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The main adverse effects of tamoxifen, aspirin, oral contraceptives (OCs) and retinoids used as chemopreventive agents in humans are reviewed and quantified here. With regard to tamoxifen, there are suggestions of some excess risk of liver, and perhaps gastrointestinal, cancers. The public health
Dear Editor, An 83-year-old woman developed yellow-brownish infiltrates, nodules, and tumors mimicking xanthomas, mostly involving the periorbital and chest area within three months (Figure 1). She had no abnormalities in serum cholesterol or triglycerides levels. A detailed laboratory analysis
Arsenicosis is presently one of the significant public health problems in Bangladesh. Employing household screening of over 3.6 million people living in 6 arsenic-affected Upzilas of Bangladesh, 1,503 arsenicosis patients were identified at first and then blood and urine were collected from some of
The efficacy and safety of isotretinoin in the treatment of idiopathic seborrhea in dogs were examined. Isotretinoin was judged effective in only 1 of 8 dogs. Side effects included mild conjunctivitis, transient erythematous rash, and increased serum cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations.
A 26-year-old Japanese woman was referred to our hospital with generalized hyperkeratosis associated with keratitis and a hearing defect. The patient was born from nonconsanguineous parents. Her skin was moderately hyperkeratotic at birth. During childhood, the thickness of the skin increased
BACKGROUND
In the folk-traditional medicine, snails were used to purify blood, boost immune system, prevent conjunctivitis and to treat liver problems.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the hepatoprotective activity of the edible snail (Bellamia bengalensis) flesh extract in male Wistar rats treated with carbon
This study was motivated by the sporadic observation of epiphora in two male rabbits. The epiphora was unilateral and not associated with conjunctivitis or Pasteurella infection. To characterize the cause of epiphora, we studied 15 specific-pathogen-free New Zealand White rabbits. This study group