biomagnification can cause Cd levels to be as much as one million times higher than the ambient environment. The health hazard of Cd exposure was first recognised in the early 1950s. Some effects include renal disease and pre-diabetes. This paper considers a Bangladeshi case study of heavy metal contamination in prawns and prawn feed, aiming to illustrate whether seafood is safe for human consumption from the perspective of Cd contamination. 2. Discussion 2.1 Cadmium Cd is a toxic,
4.7 Sampling technique 138 type 2 diabetics who met the study inclusion criteria and willing to participate in the study were selected. Using computer generated random number; they were randomly allocated into control group or experimental group (69+69). It is done by allocation of participants by randomization schedule and sealed envelope method. Randomization chits were made and were kept in sequentially numbered small envelops. The random schedule was generated through computer for 138 participants
pregnancy. The main aim of our study was to find the relationship between gestational weight gain with factors such as demographic factors, type of delivery and maternal comorbidities. Method: A prospective, multi-centric study involving 67 pregnant women of different villages of Mehsana district of Gujarat region was conducted from February 2012 to April 2012. Pregnant women who met inclusion criteria based on the history and clinical examination were presented in the study. Patient information such
Insulin is key mediator in diabetes related hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia. In the present study, we have investigated insulin related beneficial effects of swertiamarin using primary cultures of islets of langerhans and streptozotocin (STZ) diabetic rats. In STZ-diabetic rats, swertiamarin produced an increase
online databases, there is still no studies and researches being conducted to assess Malaysia pharmacy students’ knowledge and perception pertaining cardiology pharmacy. Nevertheless, this initial finding does not rule out the vital needs of the pharmacy students who are the future pharmacy practitioners, to have the adequate knowledge and understanding of cardiology upon graduation. Hence, this pilot study is expected to explore the knowledge among the final and pre-final year pharmacy students in a
were analysed for the effectiveness of wet and dry cupping, in which two out of three showed some evidence for effectiveness of cupping for pain. Favourable effects were shown when wet cupping was combined with adjuvant conventional treatments. A study by S.M. Ahmed and his colleagues was carried out in order to evaluate the efficiency of cupping therapy in management of rheumatoid arthritis. To sum up, they concluded that wet cupping (Hijama) combined with conventional medical therapy has several
in most cases, this can be traumatizing for the surviving family. Also, if there is still some form of brain activity, a donor will continue to be on life support. The hope lingers for the family, while it gradually wanes for the recipient. Some families also have
Coconut oil has become one of the top picks for those following a healthy and well-proportioned diet on a global scale. Coconuts are solid, oval-shaped fruits created by the palm tree. Palm trees are found in more than eighty-six nations across the globe, typically sited in the tropics. Some individuals refer to the coconut tree as the "tree of life" owing to the rich vitamins and minerals found in coconuts. Coconut oil is hauled out from coconuts. This natural oil is a solid fat, white in color
Designer babies are new and a very unique procedure to have been able to be done. Designer babies is a procedure, when the parents have decided to change a baby's genes for health purposes or in some cases changing their appearance. The first ever designer baby was Adam Nash. They used what is called the pre-implantation process which is Preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD or PDGS) refers to the genetic profiling of embryos prior to implantation, and sometimes even of oocytes prior to fertilization
The “cost of hospitalization” was calculated as the total expenditure incurred in Indian rupees (INR) by the patient for treatment of the maxillofacial injury including pre-treatment investigations, surgical procedures and consumables, and post-treatment medication and therapy. The number of days from admission until discharge of the patient was considered as the “duration of hospitalization”. Statistical analysis All