lalaghulamrasool bhurgri asked: Authors:Bhurgri Ghulam Rasool,Momina Taki Muhammad,Shamim-Ur-Rehman,ShahMurad,RajKumar Chohan,DahriGhulam Mustafa, Shaikh zulfikar,INTRODUCTION:TUBERCULOSIS:Tuberculosis, one of the oldest diseases known to affect human, is caused by bacteria belonging to mycobacterium tuberculosis complex. The disease usually affects the lungs, although in up to one third of cases other organs are involved. If properly treated, tuberculosis caused by drug susceptible strains is curable in virtually all cases. If untreated, the disease may be fatal within 5 years in more than half of cases. Transmission usually takes place through airborne spread of droplet nuclei produced by patients with infectious pulmonary tuberculosis (Mario C Raviglione, Richard JO Brein, 2003).Tuberculosis is a disease of great antiquity. Today, tuberculosis gas become the most important communicable disease in the world, with over 8 millions cases of pulmonary tuberculosis occurring each year 95% which [+]

lalaghulamrasool bhurgri asked: THREE TIMES WEEKLY ANTI-TUBERCULOSIS TREATMENT OF CATEGORY 1 AND CATEGORY 11 PATIENTS OF PULMONARY TUBERCULOSIS UNDER DIRECTLY OBSERVED THERAPY (DOTS) STRATEGY IN RURAL AREAS OF SINDH, PAKISTAN.AUTHORS:DR: BHURGRI GHULAM RASOOLDR: SHAMIM-UR-REHMANDR: MOMINA TAKI MUHAMMADDR: SHAH MURAD MASTOEE.DR: RAJ KUMAR CHOHAN.DR: DAHRI GHULAM MUSTAFA.DR: FAISAL KHAN.DR: ATIF SHEIKH.ABSTRACT:OBJECTIVE:The purpose of this study was to evaluate three times weekly anti-tuberculosis treatment (ATT) for both category 1 and category 11 patients of pulmonary tuberculosis under directly observed therapy to cut the cost and time required for ATT.PLACE AND TIME:This study was conducted at TB clinic, Muhammad Medical College Hospital Mirpurkhas, sindh, Pakistan, from July 2005 to June 2007 Patients and Methods:130 patients were enrolled for study. 70 patients of category 1 and 60 patients of category11 pulmonary TB who promised to come regularly for treatment [+]

John Smart asked: One of the most popular way of drug testing is hair sample drug testing as it has the capacity to detect the presence of drug in the persons body whether or not the same person has used drugs in the past 3 months. It can detect all of the major types of drugs, including marijuana, opiates, methamphetamines, PCP, ecstasy, and cocaine. It can also trace the amounts of illicit substances trapped in the cortex of the hair. All this proves that exposure area is much larger in hair drug testing. Hair follicle drug testing gives the information of an individual's drug use history.Hair follicle drug testing is a great way to detect the presence of drug in the hair of an individual undergoing the test. The process is quite [+]