriovenous Difference in Blood Oxygen Saturation as a Diagnostic Index of Ozone Effect on the Organism

E.I.Nazarov Scientific-industrial venture Econika, Odessa, Ukraine Keywords: ozonetherapy, arteriovenous difference, blood oxygen. A bad distribution of methods of objective evaluation of physiological effect of ozone on the organism is one of the significant problems of ozone therapy. The given paper presents the preliminary data of using the method of express-measuring of venous blood saturation with…
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