11 articles in this issue
B. Raghu Kiran, N M Prasad Naik, Gautham Krishna Reddy
Background: Healthcare professionals, and indeed patients, face numerous challenges when considering ADRs. Methods: The objectives of this study is to observe the prevalence, clinico-aetiological patterns and clinical type of drug eruptions. A Prospective... see more
Karuna Taksande, Vinaya Udaybhaskar, Neeta Verma
Objectives: The use of endotracheal (ET) intubation is associated with post extubation emergence phenomenon comprising of sore throat, hoarseness and cough. This has been attributed to the physical effects of the tube cuff on tracheal mucosa, and thus any... see more
Selvakumar Chelliah, Garima Chauhan
Background: Abnormal accumulation monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow cause the primary characteristics of multiple myeloma. Myeloma cells produce abnormal immunoglobulin (M protein), light chain proteins (? and ?), and other factors, such as cytok... see more
Deepak Upadhyay, Arun Singh, Hari Shanker Joshi, Medhavi Agarwal, Rashmi Katyal
Introduction : We are moving from millennium development goals to sustainable development goals having universal health care as a key. To achieve universal health care we need morbidity patterns and data for planning and programming. Objectives : 1. To as... see more
Sudhindra Rao Mananje, Vidya Baleguli
Context: Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) and its pre runner, insulin resistance (IR) has become a pandemic problem, including the developing countries. Hence cost effective methods like anthropometric measures are needed to assess insulin resistance. Aims: ... see more
Banu Pradheepa Kamarajan, Ramu Murugan, Ananthasubramanian Muthusamy, Dinakar Rai B K, Vignesh Mathialagan, Shanthakumari S
Objective: To study the suitability of the developed polyamide/hydroxyapatite (PA/HA) composite orthopaedic scaffold in vitro and in vivo. Methods: The fabricated scaffolds were seeded with human osteoblast-like cell line (MG 63) and tested for its viabil... see more
Kusuma G. R., Ambica R, Madalsa Malik
Cholera, a primeval waterborne, severe dehydrating diarrheal disease, caused by V.cholerae , with a considerable health burden especially in developing countries. Due to lack of laboratory based evidences of an etiological agent many outbreaks are recorde... see more
Alpana Priya Rabha
Background: According to WHO estimates, India contributes about 24 lakhs to 108 lakhs global child deaths and accounts for 25% of the 529,000 global maternal deaths (Reduction of maternal mortality: A joint WHO/ UNFPA/ World Bank Statement: Geneva; 1999).... see more
Sanjana Tallihalla Rajegowda, Veena Jasmine Pinto, Peter George
Background: Stroke related morbidity and mortality could be minimised with early medical interventions. Lack of awareness on stroke warning signs and risk factors are significant reasons for delay in seeking medical care and resultant adverse outcome. The... see more
Prachi Saban, R Gopal
Introduction: Carbapenems are a class of ?lactam antibiotics with a broad spectrum of activity and greatest potency against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria and their use has markedly increased in the past few decades. The development of carbapene... see more
Rajnesh Chakrawarty, Mahendra Kumar Jaiswal, Sanat Sharma, Devender Sachdev, Raj Sharma, S. Sajid Ali
Objectives: To assess the prescription pattern of Antibiotics in Dermatology OPD of a tertiary care teaching hospital of Bastar district, a tribal region of Chhattisgarh state at central-south India. Methods: All the prescriptions issued to the patients a... see more