Ice cream contains high sugar content and therefore it is in contradiction with the concept of healthy diet. The objective of this study is to determine the suitability of using stevia as an alternative natural sweetener in making ice cream. Inhouse ice cream formulation (as the control) and three different concentrations of stevia ice cream formulations of (A, B and C) were used. Physical prop...

BACKGROUND There are 3 new topical treatments for herpes labialis that have either been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (penciclovir cream [Denavir] and n-docosanol cream [Abreva]) or recently undergone extensive clinical evaluation (acyclovir cream). The relative efficacy of these products is unknown. OBJECTIVE To compare the efficacy of penciclovir cream, acyclovir cream, n-...

yog-ice cream (frozen yogurt), is a kind of frozen dessert which has similar features to ice cream in physical and appearance characteristics. recently, there has been a growing interest in using frozen yogurt due to existence of lactic acid bacteria & fermentation processing. besides, yog-ice cream contains lower levels of sugar, fat & emulsifiers than ice cream. this research was conducted to...

BACKGROUND The efficacy of many preparations for topical use in herpes infections have remained rather disappointing. The development of new antiviral drugs, especially herbal preparations, thus remains desirable. In a screening study with plant extracts, a rhubarb root extract and a sage extract showed a promising activity. OBJECTIVE The efficacy of a combined topical preparation with rhubar...

Mometasone furoate, a potent glucocorticoid (class III) with a favorable benefit/risk ratio, has emerged as a standard medication for the treatment of inflammatory skin disorders. The purpose of the investigation presented here was to determine the noninferiority of a topical mometasone formulation, a light cream (O/W 60/40 emulsion) with mometasone furoate 0.1% (water content of 33%) versus ma...

Sir, Urticarias unresponsive to antihistamines are frustrating for both physicians and patients. In severe cases, steroids or cyclosporine may be needed.[1] This retrospective observation highlights the potential of warfarin in managing chronic idiopathic urticaria (CIU). halobetasol ointment (P = 0.005), clobetasol ointment and halobetasol ointment (P = 0.015) and halobetasol cream and halobet...

The proximate composition, rheology and sensory properties of corn-cocoyam salad cream prepared from varied percentage of corn starch (Cs) and cocoyam starch (Cy) (100Cs, 75Cs: 25Cy, 50Cs:50cy, 25Cs:75Cy and 100Cy) were determined and compared with that of commercial Heinz salad cream. Varied quantities of corn-cocoyam starch in salad cream did not affect the moisture and protein contents of th...

Scabies is one of the three most common skin disorders in children, along with tinea and pyoderma. The treatment of choice is still controversial. The aim of this study is to compare the efficacy of permethrin 5% cream vs. crotamiton 10% cream in the treatment of scabies. In total, 350 patients with scabies were enrolled, and randomized into two groups. The first group received permethrin 5% cr...

PURPOSE To investigate the effects of a natural oil-based emulsion containing allantoin versus aqueous cream for preventing and managing radiation-induced skin reactions. METHODS AND MATERIALS A total of 174 patients were randomized and participated in the study. Patients received either cream 1 (the natural oil-based emulsion containing allantoin) or cream 2 (aqueous cream). Skin toxicity, p...

Participants with Myofascial Pain Syndrome (MPS) of the neck were randomly assigned into 2 groups of the double-blinded study: topical cetylated fatty ester complex (CFEC) cream application plus physical therapy (CF-PT; n=37), and placebo cream application plus physical therapy (PL-PT; n=35). There were 3 visits during 4 weeks of treatment. Physical Therapy (PT), given twice/week, included Isch...