Xanthelasma is the most common type of xanthoma in periorbital region with clinical diagnosis. About 50% patients have hypercholesterolemia laboratory tests - inferring importance to this condition. We aim report a case 55-year-old female patient presenting yellowish papules on upper eyelids diagnosed as Xanthelasma. She had and II diabetes use rosuvastatin 10mg metformin 1000mg. complaint sign...

Considering the total number of investigations concerned with gibberellic acid those dealing with fruits are relatively few (1-13). Gibberellic acid (GA) is capable of inducing parthenocarpy (1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 13), but whether or not fruit setting is increased at the same time is not known (4,6, 12). Several investigators found no increase in fruit size with GA treatment (4, 6, 10), but investigat...

UNLABELLED The side effects of chemotherapy on the lips may cause esthetic and functional impact and increase the risk of infection. HPA Lanolin® is an option for supportive therapy because it has anti-inflammatory, antimicrobial and moisturizing properties. OBJECTIVE To evaluate the efficacy of this product in the prevention of lip alterations in a population of patients undergoing chemother...

We investigated the interaction between indole-3-acetic acid (IAA) and ethylene in the regulation of the seasonal periodicity of tracheid production in 1-year-old balsam fir (Abies balsamea (L.) Mill.) cuttings collected at different times during the dormant period. The cuttings were left with their buds intact or were debudded and treated either apically with IAA or 2-chloroethylphosphonic aci...

Effect of sebum and ointment rubbing was evaluated on the permeation of a model steroidal drug, triamcinolone acetonide (TA), from white petrolatum ointment through excised hairless rat skin. Two kinds of white petrolatum ointment containing TA at a concentration of 1.0% were made using a "pre-applied ointment," which was made by applying and recovering white petrolatum on and from the rat skin...

ETHNOPHARMACOLOGICAL RELEVANCE The medicinal plants employed in the ethnomedicine of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria are studied. AIM OF THE STUDY The survey aims at identifying and documenting the plants used amongst the indigenes of Akwa Ibom State. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using ethnobotanical survey list, information is gathered through personal interviews with traditional medical practitioners...

INTRODUCTION There is increasing evidence that self-medications among pregnant women are common in many developing countries. Despite the adverse impact on pregnancy, there are few programs available for their control. The objective of this study was to assess the level of self-medication amongst Nigerian pregnant women in order to determine possible harmful effects on fetus. METHODS Five hun...