To investigate the efficacy of pomegranate (Punica granatum) as an alternative and safe treatment against Hymenolipes nana through experimental study on the white laboratory mice. Twenty eight Swiss albino mice naturally infected with Hymenolipes nana. Animals were divided into four groups, one group as control and groups 2-4 were fed daily with dose 0.5 ml, 1.0 ml and 1.5 ml pomegranate peel e...

Objective: To investigate the effects of baihu ginseng decoction on intestinal microflora structure in type

OBJECTIVE This study was performed at the Gelemen Pheasant Procreation Farm affiliated to the General Directorate of Nature Conservation and National Parks, Ministry of Forest and Water Affairs. METHODS A total of 203 faecal samples and 17 necropsies were examined. RESULTS In the faecal examination, Capillaria spp. accounted for 28.6% and Heterakis spp. for 17.2% of eggs; in necropsy, Capil...

PURPOSE Denmark is cited as a model in the development of home- and community-based systems for the frail elderly population. We examined the results of this natural experiment and considered implications for U.S. policy. DESIGN AND METHODS We used international comparative policy analysis, including site visits and semistructured interviews with Danish leadership in conjunction with a review...

© 2006 Society of Rural Physicians of Canada Can J Rural Med 2006; 11 (4) O nce upon a time there was a little farming village in the valley, not far from a castle on the hill. The people in the village liked to help each other. The local healers were considered a part of their village “family.” One day, as medical knowledge and technology developed, they all decided that they could best help t...

OBJECTIVE This study aimed to evaluate daily cholesterol intake across demographic factors and its food sources in elderly Chinese. DESIGN A longitudinal study was conducted using demographic and dietary data for elders aged 60 and above from eight waves (1991-2011) of the China Health and Nutrition Survey. SETTING The data were derived from urban and rural communities of nine provinces (au...