BRITS 1021 observations it was found that the immediate effect of the adrenergic drugs was similar. To obtain a measure of the duration of effect of the different inhalants, serial assessments were continued for three and a half hours after each inhalant therapy on two groups of asthmatic subjects containing 12 subjects in each group. From these serial studies it was found that the inhalants ga...

History of Present Illness.-When admitted to Nakuru, on 2nd April, 1952, he complained of hrematuria accompanied by pain on micturition, of one week's duration. The hrematuria occurred towards the end of micturition and was . accompanied by the passage of a few small clots. The pain was situated in the suprapubic region and radiated to the tip of the penis, being of intermittent and griping cha...

Background: Urinary bladder carcinoma (UBC) is one of the most common malignancies in Egypt and all over world. TGFB levels plasma urine were proved to connote predictive prognostic attributes UBC patients. Furthermore, Cancer associated fibroblasts (CAFs) are now recognized as a key player carcinogenesis. Yet, TGFΒ1 expression CAFs had not been elucidated. Moreover, TGFB1 targeted therapy emer...

A 65-year-old man with a history of recurrent urinary tract infections presented after a 3-months of visible hematuria. Physical and laboratory examinations revealed anemia and impaired renal function. Ultrasound and magnetic resonnance imaging (MRI) showed an invasive bladder tumor developing in a large posterior diverticulum (A and B) with rectal deviation (A) and responsible of a left hydron...

Schistosomiasis also known as Bilharziasis, is a parasitic disease that dates back to antiquity. The ancient Egyptians, through settling and cultivating the Nile valley, were among the first to contract the disease. Thus, the main symptom hematuria was mentioned in Egyptian papyri (1500-1800 B.C.), and schistosome eggs were identified in Egyptian mummies through paleopathologic studies. In 1852...

Abstract Background Schistosomiasis is a common helminthic infection in the tropics and subtropics, particularly sub-Saharan African countries including Ethiopia. In these counties, Schistosoma mansoni significant public health problem due to risk of reinfection recurrent disease despite implementing several rounds preventive chemotherapy. This systematic review meta-analysis aimed at assessing...

Well-structured questionnaire on the perception, impression and response to genitourinary bilharziasis (Genitourinary schistosomiasis) was administered and explained in local languages: 'Igbo' 'Esan' 'Ezon' Itshekiri and Bini to 33815 inhabitants of selected endemic areas in south-eastern Nigeria from January, 1999 to December, 2001. Out of this number, 3815 (11.3%) were properly filled and ret...