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Chloromycetin custard for children
Dec., 1951.1
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Chloromycetin Custard for Children.-A new Chloromycetin product, which tastes like custard, has been developed by Parke, Davis & Company for the thousands of children too young to swallow the life-saving antibiotic in capsules. The new product is called Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate. Since crystalline Chloromycetin is bitter, it has been administered chiefly in capsule form. The creamy new product for children has a rich custard flavor, and actually contains a tasteless derivative of the antibiotic. This new chemical offspring was discovered only after hundreds of experiments were Palmitates are common subcompleted in the Parke-Davis laboratories. stances present in many everyday foods. Graydon L. Walker, director of U. S. and Canadian sales, said, “Because of heavy demands for all Chloromycetin products, Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate will not be in plentiful supply at the outset.” He added that production will be increased as rapidly as possible. Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate will be useful in treating many bacterial and rickettsial infections, including whooping cough, measles, mumps, enteric fever, dysentery, typhoid fever, undulant fever, primary atypical pheumonia, urinary tract infections and the like. An important consideration for busy mothers is that Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate does not require refrigeration. ;\s in the case of other forms of the antibiotic, the children’s product is available only upon the prescription of a physician. Television Tests on Ultra-High Frequency.-Some of the results of test transmissions of television signals using an ultra-high frequency of 850 megacycles were outlined here recently by Dr. George H. Brown, of RCA Laboratories, Princeton, N. J., before a meeting of the Professional Group on Broadcast Transmission Systems of the Institute of Radio Engineers, at The Franklin The tests were carried out at station KC2XAK, at Stratford, Institute. Conn. KC2XAK has been operated experimentally since January 1, 1950, by RCA and NBC for the study of UHF transmission and reception. Previous tests were made on a frequency of 530 megacycles. The recent experiments, Dr. Brown said, also involved the use of a special antenna which could be tilted to change the direction of the signal beam. By tilting the beam downward, he reported, the strength of the 850-mc. signal through the adjacent Bridgeport area was increased approximately three times over the signal supplied by the antenna in its normal position. Further tests, Dr. Brown announced, will be conducted with the tilted antenna to determine its effectiveness in extending the program service of television stations operating on UHF. Portable Radiation Probe.-_4 new lightweight radiation probe, for detecting and measuring alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiations, has been announced by General Electric’s Special Products Division. Developed at G.E.‘s General Engineering Laboratory, the probe is designed for use in hospitals, and industrial and university laboratories where work with radioactive materials is being conducted. It will have application in monitoring contamination of clothing, personnel, laboratory equipment, and facilities. The scintillation counter, which has all the usual advantages of such an
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Chloromycetin Custard for Children.-A new Chloromycetin product, which tastes like custard, has been developed by Parke, Davis & Company for the thousands of children too young to swallow the life-saving antibiotic in capsules. The new product is called Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate. Since crystalline Chloromycetin is bitter, it has been administered chiefly in capsule form. The creamy new product for children has a rich custard flavor, and actually contains a tasteless derivative of the antibiotic. This new chemical offspring was discovered only after hundreds of experiments were Palmitates are common subcompleted in the Parke-Davis laboratories. stances present in many everyday foods. Graydon L. Walker, director of U. S. and Canadian sales, said, “Because of heavy demands for all Chloromycetin products, Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate will not be in plentiful supply at the outset.” He added that production will be increased as rapidly as possible. Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate will be useful in treating many bacterial and rickettsial infections, including whooping cough, measles, mumps, enteric fever, dysentery, typhoid fever, undulant fever, primary atypical pheumonia, urinary tract infections and the like. An important consideration for busy mothers is that Pediatric Chloromycetin Palmitate does not require refrigeration. ;\s in the case of other forms of the antibiotic, the children’s product is available only upon the prescription of a physician. Television Tests on Ultra-High Frequency.-Some of the results of test transmissions of television signals using an ultra-high frequency of 850 megacycles were outlined here recently by Dr. George H. Brown, of RCA Laboratories, Princeton, N. J., before a meeting of the Professional Group on Broadcast Transmission Systems of the Institute of Radio Engineers, at The Franklin The tests were carried out at station KC2XAK, at Stratford, Institute. Conn. KC2XAK has been operated experimentally since January 1, 1950, by RCA and NBC for the study of UHF transmission and reception. Previous tests were made on a frequency of 530 megacycles. The recent experiments, Dr. Brown said, also involved the use of a special antenna which could be tilted to change the direction of the signal beam. By tilting the beam downward, he reported, the strength of the 850-mc. signal through the adjacent Bridgeport area was increased approximately three times over the signal supplied by the antenna in its normal position. Further tests, Dr. Brown announced, will be conducted with the tilted antenna to determine its effectiveness in extending the program service of television stations operating on UHF. Portable Radiation Probe.-_4 new lightweight radiation probe, for detecting and measuring alpha, beta, gamma, and neutron radiations, has been announced by General Electric’s Special Products Division. Developed at G.E.‘s General Engineering Laboratory, the probe is designed for use in hospitals, and industrial and university laboratories where work with radioactive materials is being conducted. It will have application in monitoring contamination of clothing, personnel, laboratory equipment, and facilities. The scintillation counter, which has all the usual advantages of such an