29 articles in this issue
Ronald Nyarambe Wigina, Victor Tunje Jeza
Organ transplantation offers hope to a variety of patients with terminal functioning organs and tissues. This is currently made possible by administration of general immunosuppressive drugs. To date, inducing tolerance to allografts has become the holy gr... see more
Chin Yuet Meng
Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common cancer in children. Acquired chromosomal and genetic abnormalities have been used to define distinct biological and clinical subtypes of ALL. These aberrations have been shown to be associated with pat... see more
Jackson Songa, L. Ndegwa, Otieno Susan, Billy Lubanga, A. Muyonga
Background: The current wave of Haemorrhagic fevers currently being witnessed require increased bio-risk assessment exercises and vigilance at all levels of the healthcare continuum. This article review will outline key subjects from an agenda-setting, mu... see more
Deepak Saxena, Pradeep Kumar
Peak expiratory flow rate (PEFR) was measured in 400 normal healthy school going children in the age group of 8 to 12 years of Lucknow city. It was observed that there was a gradual, parallel progressive increase in the magnitude of arm span, a physical g... see more
Vikas Gupta, Debjyoti Mohapatra, Vijay Kumar
Background: Reduction in child malnutrition is another MDG related to an improvement in child welfare. For India, this would imply a reduction in the child underweight rate from 54.8% in 1990 to 27.4% in 2015. National data on underweight provided under N... see more
Spirometry is the method of choice for evaluation of pulmonary function tests in adults and in children as well. Some dynamic pulmonary functions like forced vital capacity (FVC) and forced expiratory volume at the end of one second (FEV1) are the most co... see more
Dr.Honeypalsinh H. Maharaul, Dr. Mahesh M Pukar, Dr Shivang P Joshi
Honey and Insulin dressings were applied to chronic ulcer in two groups comprising 30 patients in each matched for age and co-morbidities. Dressings were done once daily .Patients in Honey dressing group had faster healing rate, shorter hospital stay with... see more
Deepak Sharma, Bishnu Hari Paudel, Rita Khadka, Dilip Thakur, Niraj Khatri Sapkota, Dev Kumar Shah, Santosh Deo, Md Nazrul Islam
Objective: There are conflicting reports in the literature concerning the time and frequency domain parameters of heart rate variability (HRV) in athletes. Furthermore, the exact impact of different sports disciplines on cardiac autonomic function is uncl... see more
Chaitali Sarkar, Sudipta Pal
Objectives: In this present in vivo study, we are trying to explore differential effects of fluoride on metabolic functions of four discrete regions of rat brain associated with thyroidal insufficiency. Methods: Male rats of Wistar strain (N=6) were orall... see more
K. S. Adedapo, T. O. Olusanya, A. O. Takure
A number of studies have investigated the roles of lipid peroxidation/ anti-oxidative balance as risk factors of prostate cancer. However, no study has yet to relate these factors with dietary habits of individuals in this environment. The objective of th... see more
Ifeoluwa Silvanus Abiodun, Adenike Itunu Olanrewaju, Oluwakemi Anike Ladipo, Oluwadamilola Aminat Oluberu
HIV and Tuberculosis co-infection pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges on public health care systems. Mycobacterium tuberculosis and HIV exert synergistic effects in accelerating the deterioration of hosts immunologic functions and response. The dem... see more
Fawaz D. Alshammari, Hussain Gadelkarim Ahmed, Gamal Mohmmad Alawad, Marzooq Moottlaq Alshammary, Ali Ghannam Alrashdi, Sami Awejan Alrashedi, KalafJazeKalaf Alshammeri, Fahd Z. Eissa
Objective: The objective of the present study was to find out the approximateepidemiology of cancer burden in the adults' population of Hail region, North KSA. Methodology: A cross-sectional survey among 3326 Saudi civilianswas conducted. A purposeful for... see more
Albert Kimutai, Moses Ngeiywa, Peter G. N. Njagi, Margaret Mulaa, Johnstone Ingonga, Lydia B. Nyamwamu, Cyprian Ombati, Philip Ngumbi
The efficacy of the essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus and Tagetes minuta in causing mortality in adults of the sandfly Phlebotomus duboscqi was tested in a laboratory bioassay. The effect of the oils on oviposition by female sand flies was also evalua... see more
Mahesh Pukar, Honeypalsinh H Maharaul, Kirtana Shah
Introduction: Large bowel Obstruction is a widespread, emergent condition, which requires early identification, meticulous work up and prompt surgical intervention, wherever indicated. Materials and Methods: 25 consecutive patients of all age groups (excl... see more
Jayshree Chidanand Awalekar, Chidanand Awalekar, Vidya M. Jadhav, C. G. Chivate, M. H. Patwardhan
