objectives: cow urine ark (cua), known as “amrita” as mentioned in ayurveda, contains‎ anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant effects. therefore, we designed the present study to evaluate the lipid ‎lowering activity of cua and its possible implication in metabolic syndrome.‎ materials and methods: thirty guinea pigs of either sex were divided into five groups: group 1 and 2 serving as a vehicle ‎a...

prediction using pure standards is expected to be biased whenever the slope of the calibration is affected by the presence of sample matrix. moreover, in the presence of unknown spectral interferents, first-order algorithms like partial least squares cannot be used. in this study, a method for determination of carvedilol (car) in tablet and urine samples is proposed by excitation-emission fluor...

OBJECTIVE To measure associations among depression, sexual risk behaviors, and sexually transmitted infection (STI) among white and black youth in the United States. DESIGN Analysis of prospective cohort study data. Wave I of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent Health occurred in 1995 when participants were in grades 7 through 12. Six years later, all Wave I participants who could b...

in order to determine the value of dipstick analysis of urinary protein in pregnancy induced hypertension, a prospective study analyzing pregnant patients with a diagnosis of hypertensive disorder was conducted to compare the result of urinary protein dipstick analysis with 24hr. urine protein collection in obstetrical clinics affiliated to shiraz university of medical sciences. all patients fu...

in this study, a high-performance liquid chromatographic method (hplc) and uv spectrophotometric method were developed, validated and applied for the determination of theophylline in biological fluids. liquid- liquid extraction is performed for isolation of the drug and elimination of plasma and saliva interferences. urine samples were applied without any extraction. the chromatographic separat...

introduction: urinary tract infection is a prevalent infection disease that many patients referred to the physician for this problem. about 20-40% of women experience symptomatic urinary tract infection for at least one time in their life. early diagnosis and treatment lead to recovery much of the times. regarding the higher prevalence of the urinary tract infection in women, we designed this s...

introduction: the present study aims to compare bile and urine samples of a corpse for detection of morphine. methods: in this cross-sectional study, forensic examination of the bodies placed 59 of the 366 referred corpses at the high suspicion of opioid overdose. urine and bile samples of the bodies were analyzed for morphine using thin layer chromatography. results: all samples were taken fro...

The black phenyl is a powerful germ killer used for homes, hospitals, which easily accessible and can be consumed with the intention of self harm. Cases intravascular hemolysis through inhalation or spillage has been reported, but following ingestion rarely reported. A 25 year old previously healthy male presented after alleged was asymptomatic at presentation. By day 4, he developed fever, ict...

urine dipstick is a useful and commonly used test because of its rapidity and low cost; however its diagnostic accuracy is debatable. this research were carried out to determine sensitivity, specificity and positive and negative predictive values of nitrite (nit) and leukocyte esterase (le) testing in relation to urine culture. this research was conducted on 100 hospitalized patients with clini...

Cardiovascular risk factors in childhood were assessed by re-examining a random sample of 278 children stratified by diastolic blood pressure (BP), obtained from 3524 children aged 7-15 years in an entire geographic biracial community (Bogalusa). Re-examination included plasma renin and serum electrolytes, 24-hour urine electrolytes, heart rates, and BP at rest and in response to standardized p...