Background: The literature on health care seeking behaviour in sub-Saharan Africa for children suffering from malaria is quite extensive. This literature, however, is predominately quantitative and, inevitably, fails to explore how the local concepts of illness may affect people's choices. Understanding local concepts of illness and their influence on health care-seeking behaviour can complemen...

objective: obesity increases production of the extracellular matrix (ecm) role in pathological cardiovascular damage. regular exercise and the use of medicinal plants, particularly celery, in damage to be effective. the aim of this study is to investigate the changes in matrix metalloproteinases 2,9 (mmp 2,9) and tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinase 1 (timp-1) with synchronized exercise...

Hyperoxaluria and oxidative stress are risk factors in calcium oxalate (CaOx) stone formation. Supplement with antioxidant could be effective in prevention of recurrent stone formation. The present study aims to evaluate the protective effects of vitamin E and vitamin C in hyperoxaluric rat. The experiment was performed in rats for 21 days. Rats were divided into 5 groups as follows: control (g...

Although there is accumulating evidence for a protective role of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) on bone health, there are limited studies that examine the effect of altering dietary n-6:n-3 PUFA ratio with plant and marine sources of n-3 PUFA on bone health. Healthy adults (n = 24) were randomized into an eight-week crossover study with a four-week washout between treatments, with ...

OBJECTIVES Health Canada recommends vitamin D supplements (10 microg/d) for Canadians aged > or = 50 years, but no data are available on adoption of this recommendation. Accordingly, this study was conducted to determine the current use of vitamin D supplements among British Columbian adults 50 years and over, and to explore relationships among vitamin D supplement use, socio-demographic variab...

BACKGROUND The aim was to investigate the prevalence of dietary supplement use among pregnant Saudi women and its associations between various demographics. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, a total of 137 pregnant women attending prenatal care from King Salman Hospital completed a self-administered questionnaire including socio-demographic characteristics, general awareness, attitude an...

normal 0 false false false en-us x-none ar-sa background: although most of the adhd (attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) patients respond to stimulant drugs very well,alternative drugs are required for non respondents. it has been revealed that subgroups of patients with adhd have omega-3 fatty acid deficiency. so, the present study was planned to illustrate the effect of omega‑3 supple...

Objective: The study aimed to verify that ingestion of multiple dietary supplement containing lutein, astaxanthin, cyanidin-3-glucoside and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) would improve accommodative ability of aged and older subjects who were aware of eye strain on a daily basis. Methods: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled parallel group comparison study was conducted for 48 participants ...