
Need for evidence-based practice at grass root level to improve child health and development
Ganesh Kumar1, Arun H. S. Kumar21Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, ...

Prevalence of acute respiratory infection among under-five children in urban and rural areas of puducherry, India
S Ganesh Kumar, Anindo Majumdar, Veera Kumar, Bijay Nanda Naik, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj, Karthik BalajeeDepartment of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal ...

Discrimination against differently abled children among rural communities in India: Need for action
N Janardhana1, D Muralidhar1, DM Naidu2, Guru Raghevendra21Department of Psychiatric Social Work, NIMHANS, Banaswadi, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.2Basic Needs India, Banaswadi, ...

Prevention of childhood obesity in India: Way forward
Sitanshu Sekhar Kar1, Subhranshu Sekhar Kar21Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.2Department of Pediatrics, RAK Medical and Health ...

Malnutrition among under-five children in India and strategies for control
Swaroop Kumar Sahu1, S Ganesh Kumar1, B Vishnu Bhat2, KC Premarajan1, Sonali Sarkar1, Gautam Roy1, Nitin Joseph31Department of Preventive and ...

Diarrheal diseases among children in India: Current scenario and future perspectives
Subitha Lakshminarayanan1, Ramakrishnan Jayalakshmy21Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.2Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Indira Gandhi Medical ...

Current overview on dental stem cells applications in regenerative dentistry
Ramta Bansal1, Aditya Jain21Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Institute of Dental Sciences, Sehora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.2Department of Physiology, ...

Mast cells and oral pathologies: A Review
Reet Kamal1, Parveen Dahiya2, Niti Goyal2, Mukesh Kumar2, Neeta Sharma3, Hans Raj Saini41Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Himachal Pradesh ...

Laparoscopic ovarian drilling: An alternative but not the ultimate in the management of polycystic ovary syndrome
Subarna Mitra, Prasanta Kumar Nayak, Sarita AgrawalDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Tatibandh, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, ...

The clinical efficacy of using autologous platelet rich plasma in hip arthroplasty: A retrospective comparative study
Atif Safdar1, Hamid Shaaban2, Restituto Tibayan , Richard Miller1, Richard Boairdo3, Gunwant Guron21Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, St Michael's ...

Evaluation of antidiabetic, hypolipedimic and antioxidant activity of hydroalcoholic extract of leaves and fruit peel of Punica granatum in male Wistar albino rats
Kartik J Salwe1, Devender O Sachdev2, Yogesh Bahurupi1, Manimekalai Kumarappan11Department of Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pillaiyarkuppam, ...

Gender disparities in retreatment patients of tuberculosis: A north Indian study
Sandeep Singh Sarpal1, Naveen Krishan Goel1, Dinesh Kumar1, Ashok Kumar Janmeja21Department of Community Medicine, Government Medical College and Hospital, Sector-32, ...

Natural sweeteners as fixatives in histopathology: A longitudinal study
Shankargouda Patil, Roopa S Rao, BS Ganavi, Barnali MajumdarDepartment of Oral Pathology and Microbiology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M. S ...

Clinicopathological study and management of liver abscess in a tertiary care center
Amitesh Kumar Jha1, Anjan Das2, Firoz Chowdhury1, Madhuri Ranjana Biswas2, Sanjay Kumar Prasad1, Surajit Chattopadhyay31Department of General Surgery, College of ...

Health, safety and environment conditions in primary schools of Northern Iran
Seyed Mohammad Asadi Behzadkolaee1, Seyed Taghi Mirmohammadi2, Jamshid Yazdani2, Ali Morad Heidari Gorji3, Ameneh Toosi4, Mohammad Rokni3, Mohammad Ali Heidari ...

Evaluation of DNA damage in Type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with and without peripheral neuropathy: A study in South Indian population
Mukul Prasad1, Stephen Charles Bronson2, Tushar Warrier1, Agnihotram Badarinath1, Shivam Rai1, Kaushal Baid1, Sneha Sitaraman1, Alex George1, Anand Moses2, Radha ...

Retrospective magnetic resonance imaging evaluation of fatty filum terminale in Kuwaiti population
Parag Suresh Mahajan1, Nazeer Ahamad1, Anuradha Parag Mahajan2, Nawal M Al Moosawi31Clinical Imaging Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.2Mahajan Clinic, ...

