Purpose: To evaluate smoking, its causes, ill effects on the health and symptoms associated with smoking and smoking withdrawal among university students of Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Methods: The questionnaire based study was conducted amongst university students in Abbottabad, Pakistan during November – December, 2012. Data were collected from university students using a self-a...

Guava (Psidium guajava) is known as Peruka or Paravata in samskrit. In ayurveda it is considered as tridosha nashaka, and indicated in atyagni. Its leaves, bark, fruits and roots are used in treatment of cough, fever, diarrhea, constipation, bad breath, gum problems and numerous other health problems. It is hepatotonic and thus good for liver, digestive system, heart and intestine. Guava can al...

Phosphorylation of the BH3 (Bcl-2 homology domain 3)-only protein BAD (Bcl-2/Bcl-X(L)-antagonist, causing cell death) can either directly disrupt its association with the pro-survival proteins Bcl-X(L) and/or Bcl-2, or cause association of BAD with 14-3-3 proteins. In the present study, we further characterize phosphorylation of BAD at Ser170, a unique site with unclear function. We provide fur...

OBJECTIVES To investigate the health of young Sami in Sweden and the relationship between health and experience of negative societal treatment due to ethnicity, as well as socio-demographic background factors. STUDY DESIGN Cross-sectional population-based questionnaire study. METHODS A total of 876 persons aged 18-28 and involved in Sami associated activities were addressed, and 516 (59%) r...