OBJECTIVE To investigate the frequency of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and health seeking behaviour in patients belonging to different ethnic groups and their squatter settlements in two cities of Pakistan. METHODS Questionnaire based on Rome II criteria for the diagnosis of IBS was sent to 1167 persons living in, Karachi and Bahawalpur and their squatter settlements in Baloch Colony and Ti...

Cytokines are important immunomodulatory molecules involved in immune responses against microorganisms; they also have an important role in the setting of immune system disorders. Cytokine single nucleotide polymorphisms have been extensively studied in different, normal populations as well as in association with disease. Cytokine gene polymorphisms are potentially important as genetic predicto...

Uterine inversion in old age is a rare complication. Submucosal fibroid or polyp is mostly the cause of nonpuerperal inversion. Diagnosis can be made on physical examination but it may be difficult. Management consists of manual reposition of uterus or surgery either through abdominal or vaginal route. We report a case of nonpuerperal uterine inversion in an unmarried nulliparous postmenopausal...

Abstract. Basit A, Saeed S, Ahmed Baloch N, Ali AZ. 2021. Genetic structuring of Ephedra an important medicinal plant from low to high altitudinal zones Balochistan, Pakistan. Biodiversitas 22: 713-718. The current study is based on the genetic three species compared morphological and phytochemical investigation. a significant, medicinally genus growing naturally in arid semi-arid regions Baloc...

Dragomir introduced the Jensen-type inequality for harmonic convex functions (HCF) and Baloch et al. studied its different variants, such as h -convex functions. In this paper, we aim to establish functional form of inequalities presented by prove superadditivity monotonicity properties these functionals. Furthermore, de...

Objective: To determine the frequency of ethnicity and other etiological factors hepatocellular carcinoma. Methodology: This cross-sectional study was conducted at Liaquat University Hospital Hyderabad, Department gastroenterology. The occurred from March 2018 to February 2019 for a total period one year. All patients diagnosed as cases carcinoma; age more than 20 years both genders were includ...

Background: Current study aim to describe epidemiological, clinical and demographic features in patients confirmed have COVID-19 Balochistan Methods: This descriptive cross sectional Study was conducted during months of March April 2020 based on the secondary data available regarding positive from health service records Government quarantine centers hospitals this period. Data analyzed by using...