Relationship between postprandial endotoxemia in nonobese postmenopausal women and diabetic nonobese postmenopausal women
Gaffar Sarwar Zaman1, Fawzia Zaman21Department of Clinical Biochemistry, Government College of Medicine, King Khalid University, Abha, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.2Head ...

Does a single loading dose of tranexamic acid reduce perioperative blood loss and transfusion requirements after total knee replacement surgery? A randomized, controlled trial
Ratul Kundu1, Anjan Das2, Sandip Roy Basunia2, Tapas Bhattacharyya2, Surajit Chattopadhyay3, Anindya Mukherjee41Department of Anaesthesiology, Institute of Post Graduate Medical ...

Effects of passive smoking on students at College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh
Abdullah Alanazi1, Farhan Al Enezi2, Mohammd Mesfer Alqahtani2, Turki Faleh Alshammari2, Mumtaz Ahmed Ansari3, Saleh Al-Oraibi4, Shoeb Qureshi51Emergency Medical Services ...

A study of blood utilization in a tertiary care hospital in South India
M Moses Ambroise1, Kandasamy Ravichandran2, Anita Ramdas1, Ganthimathy Sekhar31Department of Pathology, Pondicherry Institute of Medical Sciences, Puducherry, India.2Department of Biostatistics, ...

Periodontal health status and treatment needs of the rural population of India: A cross-sectional study
Tegbir Singh Sekhon1, Simran Grewal2, Ramandeep Singh Gambhir31Department of Periodontology, SKSS Dental College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India.2Department of Physiology, MM ...

Awareness and practice concerning oral cancer among Ayurveda and Homeopathy practitioners in Davangere District: A speciality-wise analysis
Ravikumar S Kulkarni1, P Dupare Arun2, Raj Rai3, V Shashi Kanth4, Vinod Sargaiyan5, S Kandasamy61Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, ...

Comparison of obstetric outcome in pregnant women with and without microalbuminuria
Harneet Singh, Sunita Samal, Akshaya Mahapatro, Seetesh GhoseDepartment of Obsterics and Gynecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry, ...

Reliability of Beta angle in assessing true anteroposterior apical base discrepancy in different growth patterns
Shobha Sundareswaran, Vinay KumarDepartment of Orthodontics, Government Dental College, Calicut, Kerala, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149109 ABSTRACT Introduction: Beta angle as a skeletal ...

Diagnostic role of magnetic resonance cholangiopancreatography in evaluation of obstructive biliopathies and correlating it with final diagnosis and clinical profile of patients
Umesh Chandra Parashari1, Sachin Khanduri1, Samarjit Bhadury1, Deepika Upadhyay2, Kaushal Kishore31Department of Radio Diagnosis, Era's Lucknow Medical College, Lucknow, Uttar ...

Conventional versus digital approach for measuring dentin translucency in forensic age estimation
Varun Chopra1, Gopal Thodasam2, Zeeshan Heera Ahmad3, Simranjit Singh4, Indresh Rajawat5, Sonal Gupta61Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Mauras College ...

Comparison of relationship between salivary electrolyte levels and dental caries in children with Down syndrome
Vikram Singh1, Ruchi Arora1, Deepak Bhayya1, Deepesh Singh1, Bhumi Sarvaiya2, Dhaval Mehta31Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Darshan Dental College ...

Survey on utility of yoga as an alternative therapy for occupational hazards among dental practioners
Ananthalakshmi Ramamoorthy, Sathiya Jeeva Jeevakarunyam, Sunitha Janardhanan, Nadeem Jeddy, Srikaanth Aranmanai Vasan, Arundayanadhi Raja, Parvez IkramDepartment of Oral Pathology, Thai ...

A Prospective, double-blinded randomized controlled study comparing two different Trendelenburg tilts in laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy positioning
Shibananda Mallick1, Anjan Das2, Sanjib Dutta3, Surajit Chattopadhyay4, Tanuka Das3, Rezina Banu51Department of Anaesthesiology, Bengdubi, New Jalpaiguri, India.2Department of Anaesthesiology, ...

Isolation and identification of Acinetobacter species with special reference to antibiotic resistance
Neetu Gupta, Nageswari Gandham, Savita Jadhav, Ravindra Nath MishraDepartment of Microbiology, Padmashree Dr. D.Y. Patil Medical College and Research Center, ...

