Efficacy of Gingocap as compared to pyridoxine in the treatment of nausea and vomiting during pregnancy

Nausea and vomiting is the common problem disturbing almost 80% of the females in initial three months of conception and later sometime throughout pregnancy. To find out the efficacy and safety of herbal coded test drug Gingocap in comparison with the control drug Pyridoxine, a randomized clinical case control study was conducted at the OPD of Yusra Medical Centre, Karachi and Amir Habib Medical Center and Maternity Home, Karachi. After administration of test and control drug the frequency of nausea and vomiting was noted after every 2 weeks on 2nd, 4th, 6th and 8th weeks during 60 days of the course of study. The percentage of reduction of nausea and vomiting symptoms from the baseline in cases treated with test Gingocap compared to control drug Pyridoxine was recorded. Overall 35 and 30 patients were administered Gingocap and Pyridoxine between 6-16 weeks conception respectively. The data analyzed through T-test using SPSS version 18.0. It was concluded that Gingocap has the potential to relieve the symptoms of nausea and vomiting and exhibited no side effects and this drug was acceptable by maximum number of the patients

Comparative clinical study on the efficacy of biocor plus compared with simvastatin for the management of hypercholesterolemia

Hypercholestriolemia is major risk factor that enhances the incidence of cardiovascular disease and coronary artery disease. The present study was conducted to normalize the lipid profile in the blood by using Biocor Plus for hypercholesterolemia compared with Simvastatin. It was prospective randomized case control study conducted on 70 diagnosed patients of hypercholesterolemia at Sohail Memorial Hospital, Karachi and Amir Habib Medical Center and Maternity Home, Karachi. Patients of both genders [30-70 years] with clinical diagnosis of Hypercholesterolemia. Sample sizes for this study included total of 70 subjects. There was statistically significant difference when comparing the effectiveness of test drug, Biocor Plus to control drug, Simvastatin for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia. This is clearly evident that the herbal coded test drug, Biocor Plus possesses a therapeutic value for the treatment of primary hypercholesterolemia. There were no untoward or significant side effects associated with the use of Biocor Plus that proved its good acceptability by the patients. Moreover there was subjective feeling of wellbeing regarding breathlessness and chest tightness or pressure in the patients taking Biocor Plus. This makes an interesting point to focus on this effective alternative drug for primary hypercholesterolemia

Quality of antenatal care provided at social security hospital, Islamabad

To assess the quality of antenatal care provided to pregnant women in our set up at social security Hospital Rawalpindi. Sectional. Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Social Security Hospital, Islamabad from October to December 2011. Women attending the antenatal OPD were interviewed using a pre tested semi structured questionnaire. A total of 285 women were included in the study. They were interviewed at their first antenatal visit. Mean age of study population was 30 years and parity ranged from 0- 7. Majority were house wives and had their monthly family income less than 10,000 Rupees. Majority of the patients'were multigravidas. All [100%] patients were looked after by doctors in Out- Patient Department [OPD]. About 34.78% patients were educated about complications of Labour. Only 16.84% and 28.42% patients got advice about antenatal exercises and episiotomy care respectively. More than half [56.8%] patients were counseled for delivery in hospital, 26.31% patients were given contraception advice. About 57% received specific dietary advice for pregnant ladies and 45.26% were told about importance of breast feeding. Our study concluded that adequate antenatal care does not mean merely establishment or improvement of health centers or antenatal clinics, adequate supply of medicines and reducing waiting time, but italso involves education of pregnant women about good antenatal care and different health related issues

Autotransfusion in ruptured ectopic pregnancy

Autotransfusion of extravasated blood in the peritoneal cavity of a patient with a rare blood group can be life saving under emergency conditions. This blood must be collected under sterile conditions and should be of less than 48 hours duration. The equipment required is simple and easily available in every hospital. Our patient was transfused with almost 3 litres of her own blood lying in the peritoneal cavity as a result of ruptured tubal pregnancy. She made in uneventful recovery

WHO puts the water in the taps?: community participation in Third World drinking water; sanitation; and health

Reports on community participation programmes in Third World drinking water; sanitation and health in keeping with the key strategies of the International Drinking Water Supply and Sanitation