aqueous (hydrophilic) and chloroform (lipophilic) extracts of nine medicinal plants currently used in traditional medicine, in egypt, to treat some gastrointestinal tract (git) disorders were tested for their gastro-protective effect against the incidence of peptic ulcer. indomethacin-induced ulcer in a rat model was used for this testing. mentha microphylla, brassica oleracea capitata (cabbage...

treatment of tuberculosis (tb) and the discovery of effective new anti tubercular drugs is one of the most urgent priorities in health organizations all around the world. in the present study, fluorinated analogs of some of the most important anti-tb agents such as p-aminosalicylic acid (pas), thiacetazone and pyrazinamide were synthesized and tested against tb. the fluorinated analog of thiace...

results analysis of the essential oil revealed the presence of pulegone (68.59%) piperitone (7.8%), piperitenone (7.8%), 1, 8-cineole (1.3%), and carvacrol (1.6%) as the major components. the results showed a significant activity against mdr a. baumannii with inhibition zones and minimal inhibitory concentration values in the ranges of 7-15 mm and 20-35 µl/ml respectively. conclusions this inve...

stem cell based treatments are being increasingly explored for their possible potential to treat various cancers. mesenchymal stem cells believed to possess anti-tumor potential and are preferred for their properties like immune privileged nature, ability to migrate to the site of tumor and capability for multilineage differentiation. this tumor tropism property of mscs could be utilized to del...

background: there is a worldwide interest in searching for potential and effective medicinal plant candidates against various diseases or disorders. till now, there are number of anti-inflammatory drugs like nsaids are available which showed various adverse effects in our body. to reduce these adverse effects, some of medicinal plants have been experimentally validated. aim: the aim of our immu...

a typical radio frequency identification system (rfid) includes one reader and a number of tags. the reader transmit to commands to the tags with interrogation radio signals, and tags receive the command and then respond with their identification. readers with interrogation signals can read tags’ responses. in rfid systems, when multiple tags respond to one reader simultaneously, tag collision ...

the formulation of global health policy is political; and all institutions operating in the global health landscape are political. this is because policies and institutions inevitably represent certain values, reflect particular ideologies, and preferentially serve some interests over others. this may be expressed explicitly and consciously; or implicitly and unconsciously. but it’s important t...

objective: the aim of the present study was to elucidate the possible biochemical improving effect in lipid metabolic that may result from continuous treatment with green tea extract in normal albino rats and those rendered hyperlipidemic by long term supplementation of fat-enriched diet. materials and methods: fifty male albino rats aged six weeks with 200±10 g weight were randomly divided int...

background: food borne pathogens are of the main concerns of food producers and consumers and escherichia coli and staphylococcus aureus create a lot of problems worldwide. the aim of this study was to evaluate antibacterial effects of monolaurin, sorbic acid and potassium sorbate on s. aureus and e. coli at different ph values and nacl concentrations. methods: micro-well dilution assay was use...