OBJECTIVES The internet has become an important source of medical information and a great amount of information related to allergic rhinitis (AR) is available on the internet. However, the quality of this information is still a matter of debate. Therefore, this study was conducted to assess the AR-related information on Korean websites. METHODS The key word "allergic rhinitis" was entered int...

[Reported by Apothecary Ahmed Khan. J Ebkahim, a Persian, aged 46, applied at the Dispensary, Bushire. on May 18th,for deafness without any pain or discharge in or from the ears, audit was only accidentally that Dr. Lucas noticed the peculiar cutaneous affection on his hands whilst presenting to him his ticket. History.?Born in Bushire and resided there all his life; is married and has children...

General considerations. This disease occurs in the tropical and sub-tropical regions of both the Eastern and Western hemispheres. The exact method of contracting the disease has not yet been definitely settled. Various parasites have been blamed, such as the bed-bug, the mosquito, and several others. Wenyon showed that an "oriental sore" can be experimentally produced by contaminating an abrade...

conclusions following a simple seven-part rule of healthy stomach will result in balanced gi function and a healthy body. properly consumption of recommended tpm herbal medicines could reinforce the stomach and a healthy gi system through preventive mechanisms. evidence acquisition a wide-ranging search in main tpm books and web engines was performed to compare preventive care in gastrointestin...

canopy gaps are one of the most important structural features of forest ecosystems, and studying of them can have useful results and implications for forest management. the aim of this study is investigation of characteristics and regeneration within canopy gaps in an intact beech stand in the shastkalateh experimental forest of hyrcanian region, north of iran. all canopy gaps and related fores...

Currently approved irradiation quarantine treatment doses for Bactrocera cucurbitae (Coquillet), melon fly; Ceratitis capitata (Wiedemann), Mediterranean fruit fly; and Bactrocera dorsalis (Hendel), oriental fruit fly, infesting fruits and vegetables for export from Hawaii to the continental United States are 210, 225, and 250 Gy, respectively. Irradiation studies were initiated to determine wh...

The change of lifestyle and environmental pollution have caused a decline in sperm concentration, that is, the percentage of motile sperm and the percentage of normal sperm, and it has increased the ratio of male infertility. A male factor is responsible in about 50% of infertile couples, and it is related to the disorder of spermatogenesis, a defect of sperm transportation, impotence, hypogona...

To examine the effect of consuming polyphenol-rich Oriental plum (Prunus salicina Lindl) on the cognitive performance and the expressions of cerebral neurodegeneration-related proteins in diabetic rats, Wistar rats were assigned into 4 groups: control (C, n = 14), nicotinamide/streptozotocin-induced DM rats (DM, n = 13), DM rats fed metformin (0.05% w/w in the diet, MT, n = 18), and DM rats fed...

BACKGROUND Previous studies of acupuncture show favourable results for both subjective and objective outcomes of dry eye. However, firm conclusions could not be drawn from these studies because the quality of the trials was too low to establish concrete evidence. Therefore, this study was designed both to avoid the flaws of the existing trials and to assess the effectiveness, cost-effectiveness...

Prior to Germany’s emergence as an imperial power in 1884, scholarly knowledge of the Orient was only deemed useful to a handful of academics, largely in part because oriental scholarship’s primary emphasis was the study of classical languages and ancient manuscripts. German colonialism, on the other hand, required the creation of a new body of oriental knowledge, one that was firmly rooted in ...