Hovid Bhd.

Post exposure prophylaxis of healthy contacts is among the measures used for outbreak control of several infectious diseases (e.g., pandemic influenza). No agent is known to be effective in preventing COVID-19, but Ivermectin is one of the drugs that have shown antiviral activity against SARS-CoV-2 in the laboratory. This study aims to evaluate the effect of post exposure prophylaxis with Ivermectin after exposure to COVID-19 among the asymptomatic close contacts.

Palm-derived tocotrienols have shown hepatoprotective effects in both animal and human studies. This study aims to investigate the effects of tocotrienols in hepatocellular lipid content using MRI. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a spectrum of diseases ranging from simple fatty liver (steatosis, NAFL) to non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) to cirrhosis. NASH is the accumulation of fat in liver cells accompanied with inflammation that can lead to the scarring of the liver. Prevention of liver fibrosis by early introduction of low risk interventions such as lifestyle modification, diet control and nutraceuticals may help circumvent long-term healthcare costs associated with management of chronic NASH.