OBJECTIVE To determine the accuracy of monthly reports submitted by lady health workers of National program for family planning and primary health care in district Lahore. METHODS A cross sectional descriptive study was conducted in district Lahore from November 2008 to February 2009. Forty lady health workers were selected using stratified random technique. Four monthly reports (one from eac...

Syphilis in pregnancy remains an important medical condition due to its consequences. We present two cases of young pregnant women who were diagnosed syphilis during their antenatal visit. The first case was a 29-year-old Malay lady diagnosed with syphilis during the first trimester of pregnancy, while the second case was a 21-year-old Chinese lady diagnosed with syphilis during the third trime...

CONTEXT "Low-risk" branch duct intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN) is defined as pancreatic epithelial cellular proliferation of small branch ducts that lack malignant characteristics. At present, our understanding of the natural history of "low-risk" branch duct IPMN is still evolving. Lady Windermere syndrome is a disorder seen in non-smoking women with no pre-existing pulmonary di...

High quality fruits are increasingly demanded along with the need to ensure this attribute to consumers. Thus, this study was aimed at characterizing a melting (‘Elegant Lady’) and a non-melting flesh (‘Carson’) peach (Prunus persica (L.) Batsch) varieties by considering both their bioactive compound contribution and their sensory quality in ripe fruit at harvest and after a prolonged period of...

Red imported Þre ants, Solenopsis invicta (Buren) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae), are an invasive species found in high densities throughout southeastern agricultural systems. We tested the hypothesis that Þre ants tend cotton aphids, Aphis gossypiiGlover (Homoptera: Aphididae), and thus release them from predation by lady beetle larvae, Coccinella septempunctata L. and Hippodamia convergens Guerin-...

During the 1995 season, large (-275g), medium (175g) and small (125g) ’O’Henry’ peaches were stored in either air, 5% CO, + 2% 0, or 17% CO, + 6% 0, at 38°F (3.3”C). Large ‘O’Henry’ peaches benefited more from the 17% CO, + 6% 0, than from either the 5% CO, + 2% 0, or the air storage treatment. During the 1996 season, large, medium and small ‘Elegant Lady’ and ’O’Henry’ peaches were stored in a...