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Purpose: To determine the effectiveness of lid scrub with petroleum jelly versus lid scrub with tea tree oil and tea tree facial wash in patients with symptomatic blepharitis associated with above-normal Demodex counts Methods: Patients with symptomatic anterior blepharitis (AB), meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), or mixed blepharitis (MB) were recruited into the study. Pertinent data, includin...

Despite all this promising work, some epidemiological data comparing tea drinkers and non-tea drinkers does not support the claim that tea prevents cancer. One study even found tea drinkers have higher cancer rates than nontea drinkers; two others showed no tea effects. Difficulties sorting out possible confounding factors, such as other diet and health-related habits , may continue to hinder s...

A male tea garden labourer, aged 36 years, occupation chowkidar, was admitted in the Central Hospital on 25th May, 1948, from a neighbouring garden for the following chief complaints : (i) Irritating cough, (u) irregular rise of temperature, (Hi) loss of weight, and (iv) emaciation. Duration of illness?4 months. Previous history.?An attack of similar illness 2? years back which gradually improv...

Plant polyphenols have gained prominence in quality of plant products and in human health. An experiment was conducted to determine the association of tea polyphenols with water stress and their suitability as indicators for drought tolerance. The experiment was conducted in a 'rain-out' shelter, and consisted of six tea clones (BBK 35, TRFK 6/8, TRFK 76/1, TRFK 395/2, TRFK 31/30, and TRFK 311/...

In this study, the possibility of using tea production waste as a new casing material in mushroom (Agaricus bisporus) cultivation was investigated. Some physical and chemical characteristics of tea waste, fermented tea waste and a mixture of tea waste with peat were compared with that of peat casing, as were their effects on yield. The highest yield was obtained from peat casing. Using tea prod...

OBJECTIVES The aims of this study were to assess the regional differences in domestic violence among pregnant women in the capital district and in the tea plantation sector of Sri Lanka, to explore potential contributory factors and to assess whether healthcare workers addressed domestic violence and disclosure among survivors. DESIGN A cross-sectional study was carried out using interviewer-...