Association of atherosclerosis with dyslipidemia and co-morbid conditions: A descriptive study
Ravinder Garg1, Simmi Aggarwal2, Raj Kumar3, Ghansham Sharma41Department of Medicine, GGS Medical College and Hospital, Faridkot, Punjab, India.2Department of Radio ...

Contribution and citation Impact of CSIR, India publications during 2007-11
Brij M Gupta1, Avinash Kshitig1, Ritu Gupta21National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies, New Delhi, India.2Sri Venkateswar University, Meerut, ...

Antioxidant and protective effects of Phytocee™ against carbon tetrachloride-induced oxidative stress
Joshua Allan Joseph1, Uma Radhakrishnan2, Sridhar Mutyala3, Krishnagouda Shankargouda Goudar3, Usha Parackal Thachappully Ayyappan1, Amit Agarwal31Department of Veterinary Pharmacology and ...

Effect of dielectric interface on charge aggregation in the voltage-gated K + ion channel
Lipika Adhya, Tarunendu Mapder, Samit AdhyaDepartment of Engineering Physics, B. P. Poddar Institute of Management and Technology, Kolkata, West Bengal, ...

Antibiotic susceptibility pattern of Enterobacteriaceae and non-fermenter Gram-negative clinical isolates of microbial resource orchid
Periasamy Hariharan1, Thirunavukkarasu Bharani1, Jonathan Sampath Franklyne1, Prithwijit Biswas2, Shakti S Solanki1, Maneesh Paul-Satyaseela11Department of Microbiology, Drug Discovery Research, Orchid ...

Better theoretical models and protein design experiments can help to understand protein folding
Konda Mani Saravanan1, Samuel Selvaraj21Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India.2Department of Bioinformatics, School ...

Tooth fragment reattachment: An esthetic, biological restoration
Ajay Choudhary1, Rakesh Garg2, Anindya Bhalla3, Rohit Kumar Khatri11Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Government Dental College and Hospital, Jaipur, ...

Enterogenous cyst of the small bowel causing intussusception in an adult: Case report and review of literature
Nihar Shah1, Therese Lizardo-Escaño2, Hamid Shaaban2, Gautamy Dhadham3, Arya Karki3, Robert Spira21Department of Internal Medicine, Saint Michael's Medical Center, Newark; ...

Primary adenocarcinoma of rete testis with distinct biphasic pattern: An extremely rare entity and diagnostic challenge
Prithwijit Ghosh1, Kaushik Saha21Department of Pathology, DESUN (NEON) Reference Lab, Kolkata, India.2Department of Pathology, Murshidabad Medical College and Hospital, Berhampore, ...

Urinothorax: A path, less travelled: Case report and review of literature
Vikrant Ranjan1, Santosh Agrawal2, Saurabh Sudhir Chipde2, Ravi Dosi31Department of General Surgery, Sri Aurobindo Medical College and Post Graduate Institute, ...

Transanal impalement of double J steel bar with colonic and jejunal injury: A unique pediatric case report
Divya Gupta1, Devendra Kumar Yadav1, Shasanka Shekhar Panda2, Meely Panda3, Deepak Bagga1, Samir Kant Acharya1, Nischal Anand1, Bikash Kumar Naredi41Department ...

Corporate social responsibility in public health: A case-study on HIV/AIDS epidemic by Johnson & Johnson company in Africa
Vijay Kumar Chattu MD, MPHLecturer- Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad And Tobago.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149193 ABSTRACT ...

Autologus Platelet Rich Fibrin aided Revascularization of an immature, non-vital permanent tooth with apical periodontitis: A case report
Ganesh Ranganath Jadhav, Dipali Shah, Srinidhi Surya RaghvendraDepartment of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Sinhgad Dental College and Hospital, Pune, Maharashtra, ...

Facial nerve paralysis: A case report of rare complication in uncontrolled diabetic patient with mucormycosis
Vandana Shekar, Jeelani Sikander, Vishwanath Rangdhol, Madhulika NaiduDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, Puducherry, ...

Floral double mesiodentes: A rare case report
Gowri Sankar Singaraju, B Reddy, G Supraja, K Narayana ReddyDepartment of Orthodontics, Government Dental College, Kadapa, Andhra Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149197 ...

