Objective: To determine the incidence and etiology of seizures among neonates admitted to Nursery unit of Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Methodology: This descriptive study was conducted at Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar, Pakistan from January to December 2011. During the study period, all admitted neonatal cases were examined and data on neonatal seizures was ascertained. Among admi...

Objectives: To find the coverage rate and factors associated with the failure of BCG vaccination in urban and rural areas of Peshawar. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional survey was conducted in areas near Peshawar University Campus Hashtnagari, Naway Kalay and Pawaka Village in June 2010. A questionnaire was used to interview parents of 548 children, aged four years and below, about dem...

BACKGROUND BMI is linearly related to the total cholesterol, LDL cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations and is, however, inversely related with HDL cholesterol, Dyslipidaemia has been recognized to be strongly associated with overweight and obesity and its comorbid conditions. Overweight and obesity is conveniently determined from body mass index (BMI). Present study was conducted in Khybe...

.. Objective: To study the results of primary pterygium excision through bare sclera technique with and without intraoperative Mitomycin C use. Study design: This was an experimental study with randomised controlled trial. Setting and Duration: This study was conducted at Eye A unit, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar from May,2007 to April,2009. Methodology: One hundred patients with primary p...