Background:Tuberculosis control strategies globally aim to early detect and manage the disease. The GeneXpert assay has shown improved specificity sensitivity over sputum smear microscopy. shows comparable results culture produces in less than 2 hours making it a better diagnostic tool. We sought identify barriers challenges associated with intervention Ghana.   Methods: This cross-section...

background: herbal medicine is a new complementary strategy for treating diseases such as cancer. however, its mechanism of action is not clear yet. this study investigates antitumor efficacy of polygonum avicular extract on mcf-7 cell line . methods: mcf-7 cells were treated with different concentrations of (50, 100, 150, 200, 250, 300,350 400 ng/âµl) polygonum avicular at different time inter...

The structure of many marine ecosystems has changed substantially during recent decades, as a result of overexploitation, climate change and eutrophication. Despite of the apparent ecological and economical importance of coastal areas and communities, this aspect has received relatively little attention in coastal systems. Here we assess the temporal development of zoobenthos communities in two...

Introduction: Meatoplasty is the final and essential step in performing effective canal wall down surgery for chronic otitis media. In this article we review some previous techniques and discuss our preferred method. Materials and Methods: In this observational case series study, we used this technique in 53 patients (28 male and 25 female) between January 2005 and January 2008. Our survey was ...

We report three cases of asymptomatic celiac disease identified in children with Down syndrome after being screened at around twenty-four months of age.  These cases raise the question as to what age is screening for celiac disease indicated in a child with Down syndrome and no symptoms.