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Akhtar Ali

Publications (13)

Healthcare System of Pakistan: Strengths and Weaknesses

Akhtar Ali, Farah Ahmad, Syed Hasan Danish, Nisha Zahid, Noor Israr & Sidra Farooq · Advances in Research · 2021

Each country of the world has its own health care system to follow, Pakistan has followed the healthcare system designed by British rulers since 1947. Primary healthcare, Secondary Healthcare and tertiary healthcare are the major parts of the defined healthcare system that are be...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/air/2021/v22i230297

Comparative Evaluation of Salivary pH with Honey and Vinegar Mouth Rinse in Diabetic and Healthy Adults

Akhtar Ali, Lubna Farooq, Anum Mahmood, Shaikh Nadeem Ahmed, Asif Ahmed & Sumreen Mujahid · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background: Salivary fluid creates a particular environment of oral cavity that helps in mastication, lubrication of food and mucosa and in speech. Intake of food and different liquids (drinks, juices, milk) causes modulation in pH of saliva that lead to change in the environment...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i26B31482

Influence of Excessive Mobile Phone Use on Anxiety and Academic Performance among Medical College Students

Akhtar Ali, Sehrish Mehmood, Lubna Farooq, Humaira Arif, Nadeem Akhtar Korai & Muhammad Aitmaud Uddolah Khan · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2019

Objectives: The objectives of this study were focused on finding the influence of excessive mobile phone usage on academic performance of medical students and to find association between excessive mobile phone usage and anxiety in students of a medical University Karachi. Methods...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2019/v31i630334

Association of Depression, Anxiety and Stress in Medical Students Studying in Modular, Semester and Annual Examination System

Akhtar Ali, Shehla Shaheen, Farah Ahmed, Nisha Zahid, Noor Israr & Dabeeran Zehra · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2019

Background: When there are high demands besides less resources, a person experiences a feeling of fear that is known as “Stress”. Students of professional schools/colleges and universities are encounter more stress than the general population as they are in a transitory phase fro...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2019/v16i230140

Effects of Diabetogenic Agent Streptozotocin on Hematological Parameters of Wistar Albino Rats “An Experimental Study”

Akhtar Ali, Shehla Shaheen, Zahida Memon, Faiza Agha, Moazzam Ali Shahid & Nisha Zahid · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2019

Background: Diabetes mellitus has remained the major concern for medical sciences researches due to its deleterious effects on general, physical and mental health of patients. To understand the pathophysiology and to explore better treatment options for such kind of metabolic dis...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2019/v30i530194

Awareness and Attitude of the Population of Karachi towards Stigma Associated with Cancer

Burhanuddin Tahir, Akhtar Ali, Anshahrah Riaz, Zuleikha Yousuf, Sara Qadir & Nehal Waseem · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2020

Background: Cancer related stigma arises due to an amalgamation of certain myths, lack of understanding and religious and social beliefs that vary across different cultures. Despite the widespread availability of information regarding the characteristics of this disease and the e...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jammr/2020/v32i1930668

Recurrent Bacteria Involvement in Urinary Tract Infection among Diabetic Female Patients of Sukkur, Sindh

Samina Tarique, Abdul Hussain Shar, Syed Fiaz Hussain & Akhtar Ali · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Background: Diabetics are four times more prone to develop Urinary tract infection when compared to healthy individuals, the proposed risk factors behind this increase in susceptibility in diabetics are autonomic neuropathy resulting in incomplete emptying of bladder and glucose...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i39B32199

The Cuban Healthcare System: An Insight

Nisha Zahid, Farah Ahmed, Noor Israr, Akhtar Ali, Sidra Farooq & Marium Syed · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

All the countries in the world are struggling to improve their healthcare systems regardless of being rich or poor. Talking about Cuba, it represents an example of well-developed healthcare system and policies which is comparable to developed countries of the world. The success o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2021/v19i130298

Comparative Analysis of Antidyslipidemic Effects of Fenugreek Seed Extract and Standard Pharmacological Therapy in Diet Induced Animal Model of Dyslipidemia: An Experimental Study

Nisha Zahid, Shehla Shaheen, Zahida Memon, Akhtar Ali, Urooj Zafar & Faiza Agha · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2020

Objectives: The objective of this study was to compare the antidyslipidemic effects of fenugreek seed extract in comparison to standard drugs used for dyslipidemia in an animal model of dyslipidemia. Methods: It was an experimental study conducted on 42 male, 9 weeks old Wistar a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2020/v32i2230782

In vitro Activity of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam for the Treatment of Complicated Urinary Tract Infections by Escherichia coli in the Era of Antibiotic Resistance “Rejuvenate the mystery”

Lubna Farooq, Shaikh Nadeem Ahmed, Muhammad Aitmaud Uddolah Khan, Akhtar Ali, Sehrish Mehmood & Humaira Arif · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2019

Background: Urinary tract infections are found to be commonest bacterial infections across the globe. Various studies have demonstrated high prevalence rate of UTIs in Pakistan. Multiple broad spectrum antibiotics are being used for the treatment of UTI but the resistance by the...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2019/v30i330270

Accuracy of GeneXpert in Diagnosis of Smear Negative Tuberculosis: A Cross-Sectional Study

Muhammad Kashif Munir, Sana Rehman, Ayesha Aftab, Naeem Asghar, Akhtar Ali, Netasha Nazar, Muhammad Amer Nazir & Asif Hanif · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2022

Objective: This study was aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of GeneXpert in smear negative as compared to smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients. Methods: This comparative cross sectional study was undertaken at Health Research Institute (National Institute of Heal...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2022/v34i24B35947

Attitude and Practices Regarding Use of Direct Acting Antiviral Agents (DAAs) in the Treatment of Hepatitis C among Health Care Practitioners “A Survey-based Study”

Nadia Saifullah, Dabeeran Zehra, Ambreen Wasim, Samia Saifullah, Urooj Zafar & Akhtar Ali · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Approximately 3% of the world population has been known to be infected with HCV. Hepatitis C virus is a major etiological factor behind the development of liver diseases such as cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. Interferon-based therapy has remained as the mainstay treatmen...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i30B31647

Detection of Antimicrobial Activity of Cranberry Fruit Extract against Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Extended Spectrum Beta Lactamase Escherichia coli

Ali Nawaz Bijarani, Muhammad Owais Ismail, Zahida Memon, Faisal Afridi, Shabana Qabulio & Akhtar Ali · Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International · 2021

Objective: Antibacterial effects of Cranberry fruit extract on Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and Extended Spectrum beta lactamase producing E. coli and its comparison with Linezolid and Meropenem. Materials and Methods: It is a Pre Clinical (in-vitro) study conducte...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i23B31420