9 articles in this issue
Ishaya I Abok, Banwat Mathilda, Olugbenga Ofankurin, Katja Konrad
Introduction: Bone diseases are a common co-morbidity in sickle cell anemic (SCA) children. In our environment skeletal abnormalities are well documented but there is limited documentation on metabolic bone disorders, such as rickets, despite the heighten... see more
Mohammad Kanedi, Sutyarso Hendri Busman, Risky Amellia Mandasari, Gina Dania Pratami
Introduction and Aims : This study was conducted to determine the effect of plant extracts of suruhan (Peperomia pellucida L. Kunth) on the blood glucose level and sperm parameters in male mice with alloxan-induced hyperglycemia. Materials and methods: By... see more
Rafiq Anjum, Shazia Qayum, Rashid Anjum
Aim: To study the effectiveness of probing in congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction in children above 1 year of age.Methods: This study included 42 children undergoing probing for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction between Jan 2015 to Dec 2018. T... see more
Abdul Salam, Rashid Anjum
Background: Femoral shaft fractures are among the commonest fractures of the lower extremity in children and commonly require hospital admission.There are various modalities of treatments both operative and non-operative. The aim of treatment is to secure... see more
Rebecca John, Peter George
Introduction: The burden of managing diabetes mellitus in developing countries primarily lies with the healthcare professionals. Improper diabetes related practice by healthcare professionals could cause adverse outcome among their patients. Despite high ... see more
Syed Tousif Ahmad Rizvi, Mohd Aslam, Sangeeta Singhal, M Mobarak Hossain
Gastrointestinal tract(GIT) and Central Nervous system(CNS) are governed by neural regulation(Long and short neural reflexes in GI tract),which is surprisingly complex. In GI tract, the functions of gut are entirely mediated by Enteric nervous system(ENS)... see more
Varun Bajaj, Shalendra Singh; Ritesh Sharma; Priya Taank; Deepak Dwivedi
Background: Postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV) is the most distressing symptom reported in 40 88% of patients subsequent to strabismus surgery. Newer antiemetic 5-HT3 receptor antagonist drugs palonosetron and its combination with dexamethasone for ... see more
Supriya Sanjay Gaikwad, Kamlesh R. Chaudhari, Sahil S Bapat
Background: Pregnancy in older women is of great relevance. This study was undertaken to examine whether older women have higher rates of poorer perinatal outcome and whether any increased risk may be attributable to factors associated with advancing mate... see more
Naveenta Gupta, Sonia Garg, Meenal Batta, Shilekh Mittal, Khushdeep Singh Arora
Obesity has been declared an epidemic by World Health Organization (WHO). Overweight and obesity along with malnutrition are on increasing trend in developing as well as developed countries. Rise in obesity is very important risk factor of non-communicabl... see more