12 articles in this issue
Usha Christopher, C. Adlin Rose
This study was done to investigate the association between maternal factors and early neonatal sepsis. 250 babies with alleged risk factors for sepsis were followed up prospectively to determine the development of early neonatal sepsis. The factors analys... see more
Gourab Biswas, Arkajit Bhattacharya, Rina Bhattacharya
Sugar industry is a growing sector to combat increasing demands of sweeteners throughout the world. Sugar, molasses, jiggery, khandasari etc. are made from sugarcane whereas bagasses and ethanol are the by-products. Poor rural people are directly engaged ... see more
C. Maheswari, A. Sheebanancy, S. Himalini, V. J. Kavitha
Thalassemia is a group of genetic disorders characterized by quantitative defects in globin chain synthesis. Deletions of either one (? -thalassemia 2) or both (? -thalassaemia 1) ?-globin genes on chromosome 16 account for over 95% of alpha thalassemia c... see more
Mehakpreet Kaur, Shyamal Koley, Maman Paul
Objectives: The objective of the present study was to estimate the right dominant handgrip strength in different positions in randomly selected 180 Indian population aged 16-30 years from Amritsar, India. Methods: For this purpose, right dominant handgrip... see more
Sasmita Padhi, Amaresh Prusty
Background: The wastes produced in healthcare especially in hospitals have serious health problems of individuals who directly or indirectly come in contact with this product and it has also hazardous effect on environment if they are not handled properly... see more
Hena Naqvi, Shyam Pyari Jaiswar, Syed Rizwan Hussain, Mohammad Kaleem Ahmad, Farzana Mahdi, Abbas Ali Mahdi
Background: Infertility is described as inability of a couple to conceive after a period of one year regular unprotected intercourse. About 10% - 15% of couples experience some form of infertility. Male infertility is a multifactorial disease process with... see more
Shekhar G Kadam, Dipti Gothi, Jyotsna M Joshi
Background: Osteoporosis, sarcopenia, pulmonary hypertension are common with COPD. There are only few studies which have evaluated the relationship of these co-morbidities with COPD severity. Aim: To study osteoporosis in terms of bone mineral density (BM... see more
Ritesh Yadav, Jitendra Prasad Bhatnagar, Gunjan Yadav, Ritu Verma, Shagun Gupta, Virendra Kumar Gupta, Sumit Bhatia, Alok Purohit
Aim: To find the best parameter for gestational age (GA) assessment by calculating regression equation of the best anthropometric parameter alone and/or in combinations in rural parts of India. Setting and design : This was a cross sectional prospective s... see more
Keshav Pagrut, Virendra Khadse, Pratik Chide
The present study utilizes stains for mucin preferably PAS and Alcian blue stains to show the classification of invasive carcinoma of uterine cervix are either squamous cell carcinoma or adenocarcinoma. One hundred representative of invasive carcinoma of ... see more
Pranav Sood, Rajeev Sood, Shivani Sood, Manisha Sood
Background : To ascertain any differences in fetomaternal outcomes in induced and spontaneous labour among multiparous women delivering at term without an identified indication for induction. Methods : This was a prospective study of 212 women with sponta... see more
Paotinlal Haokip, H Rebachandra Singh, Damrolien S, Romita Bachaspatimayum
Strongyloides stercoralis is a nematode parasite that infects human through penetration of the skin by infective filariform larvae, usually from soil contaminated with human faeces. In chronic strongyloidiasis, cutaneous manifestations are common and gast... see more
Anil Kumar Dwivedi, Niyati Airan, Amal Rani Das
The anatomical knowledge of variations of origin and insertion of Pectoralis minor muscle is of great significance to minimise complications during surgical procedures. An unusual variation of Pectoralis minor muscle was encountered in an adult male cadav... see more