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A case control study to determine the frequency of vitamin d deficiency in carcinoma breast in females of local population of Rawalpindi and Islamabad area
Objective: To determine the frequency of vitamin D deficiency in breast carcinoma cases. Method: The case-control study was conducted at the Department of Pathology, Pak-Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, between February and December 2024, and comprised females aged 20-75 years newly diagnosed with breast carcinoma in group A and age-matched healthy controls in group B.
Delivering integrated diabetes and mental healthcare for people with type 1 diabetes disordered eating (T1DE): a mixed methods evaluation
Discussion In this evaluation, T1DE models in different locations displayed modest variation, with similarities across services being more apparent. In terms of providing an integrated service, this involved the use of MDTs, joint clinical appointments, peer and clinical supervision. Some services also provided a ‘consultation’ role providing support and advice to wider networks. Implementation was delayed at many services due to challenges recruiting key staff.
A network pharmacology approach validates resveratrol’s in vivo neuroprotective effects against neurotoxic metals-induced cognitive decline
Article Details Zulfiqar, Abida, et al. “A Network Pharmacology Approach Validates resveratrol’s in Vivo Neuroprotective Effects Against Neurotoxic Metals-Induced Cognitive Decline”. KHYBER MEDICAL UNIVERSITY JOURNAL, vol. 17, no. 4, Dec. 2025, pp. 417-31, doi:10.35845/kmuj.2025.24075. Original Articles References 1. Kim JJ, Kim YS, Kumar V. Heavy metal toxicity: an update of chelating therapeutic strategies. J Trace Elem Med Biol 2019;54:226-31. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtemb.2019.05.003 2.
From crisis to control
Health systems worldwide are realising that prevention is the most cost-effective way to save lives and reduce long-term costs. Pakistan, however, continues to rely on a reactive, hospital-centred model where resources are consumed by expensive treatments rather than preventing disease in the first place. This approach is neither sustainable nor equitable.
Leo Africanus: a reflection of Amin Maalouf’s deterritorialized migrant self
ABSTRACT Taking the Deleuzian notion of deterritorialization as a point of departure, this article makes a deconstructive exploration of Amin Maalouf’s historiographic metafictional tale Leo Africanus. Like Linda Hutcheon’s celebration of the absence of the centre, Maalouf, in the position of a deterritorialized migrant author, celebrates the routes instead of the roots in the form of Leo aka Hassan al-Wazan here.
Economic evaluation of a water fluoridation scheme in Cumbria, UK
1 INTRODUCTION Oral diseases are the most common non-communicable diseases worldwide, even though they are largely preventable.1 According to the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019, oral diseases affect about 3.5 billion people worldwide, with dental caries being the most common condition.
Behavioral Sciences | Free Full-Text | What Are the Economic Arguments for Mandating LGBT+ Health Training for Healthcare Providers? An Economic Evaluation of the Impacts of LGBT+ Health Training on Cervical Screening
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Comparison of intravenous ibuprofen and paracetamol for peri-operative analgesia in paediatric day care tonsillectomy: research article
Objective: To determine the effectiveness of intravenous ibuprofen and acetaminophen as perioperative analgesics in paediatric patients undergoing day-care tonsillectomy with general anaesthesia. Method: The quasi-experimental study was conducted at the Anaesthesia Department of Pak Emirates Military Hospital, Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from July 2021 to June 2022, and comprised paediatric patients aged 5-12 years undergoing day-care tonsillectomy with general anaesthesia.
Relationship of Peripheral Vestibular Deficits with Metabolic SyndromesAn Experience at CMH Q
Objective: To observe the association between metabolic syndromes and vestibular disturbances. Study Design: Cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Departments of ENT & Pathology, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta Pakistan, from Apr 2020 to Jul 2022. Methodology: The presence of diabetes mellitus and hyperlipidemias was studied in three hundred and twenty-seven cases of peripheral vestibular diseases.
The Missing Eight Million?
On August 5, 2023, the Pakistan Bureau of Statistics (PBS) officially released the results of the 7th and first-ever digital Housing and Population Census after approval from the Council of Common Interests (CCI). It counts 241 million inhabitants in Pakistan with an average intercensal annual growth rate of 2.55%. Contrary to expectation, the population growth rate for six years 2017-23 is higher than the previous intercensal growth rates of 2.4% for the earlier 19-year period of 1998-2017.
Comparing the effect of Hypoalbuminemia on Sodium measured by Indirect versus Direct Ion Selective Electrode Method
Abstract Objective: To evaluate the effect of low serum Albumin levels on serum sodium measurement when analyzed by the indirect Ion Selective Electrode (ISE) method and to compare the results with the direct Ion selective electrode (ISE) method. Study Design: Cross-sectional study Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical Pathology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology, Rawalpindi Pakistan, from Jan to Mar 2021.
Serum Prolactin as an Early Biomarker for Detection of Gestational Diabetes Mellitus-An Experience at CMH Quetta
Abstract Objective: To determine the association between elevated serum prolactin and the development of gestational diabetes mellitus in the first trimester. Study Design: Prospective longitudinal study. Place and Duration of Study: Pathology Department, Combined Military Hospital, Quetta Pakistan, from Apr 2021 to Mar 2022.
Economic analysis of different throughput scenarios and implementation strategies of computer-aided detection software as a screening and triage test for pulmonary TB (pdf) | Paperity
PLOS ONE, Dec 2022 This is a preview of a remote PDF: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0277393&type=printable Saima Bashir, Sandra V. Kik, Morten Ruhwald, Amir Khan, Muhammad Tariq, Hamidah Hussain, Claudia M. Denkinger. , PLOS ONE, 2022, Volume 17, Issue 12, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0277393
ATV Quad Offroad Bike Sim Game
Date: 2023-01-19 Compatible: iPhone iPad Requirements: Requires iOS 11.0 or Description - ATV Quad Offroad Bike Sim Game . The ATV Quad Offroad Bike Sim Game is now available as a free download on Apple Store for both iPhone and iPad owners.The application is available in multiple languages: English, Catalan, Dutch, French, German, Japanese, Korean, Simplified Chinese, Spanish. It weighs in at only 258.7 MB to download.
Genotypic Frequency of RHC Antigen in Women of Reproductive Age in Pakistan
Abstract Objective: To determine the genotypic frequency of RHC antigen in females of reproductive age. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Armed Forces Institute of Transfusion (AFIT) and Pak Emirates Military Hospital, (PEMH) in collaboration with NUMS Pakistan, from Dec 2020 to Dec 2021. Females aged 16 to 45 years were recruited in the study. Demographic data, including age, parity, ethnicity etc.,was recorded on a proforma.
ROLE OF INTERLEUKIN-6 AND PROCALCITONIN AS INFLAMMATORY BIOMARKERS IN EVALUATING COVID-19 DISEASE SEVERITY ON HRCT CHESTAN EXPERIENCE AT CMH QUETTA
Zeeshan Ayub Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan Azeema Ahmed Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan Farah Afzal Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan Saima Bashir Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences (NUMS) Pakistan Hamid Iqbal Combined Military Hospital Quetta/National University of Medical Sciences...
Effect of combined acetylsalicylic acid and statins treatment on intracranial aneurysm rupture
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