August 2011

Human leukocyte antigens (HLA) HLA-DQA1 and -DQB1 genotyping in Helicobacter pylori-seropositive individuals

This work aimed at studying the HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping in gastritis patients with positive rapid urease test (RUT). This study was carried out in College of Medicine, University of Basrah. HLA-DQA1 and HLA-DQB1 genotyping was done in College of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnpeg, Canada during the period from 17th of April 2009 to 15th of July 2010. A total of 70 gastritis patients (29 males and 41...

Author(s): Nibras S. Al-Ammar, Ihsan E. Al-Saimary, Saad Sh. Hamadi, Ma Luo, Trevor Peterson and Chris Czarnecki

August 2011

Phytosome: An emerging trend in herbal drug treatment

Herbal medicines have been widely used all over the world since ancient times and have been recognized by physicians and patients for their better therapeutic value as they have no or fewer adverse effects as compared with modern medicines. Phytosome is a novel approach to drug delivery system that addresses the limitations of the traditional drug delivery systems. Phytosomes are advanced forms of herbal products that...

Author(s): J.A. Saonere Suryawanshi