Naveed Ahmad1,2, Li Li1*, Xiao-Quan Yang1, Zheng-Xiang Ning1 and Muhammad Atif Randhawa3 College of Light Industry and Food Science, South China University of Technology, CN-510640 Guangzhou, PR China Food and Biotechnology Research Center, Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) Laboratories Complex, PK-54600 Lahore, Pakistan Institute of Food Science and Technology, Uni...

OBJECTIVES Serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels are sometimes used to identify patients with progressive liver disease in chronic hepatitis C. We assessed the predictive value of serum ALT at various cut-off levels, for the identification of liver disease severity. PATIENTS AND METHODS This cross sectional study was carried out at Ziauddin University and Pakistan Medical Research Counc...

Pediatric oncology in Pakistan has developed over last decade with substantial increase in the facility for treatment and number of expertise. Though large numbers of children still do not reach treatment center more children have now access to quality cancer treatment. There has been gradual improvement in Pediatric oncology nursing and allied services. Pediatric Palliative care in Pakistan is...

objectives the aim was to study the prevalence of thrombocytopenia in hcv patients without cirrhosis and splenomegaly. patients and methods a cross-sectional study was carried out in the gastrointestinal out patient department (g.i. opd) of the sindh institute of urology and transplantation (siut) from september-november 2013. 30 patients aged between 18 - 60 years with a positive anti-hcv resu...