Recurrent Aphtae Stomatitis (RAS) is a common disease with unknown specific etiology. One of its predisposing factors is hormonal imbalance which is related to menstrual cycle Objective: To compare the women reproductive hormone level between RAS and non-RAS patients. Methods: A case control study involving women, 40 with RAS and 40 non-RAS from Oral Medicine Clinic, Faculty of Dentistry-Indon…
Household pesticides are in general used continually in closed room enabling the occurrence formulation. This occumulation depends on several factors like the pesticide formulation, the route of its exposure into the body and the users behavior. Mostly insecticide exposure comes into human body through inhalation and dermal absorption. Lifetime Average Daily Dose (LADD) of an insecticide is an…
Wrinkles is caused by a decreased by a decrease in collagen synthesis an incease in collagen degradation. Collagen synthesis depends on fibroblast proliferation. Collagen synthesis needs glucose, so that collagen synthesis may be expressed by the increase in glucose uptake. Skin rejuvenation with heating may increase the collagen synthesis. The effect of short-term heating and optimal temperatu…
Xerotic or dry skin is a condition with manifestation of scaly, coarse skin with itchy sensation. Moisturizers have been used as treatment to alleviate xerotic skin. Aloe vera is a traditional medicinal plant which has been as skin monisturized for a long time, however, the hydration effect of this material had not been studied. Urea is a humectants material that has been widely used as moistur…
Over the world asthma is included in the 5 highest cause of morbidity and mortality (prevalence between 5-30%), and the 10 highest cause of morbidity and mortality in Indonesia (around 2-5%). Some researches show that that environmental factors influence the prevalence asthma. The objective of this research is to find the asthma prevalence in factors (contact with livestock, smoking and the dis…
Peptic mucus synthesize especially prostaglandine E2 and I2. Prostaglandine E2 and I2 can impede acid secete and stimulate mucus and bicarbonate secretion. Misoprostol, a synthetic methyl ester analogue of prostaglandin is both a powerful inhibitor of gastric secretion and is able to protect the gastroduodenal mucosa from damage. Misoprostol and other prostaglandine derivatives can be alternati…
The use of household insecticide in continous use in a closed room, allowing its accumulation. Occurrence of this accumulation depends on several factors such as pesticide formulation, route/entrace exposure to pesticides the attitude/behavior of pesticide users. In general insecticide enters the body through inhalation and dermal obsorption. This article describes the information of hosehold i…