Polycystic ovarian disease (PCOD) is common endocrine disorder. Majority of young females are affected. Insulin resistance along with dysfunction of hypothalamopituitoryadrenal axis is a key etiological factor in development of all manifestations of PCOD.... see more
Dajiram Govinda Mote, Suman D Mote
Aim and objective: This study was carried out to study demographic features and diabetic foot infections and its management. Study design: It is a hospital based observational study. Place and duration of study : Department of General Surgery, K.I.M.S, An... see more
Manjunath Patil, Leena Ambarkar
Chemical and thermal injuries to the eye may be rare incidence but are not uncommon and pose one of the challenging areas of practice for ophthalmologists irrespective of area of practice. The present study was undertaken in department of ophthalmology at... see more
Sagarkumar Gupta, Mehul I Solanki, Honeypalsinh H. Maharaul
Aims and objectives: To compare post-operative complications between open prostatectomy (FREYER`S) and T.U.R.P. Material And Methods: Patients, who were candidates for prostate surgery and had been referred to urology outpatient clinic in our hospital bet... see more
Ganesh Kamble, JoyaRani Devarashetty, Madhuri Taranikanti, Ratna Jyothi Meka
Alcohol consumption is on the rise in developing countries like India. Alcohol enters the blood stream and gets distributed throughout the body and exerts its effects on several organ systems of the body. 100 male subjects were included in the study out o... see more
Sagarkumar Gupta, Shivang Joshi, Honeypalsinh Maharaul
Aims and Objectives: The aim of the study were Comparative study between suture v/s stapler in open abdominal surgery Comparing factors like Surgical site infection; Post operative pain; Post-operative scarring; Wound dehiscence; Cosmetic appearance; Cost... see more
Manisha Mahata, Rajarshi Gayen, Sambit Dasgupta, Suman Ghosh, Jayita Dasgupta (Ghosh), Ranu Sarkar
Synovial hemangioma is a rare, benign disorder of the synovium that have been reported to manifest within joints, tendon sheaths, and bursae. The rarity of the condition and its nonspecific symptomatology makes the diagnosis challenging. Awareness of this... see more
N.L.N. Moorthy, N. Sreemani Kumari, D. Sandhya Rao, D.Mahesh Chander
Extra gastrointestinal stromal tumours ( EGIST) are rare neoplasms of the abdomen which have similar morphological and immunohistological features of gastrointestinal stromal tumours. These tumours are not connected to either stomach or intestine and most... see more
Lokesh Sharoff, Chitrangada Singh, Naeem Jagani, Chirag Borana
Lipoma arborescens of the knee joint is a rare entity and only a few cases have been documented in literature. It is described as an idiopathic rare joint disease in which benign fatty deposits replace and distend the synovium. Incidence rate of 0.12-0.25... see more
Gaurav Sharma, Pankaj Banode
Symptomatic aggressive vertebral hemangiomas are rare sub variety of much common benign asymptomatic vertebral hemangioma presenting with bone expansion, extra osseous extension, epidural soft tissue component, compression fracture leading to neural and o... see more
Soham Chakraborty, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, Manisha Mahata, Rajarshi Gayen, Nabanita Chakraborty, Tushar Kanti Das
Various primary and metastatic malignant lesions can occur in the mediastinumandmay cause diagnostic dilemmas in achieving definitive diagnosis. Synovial sarcoma is a malignant neoplasm predominantly affecting soft tissues of the extremities of adolescent... see more
Sujata Sarangi, Sujata Sarangi, Manisha Mahata, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, Jayati Datta, Tushar Kanti Das
Carcinosarcoma of the uterus, also known as malignant mixed mullerian tumour (MMMT) is a very rare and aggressive gynaecological neoplasm, having an overall poor prognosis. They can arise in any organ of the female genital tract but are most commonly foun... see more
Pritha Ghose, Manisha Mahata, Jayati Datta, Sanghamitra Mukherjee, Tushar Kanti Das
Schwannoma (neurilemmoma) is a solitary, benign, truly encapsulated tumor originating from proliferating Schwann cells of nerve sheath. Though the overall incidence of Schwannoma is 25-45% in head and neck region, only 1% is seen in oral cavity. Tongue is... see more
Snehal Sonarkar, Rucheet Purba, Shishir Singh, Rajesh Podar, Sangeeta Yadav
Direct and indirect composite resins have been considered as a bench mark for esthetic restorations. Recently, researches have been carried out in the field of material sciences for advancement in the properties of this material. This advancement in mater... see more
Mahesh Jansari, Swapnil Kulkarni, Kapil Iyer
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) is an underdiagnosed respiratory condition, which very often masquerades as Bronchial Asthma and results in a delay in identification and subsequent treatment. It is one of the component of the spectrum of as... see more