BACKGROUND Diaper dermatitis is one of the most common skin disorders of infancy and childhood. The present study aimed to compare the effects of Bentonite and Calendula on the improvement of diaper dermatitis in infants. MATERIALS AND METHODS A double-blind randomized controlled trial, which was conducted on 60 out-patient infants referred to health care centers or pediatric clinics in Khome...

An experiment was conducted to determine the efficacy of mycotoxin sequestering agents for binding or degrading aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and deoxynivalenol (DON) by an in vitro method. Ten toxin binder products including 5 bentonite clays (bentonite A, B, C, D, and E), 2 cellulose products (cellulose A and B), a yeast cell wall, an activated charcoal, and a mixture product containing minerals, micro...

objectives: the aim of the present study was to evaluate protective effect of royal jelly on sperm parameters, testosterone level, and malondialdehyde (mda) production in mice. materials and methods: thirty-two adult male nmri mice weighing 30±2 g were used. all the animals were divided into 4 groups. control group: received saline 0.1 ml/mouse/day orally for 30 days. royal jelly group (rj): re...

OBJECTIVE This study tested the hypothesis that a standardized dose of jelly beans could be used as an alternative sugar source to the 50-g glucose beverage to screen for gestational diabetes mellitus. STUDY DESIGN One hundred sixty pregnant women at 24 to 28 weeks' gestation were recruited for a prospective study to compare 2 sugar sources for serum glucose response, side effects, preference...

Five preparations used as analgesics or lubricants in surgical, obstetrical, gynecological, and investigative procedures were tested for their effect on the isolation of Chlamydia trachomatis. Three lignocaine preparations and a lubricating jelly containing 2% phenol were inhibitory to chlamydiae. In contrast, K-Y lubricating jelly was relatively nontoxic to chlamydiae. Since K-Y jelly also had...

Most of animal feeds are grown using pesticides. Chemical control of weeds, insects and other pests has increased agricultural productivity. However, these economic benefits are not without risks to animal health and environmental damage. Feed and fodder offered to animals are often contaminated with pesticide residues (Raikwar and Nag, 2003) and after feeding, these residues assimilated into t...

In the first paper of this series, it was shown that gelatinization of starch was necessary to enhance jelly strength of fish meat jelly (Kamaboko), and that starch added in Kamaboko , though gelatinized, chiefly existed in the jelly as granules and partly dispersed into meat as amylose. In the present paper, amylose and amylopectin, the two components of starch , were isolated by an improved S...

Background. Royal jelly is a milky material secreted by the pharyngeal glands of young worker bees , which when fed as a sole nutrient to larvae causes the development of sexual mature queen bees. The unusual nature of this material has prompted different investigations into its biological/pharmacological/microbiological properties. As an part of the biological activity of royal jelly, an inves...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of long and short term systemic usage of royal jelly on bone formation in the expanded maxillary suture in a rat model. MATERIAL AND METHODS Twenty eight Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 4 equal groups: Control (C); Only Expansion (OE), Royal Jelly (RJ) group, Royal Jelly was given to rats by oral gavage only during the...