BACKGROUND: Health of mother and child is a major concern for Pakistan. Due to low literacy, poverty and lack of awareness, malnutrition is alarmingly common. OBJECTIVE: The objective is to evaluate ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Body mass index (BMI) is the important indicator of general health. Those with high BMI are at risk of many diseases, such as diabetes mellitus, heart diseases, high blood pressure and ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Ionizing radiation exposure may induce radiation sickness with critical weight loss. However, Silymarin administration showed to mitigate radiation induced weight loss and organ damage. ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Oral healthcare is a broad term that includes well-being of teeth, gums and broader oral environment. It is considered as a window to personal, economic and social development of indiv ... Read More
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that during last 12 months 6.7 million adults used drug. Route of administration of opioids has important consequences on user’s health outcomes as well as risk of depend ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a recurrent cyclic disorder of cyclical changes in the sexual hormones. It is characterized by emotional, mental and physical symptoms, however pathophysio ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To determine the frequency of Helicobacter pylori infection (detected by Gastric Biopsy culture and histopathology) in children presenting with recurrent abdominal pain. DURATION: Six mon ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Green tea (GT) contains more than 4000 biologically active compounds of which polyphenols are important. Flavonoids are the most important of polyphenols family. Flavonoids contain cat ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Functions of almost all body cells and organs are influenced by thyroid hormones; therefore malfunction of thyroid gland may cause serious clinical problems affecting major organs like ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Minimal hepatic encephalopathy is a neuro-cognitive disorder which happens in an epidemic percentage in patients with cirrhosis of liver. The computerized inhibitory control test (ICT) ... Read More
OBJEVTICES: Shearwave elastography has recently got approval for its use in clinical imaging. It has got its established accuracy in assessing liver fibrosis, where biopsy for the staging of cirrhos ... Read More
Cerebral Palsy (CP) is a term used for non-progressive brain malformation during the development of brain, affects body movement and motor function. The global prevalence of CP is roughly ranging 1.4 ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Stroke is the most common neurological disorder and leading cause of death and disability worldwide .Post stroke seizures are not uncommon complication of stroke, if remain untreated i ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Plantar fasciitis is now known as plantar fasciosis or fasciopathy (PF), is a common foot pain disorder in athletes and non-athletes. There is a pain along plantar side of the foot espec ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To determine the post operative complications when distal femoral fractures in adults is fixed using dynamic condylar screw. STUDY DESIGN: Observational study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUD ... Read More
Stroke is most frequently found neurological problem with very high mortality & morbidity. It is common in Pakistani population. Hyperlipidemia is a potent risk factor for ischemic stroke. OBJECTIVE ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Menarche is an important phase of female reproductive life, which with passage of time is getting earlier worldwide. Early menarche has several psychosocial and behavioral effects on a g ... Read More
BACKGROUND OF STUDY: Long acting contraceptives are probably best methods to protect against for pregnancy as they require no follow up visit, and very low profile of side effects. They need little ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effect of parent’s education and better schooling in achievement of medical entrance exam. DESIGN: Descriptive SETTING: Department of Anatomy, Liaquat University of Medic ... Read More
INTRODUCTION: Depression is much frequent in patients undergoing CABGS. However, severity was reduced post operatively. Counseling and psychosocial interventions can play an important role in recove ... Read More
Currently there is hot discussion and debate regarding emotional intelligence (EI) & Intelligence Quotient (IQ). The importance of emotional intelligence (EI) is increasingly being realized and a s ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To detect the prevalence of physical co-morbidities according to International Classification of Diseases(ICD-10) among patients with Depressive disorder. DESIGN: Descriptive cross sectio ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Electrocardiography (ECG) is simple, quick and economic investigation for diagnosis of acute coronary syndrome. Its applicability in prediction of left main coronary artery/ 3 vessel cor ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To analyze relationship of vitamin D status with Age, Gender, Occupation, Serum Calcium, ESR and Hemoglobin level in local population at Liaquat University of Medical & Health Sciences. ... Read More
BACKGROUND: In addition to its effect on the bones, vitamin D has a myriad of extra skeletal roles. It has been implicated both in the development of type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus as well as g ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To determine malondialdehyde, blood lipids and anti oxidants in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients. STUDY DESIGN: Observational, comparative study PLACE & DURATION: Department of M ... Read More
BACKGROUND: With the increased life expectancy, there is rise in geriatric diabetic population. A knowledgeable diabetic in collaboration with physician can contribute to a successful diabetes manage ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Vitamin E is a fat soluble vitamin and plays key role in many body systems. It has been in clinical practice for mastalgia for decades, however there is still limited literature defining ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To determine the response of Cyclosporine versus Cyclophosphamide in childhood nephrotic syndrome. PLACE AND DURATION: Nephrology Unit, National Institute of Child Health, Karachi, from A ... Read More
Hyperuricemia and gout has traditionally been regarded as the disease of the affluent, being associated with unhealthy lifestyle including alcohol consumption. It has been identified as a disease enti ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine the safety and efficacy of misoprostol in termination of missed miscarriage under 24-weeks gestation. METHODOLOGY: This descriptive observatio ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Splenomegaly is usually the result of an underlying disorder; causes ranging from infections to blood cancers. Primary diseases of spleen are uncommon. Etiology of splenomegaly varies ac ... Read More
OBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of Acute Myocardial Infarction in patients with Diabetes Mellitus, and short term survival in these patients. METHODOLOGY: This study included 100 patients, was ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: This comparative study was done to highlight the complications of induced miscarriages and identify any change in the pattern of maternal morbidity and mortality associated with induced mi ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Helicobacter Pylori is a common infection highly prevalent globally causing chronic gastritis, duodenal ulcer and gastric carcinoma. It is observed clinically that patients who underwent ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate Vitamin D in Pulmonary tuberculosis and normal healthy adults. STUDY DESIGN: Case control study. PLACE AND DURATION: Department of Medicine, Isra University Hospital Hyderabad ... Read More
BACKGROUND: Gallstones represent a major health problem across the world.1 In the United States the prevalence is about 10% and increasing up to 30% in advance age people.2 Its Prevalence in Islamic ... Read More
OBJECTIVE: To determine the various risk factors for diabetic foot ulcers and study their associations. To study the grades of diabetic foot ulcers at presentation. STUDY DESIGN: Comparative descript ... Read More
OBJECTIVES: The present study was conducted to estimate brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) in heart failure patients and its association with left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). STUDY DESIGN: Ca ... Read More
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