A rare case of cleidocranial dysplasia presenting with failure to thrive
Parag Suresh Mahajan1, Anuradha Parag Mahajan2, Prashant Suresh Mahajan21Radiology Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.2Mahajan Clinic, Kandivali (West), Mumbai, Maharashtra, ...

Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging features of a rare case of a primary epidermoid tumor of the jugular foramen
Parag Suresh Mahajan1, Anuradha Parag Mahajan2, Nawal M Al Moosawi31Clinical Imaging Department, Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.2Mahajan Clinic, Charkop Market, ...

Multiple hepatocellular adenomas presenting in a male 8 years post-pancreaticoduodenectomy for islet cell tumor of the pancreas
Tom Kevin Gallagher, Udupa K Venkatesh, Donal M MaguireDepartment of Liver Surgery, St. Vincent's University Hospital, Elm Park, Dublin, Ireland.DOI: ...

Rhinosporidiosis presenting as an oropharyngeal mass: A clinical predicament?
Rachna Rath1, Shadab Ali Baig2, Tribikram Debata11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, SCB Dental College and Hospital, Cuttack, Odisha, India.2Department ...

A rare case of clear cell variant of oral squamous cell carcinoma
Sriram Kaliamoorthy1, Vijayparthiban Sethuraman2, Sathish Muthukumar Ramalingam1, Sandhya Arunkumar11Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Chettinad Dental College and Research Institute, ...

Wilson’s disease: A Clinical autopsy case report with review of literature
Kalyani Raju1, Gayathri Nagaraj Bangalore1, Suresh Nagaraj Thuruvekere1, Venkatarathnamma Narayanappa Pathavanalli21Department of Pathology, Sri Devaraj Urs Medical College, Sri Devaraj ...

Hemisection: A conservative management of periodontally involved molar tooth in a young patient
Prashant Babaji1, Tarun Sihag2, Vishwajit Rampratap Chaurasia3, Sivaramalingam Senthilnathan41Department of Pedodontics, Sharavathi Dental College, Shimoga, Karnataka, India.2Department of Pedodontics, Vyas ...

Prune Belly syndrome: A rare case report
Sunil Kumar Samal, Setu RathodDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149218 ABSTRACT ...

Cervical ectopic pregnancy
Sunil Kumar Samal, Setu RathodDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Puducherry, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149221 ABSTRACT ...

An unusual oral manifestation of type 1 neurofibromatosis: A case report and review of literature
Vandana Shekar, Vishwanath Rangdhol, W John Baliah, Sivasankari ThirunavukarasuDepartment of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Indira Gandhi Institute of Dental Sciences, ...

Sirenomelia: The mermaid syndrome: Report of two cases
Sunil Kumar Samal, Setu RathodDepartment of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College and Research Institute, Puducherry, IndiaDOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149227 ABSTRACT ...

Infra-orbital nerve schwannoma: Report and review
Kumar NileshDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dental Sciences, KIMSDU, Karad, Satara, Maharashtra, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149229 ABSTRACT Extra-cranial schwannomas ...

A rare case of thyrotoxic periodic paralysis precipitated by hydrocortisone
Subrata ChakrabartiDepartment of General Medicine, IPGMER, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149236. ABSTRACT Thyrotoxic periodic paralysis (TPP) is a rare, but ...

Rehabilitation of amputed thumb with a silicone prosthesis
Pooja Asnani, Chandu Giriyapura Shivalingappa, Sunil Kumar Mishra, Kirti Somkuwar, Faisal KhanDepartment of Maxillofacial Prosthodontics and Implantology, Rishiraj College of ...

Reaching the limits of reform: medical education and the Hellenic academic institutions facing the euro-crisis
John Botis1, Gregorios Chatzilymperis1, Konstantinos Kalafatakis2, Nikolina Skandali3, Alexandros Skandalis4, Naoum Mylonas5, Apostolos Zarros61Medical School, National and Kapodistrian University of ...

Tissue antinuclear antibodies in renal biopsies of patients with systemic connective tissue disorders
Seema Chhabra, Shreekant Bharti, Ranjana Walker Minz, Ranjeet Bhardwaj, Neelam PasrichaDepartment of Immunopathology, PGIMER, Chandigarh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.149250 ABSTRACT Sir,Although localization ...