STUDY DESIGN A prospective study of 50 patients suffering from Bhagandara(Fistula in Ano) (age ranging from 18-54years) treated by Kshara sutra therapy PLACE Kshara sutra unit, Central research Unit, Punjabi bagh, New Delhi DURATION January 2007 to July 2008. OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of low or high anal fistula, recurrence rate following Kshara sutra therapy and effect of Ksh...

The bacteriological quality of drinking-water supply of five major urban centres affected by the October 2005 earthquake in Pakistan were assessed in three phases: onset of emergency, during emergency response and post-emergency. A total of 1850 samples were randomly collected from the study area during each phase, and faecal coliforms were detected in 100%, 28% and 91% in Battagram, 81%, 22% a...

Background: The overhanging margins are responsible for much iatrogenic periodontal disease. May investigators found that high proportions of restorations have reported over hanging margins. Materials and methods: The prevalence of overhanging margins and associated periodontal status in patients who attended periodontal department, college were assessed. Results: The chance of a site bleeding ...

Geographical distribution of thirty-eight cases of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), who were diagnosed in the department of Pathology, Rawalpindi Medical College and two private laboratories in Rawalpindi and Islamabad is presented. Majority (84.2%) came from Azad Kashmir, especially from areas around Poonch (e.g., Rawlakot-28.9%; Bagh-23.7%; Dirkot-5.3% and Pallandari-2.6%) and areas around Muzaff...

As previous years, Dip 5 will continue with the redefinition of what was formerly known as public space, trying to reactivate the physical realm of the common, nowadays kidnapped by economic and political agents. The origin of the word paradise gets back to ancient Persia, and to the Avestian term pairi-daêza, composed by pairi, "around" and diz "to construct", literally enclosed space, that wa...

The effect of altitude on species diversity and its components was recorded in Ganga Chotti and Bedori Hills District Bagh Azad Jammu and Kashmir during 1999-2000. There were 30 plant communities merged in to four plant associations on the basis of cluster analysis. The highest average species diversity was 2.70 at the base (Alt1700 m) in woodland temperate association. Then the diversity decli...

Objectives: According to Persian medicine (PM), the uterus is an important organ in women, responsible for purifying blood and nourishing fetus. Each has a specific temperament distinct from whole-body based on PM. Dystemperament occurs when body or Mizaj (Persian word temperament) deviates what considered normal, resulting malfunction. Many gynecological disorders described PM conventional med...