Hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is a serious and significant global health problem in the Pakistan and elsewhere. In majority of cases HCV infection remains asymptomatic but in advance cases it may progress to fibrosis of liver, shrinkage of liver cells or failure of liver. The hepatitis C may progress to cause liver cirrhosis that mostly develop in 20% of the affected patients in 20 years with an increased risk in male, alcoholic drink, immune-compromised and who acquire HCV infection after the age of 40 years.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFVivabon syrup is a balanced composition of dietary ingredients of phytopharmaceutical nature for maintaining the physique, vigor, vitality and balanced growth of children. The herbal ingredients of pediatric syrup are rich in bioflavonoid, proteins, vitamins, glycosides and trace elements. Vivabon is formulated with herbal drugs such as Phoenix sylvestris, Emblica officinalis, Withania somnifera, Centella asiatica, Amomum subulatum, Zingiber officinalis, Trigonella foenum-graecum, Centaurea behen and Piper longum Catechins are flavan-3-ols that are found widely in the medicinal herbs and are utilized for anti-inflammatory, cardio protective, hepato-protective, neural protection and other biological activities.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe topical herbal formulation Eezpain spray consisting of natural ingredients that have been clinically proved for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory activity. The designed formulation on application knee and wrist joints, back of neck and shoulder, forearms and lower back exhibited significant efficacy. A total of 20 subjects both male and female applied Eezpain spray consisting of Gaultheria oil, Eucalyptus oil, Turpentine oil, Clove Oil, Menthol and Camphor.
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December 2014
Objective: To determine the role of atorvastatin in management of tinnitus in patients with hyperlipidemia.
Study Design: Quasi-experimental study.
Place And Duration Of Study: ENT Department, Combined Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, from July 2011 to August 2012.
Background: There is controversy about whether expression of nm23 is involved in suppression of metastases or contributes to tumour progression. Few studies have examined the role of nm23 in sarcomas. The aim of this study was to determine if expression of nm23 protein or its H1-subtype correlated with clinicopathological parameters in adult soft tissue sarcomas (STS).
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