There are some rumor among members of the community that vasectomy is castration which can stimulate the elevation of serum lipid and fat deposit causing obesity and weaknes and reduce the daily activity. Vasectomy is also believes to induce testis atrophy and enlargement of the prostate and also impaired sexual activity several years after vasectomized. In order to answer the rumor of the side…
Open noncomparative clinical trial on 41 children with pharyngitis and bacterial tonsilopharyngitis has been conducted at Pediatric Departement National General Hospital Dr. Cipto Mangunkusumo, Jakarta. After diagnosis, has been established azithromycin syrup of 10 mg/kg BW daily were administered, orally, single dose for 3 days subsequently to all of the children. Throat swab culture performed…
Background: Piper retrofactum Vahl has been used as traditional medicine for a long time. Objective: to compare: (1) piperine alkaloid and other alkaloid of cabe Jawa from Madura and Lamongan, by Thin Layer Chromatography (TLC) method,(2) the effective dose (ED50) of anticonvulsive of infusum extract and mefenemic acid by shock seizure (MES) and metrazole seizure (MET) in Mice, (3) ED50 of anal…
Cardiovascular epidemilogic study with stratified random sampling was carried-out at Kampak, a barren mountaneus area at the southern part of east Java to research smoking prevalence. Sample consisted 341 peoples, 177 (51.9 percent) men and 164 (48.1 percent) women; age between 20-84 years, mean 84.16 plus/minus 13.38 years. Smoking was found on 156 (45.7 percent) women. Mean of smoking was 4.1…
Mucopurulent Cervicitis (MPC) is an endocervical inflammation that causes a variety of complications, including infertility. The diagnosis of MPC is usually confirmed by counting the number of leucocytes using a Gram stain of an endocervical swab. The method requires trained personnel, microscopic equipment and time to read the result, so the detection of MPC in primary health care setting is o…