background: blindness due to cataract is a major and important problem in pakistan. the problem is expected to increase in future due to increase in tobacco smoking. the aim of study was to look for the mechanism associated with metal deposition and its effect on antioxidant enzymes in lens of smokers in karachi, pakistan. methods: 20 cataract patients were randomly selected from out patient de...

The regular echinoids were recorded from Chennai Coast,Tamilnadu, South India and the animals were belong to 4 families, 5 genera and 5 species. An identification key to generic level and synoptic description are provided. Temnopleurid sea urchin Salmaciella oligopora (Clark, 1916) was recorded for the first time in 20-30m depth between Chennai and Pondicherry Coasts, South East Coast of India....

Keywords: continental climate of the temperate belt, east-coast climate of the temperate belt, subtropical continental climate, subtropical east-coast climate, subtropical west-coast climate, west-coast climate of the temperate belt. Contents 1. Introduction 2. Subtropical belt 2.1. Subtropical continental climate 2.2. Subtropical oceanic climate 2.3. Subtropical west-coast climate 2.4. Subtrop...

Background: Blindness due to cataract is a major and important problem in Pakistan. The problem is expected to increase in future due to increase in tobacco smoking. The aim of study was to look for the mechanism associated with metal deposition and its effect on antioxidant enzymes in lens of smokers in Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: 20 cataract patients were randomly selected from Out Patient De...

Objective: To find out the effect of physical activities and obesity among Ramadan fasting hypertensive patients of Karachi. Methods: 117 hypertensive patients were selected conveniently from the staff and faculty members of Dow University and other locations of Karachi. The inclusion criterion was the hypertensive patients with at least 20 days of fasting. The investigators visited three times...

The effect of automobile pollution was determined on chlorophyll content of four different tree species viz. Azadirachta indica L., Conocarpus erectus L., Guiacum officinale L.and Eucalyptus sp. growing along the roads of the city.  Significant changes in the level of chlorophyll “a”, chlorophyll “b” and total chlorophyll “a+b” were found in the leaves of fou...

Objectives: This was to estimate the proportion of Dengue virus specific IgG ELISA among asymptomatic children between the ages of 1 year to 15 years, residing in an urban population of Karachi. Design: Cross-sectional study. Settings: Subjects were selected from Garden, Karachi; an urban area located adjacent to the Central district of Karachi. Participants: Children of ages 1 year to 15 years...

1. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. 2. Assistant Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. 3. Professor of pharmacology, United Medical & Dental College, Karachi 4. Professor of Pharmacology, Bahria University Medical & Dental College, Karachi. ABSTRACT... Objective: To evaluate anti-inflammatory acti...

INTRODUCTION Cancer ovary is the third most common malignancy diagnosed in women in Karachi, a moderate to high risk region for the disease. MATERIALS AND METHODS Three hundred and thirty seven cases of ovarian cancer registered at the Karachi Cancer Registry for the years 1995-2002 were reviewed. RESULTS The age- standardized incidence rate (ASR) world per 100,000, crude incidence rate per...