This paper analyzed the impact of domestic violence on HIV vulnerability using the 2008 Demographic and Health Survey (DHS) data. Fuzzy set method was used to construct indices of HIV vulnerability and its correlates were determined by Tobit regression. It was found that among the selected HIV vulnerability attributes, the number of other wives contributed the most (10.30 percent) to HIV vulner...

depression is a heterogenous, multifaceted disorder with symptoms manifested at the psychological, behavioral and physiological level. therefore, present study was designed as a model to analyze the long lasting effects of methylmercury chloride in male rats with a focus on depression like behavior. male albino rats of wistar strain were exposed orally to a dose of 2 mg/kg of methylmercury chlo...

s:1381:"Background: Studies show that Salvia officinalis administration can influence reproductive functions in animals. The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of Salvia officinalis extract on serum levels of testosterone and testes tissue differentiation in male rats. Materials and Methods: Male Wistar rats were randomly divided into control, normal saline, and Salvia officinal...

There is evidence from clinical studies and animal experiments that aspirin has a greater antithrombotic activity in males compared to females. We investigated platelet function in vitro and in vivo in rabbits before and after the administration of a dose of aspirin (5 mg/kg) which inhibited collagen stimulated thromboxane B2 generation. Infusion of collagen into untreated animals resulted in a...

In order to elucidate possible male/female differences in emesis, the effects of various emetogenic drugs (cisplatin, copper sulfate, veratrine, nicotine, serotonin) and motion stimulus were compared between male and female Suncus murinus. Cisplatin (IP), nicotine (SC), veratrine (SC) and copper sulfate (PO) induced dose-dependent emesis in either sex, and there was no apparent difference in es...

background: the study was performed to investigate the effects of morphine dependency and morphine withdrawal on the reproductive system of adult male rat(wistar).  methods: 32 adult male rat divided into 5 groups. animals in the control group (n=8) received normal saline (1ml/kg) twice daily subcutaneously for 30 consecutive days. animals in dependent group (n=8) received morphine (10mg/ml/kg)...

In regions where leishmaniasis is endemic, clinical disease is usually reported more frequently among males than females. This difference could be due to disparate risks of exposure of males and females, but gender-related differences in the host response to infection may also play a role. Experimental studies of the influence of gender on Leishmania infection have not included parasites of the...

Animals like plants are also medicinal agents for the prevention and cure of different health problems all over world practically in about human cultures. The concept zootherapy is very old has strong evidence use animal resources. Different animals their body parts preparations used folk medicines. Zootherapy reveals that medical practitioners have always considered as a source surprising nume...