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Parotid Gland Lipoma: A Rare Entity, S Muzaffar, N Kayani, S H. Hasan Nov 1996

Parotid Gland Lipoma: A Rare Entity, S Muzaffar, N Kayani, S H. Hasan

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.


Resistance Of Blastocystis Hominis Cysts To Chlorine, M Zaki, V Zaman, N A. Sheikh Aug 1996

Resistance Of Blastocystis Hominis Cysts To Chlorine, M Zaki, V Zaman, N A. Sheikh

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.


Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection With Pigmented Fungi, I N. Soomro, A Kennedy Jul 1996

Subcutaneous Phaeohyphomycosis: Infection With Pigmented Fungi, I N. Soomro, A Kennedy

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

No abstract provided.


South Asian Foodways In Britain Diversity And Change And The Implications For Health Promotion, Tashmin Khamis Jan 1996

South Asian Foodways In Britain Diversity And Change And The Implications For Health Promotion, Tashmin Khamis

Faculty of Health Sciences, East Africa

People originating from the Indian sub-continent (South Asians) make up the largest ethnic minority group in Britain and suffer from higher rates of coronary heart disease (CIII)) and noninsulin- dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) than the general population. The "classic" risk factors (other than diabetes and insulin resistance) do not explain these elevated rates. Insulin resistance is associated with central obesity, which is more prevalent amongst South Asians than Europeans and the most effective dietary means of preventing or reversing obesity is by reducing fat and energy intake. However it has been hypothesized that regional origins and religious differences within the …