Most cases of blunt hepatic trauma are treated nowadays non-operatively. This type of conservative treatment has resulted in increased complication rate. Delayed complications occur in cases that didn't require surgical intervention during the first 24 hours. The most common late complication is hemorrhage. We report a case of two weeks delayed hemorrhage after blunt hepatic trauma in an adult....

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the hepatoprotective potential of cimetidine in hepatotoxicity induced by isoniazid-rifampicin combination in albino rabbits. METHODS Six groups of six rabbits each were studied. Three groups received saline (control), isoniazid (50 mg/Kg/d) alone or isoniazid with rifampicin (100 mg/Kg/d) daily orally for 7 days. Other groups received intraperitoneal cimetidine (50 mg/K...

Effluents from pulp and paper mills are highly toxic and are a major source of water pollution. Nearly 250 chemicals have been identified in effluents which are produced at different stages of papermaking. Their toxic nature is derived from the presence of several naturally occurring and xenobiotic compounds which are formed and released during various stages of papermaking. If applied under ap...