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HUMORAL IMMUNE RESPONSE IN NIGERIANS WITH LONG STANDING TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Introduction: Deranged immunologic capability has been widely implicated in diabetic subjects. It is not well documented if dysfunctional humoral antibodies that occur in DM leads to susceptibility to infections as a re…

CONCORDANCE BETWEEN FREE T4 AND T4 IN THYROID FUNCTION TESTS

Background: Thyroid hormones regulate the metabolism of virtually all cells in the body. The frequency of thyroid dysfunction in our population compels every physician to be skilled in the diagnosis of thyroid disease.…

EXPRESSION OF TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 2 AND TOLL LIKE RECEPTOR 4 IN CHRONIC PERIODONTITIS BY INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUROSCENCE

Aim: The aim of the present study was to analyze the expression level and localization of Toll-like receptor 2 and Toll-like receptor 4 in gingival samples of healthy and chronic periodontitis subjects by indirect immun…

EVIDENCE FOR NATUROPATHIC AND YOGIC INTERVENTIONS TO AUGMENT THE EFFECTS OF ART CARE AS AN ADJUVANT THERAPY- A PARALLEL MATCHED CONTROL STUDY

Background: Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) is becoming a pillar in the rehabilitative efforts for many people living with HIV AIDS (PLWHA). The efficacy of naturopathic and yoga intervention, a CAM therapy…

VITAMIN K - THE IGNORANT NUTRIENT

Vitamins are widely classify as water soluble and fat soluble vitamins. Fat soluble Vitamin K is called as "Forgotten Vitamin" due to the important vitamin that are usually over looked by Scientist and Nutritionist. The…

RATHKE'S CLEFT CYST PRESENTING AS BILATERAL OPTIC ATROPHY

PURPOSE: Reporting a case of Rathke's cleft cyst presenting as bilateral Optic atrophy. Optic atrophy could have been prevented with appropriate surgery if the patient would have consulted ophthalmologist earlier. Case…

PRIMARY OVARIAN PREGNANCY IN A PRIMIGRAVIDA: A CASE REPORT

Primary ovarian pregnancy is a rare form of ectopic pregnancy due to the implantation of the gestational sac in the ovary. It is reported to occur in 1 in 25000-40000 pregnancies following natural conceptions and accoun…

THE SUGAR BUSH- MAPLE SYRUP

Maple syrup is the syrup made from the xylem sap of trees like sugar maple, red maple, black maple and some other maple species. From one of nature's true phenomena the process of maple syrup production gets started. Du…

A COMPARITIVE OVERVIEW OF HISTOPATHOLOGY OF GRANULOMATOUS LESIONS OF SKIN

Granulomatous lesions of the skin and subcutaneous tissue are common in India. They are known as "Dermal Granulomas". In present study following types of Dermal Granulomas were included Leprosy, Cutaneous Tuberculosis,…

DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS OF DIFFUSE BONE MARROW UPTAKE ON 18F-FDG PET/ CT

Background: Bone marrow is a frequent site of metastatic tumors, especially from breast, lung, and prostate cancers. Metastatic tumor in the bone marrow may influence the response to treatment, overall survival, and res…

A STUDY ON THE CLINICO-HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CORRELATION IN HANSEN'S DISEASE

Introduction: Leprosy, caused by Mycobacterium leprae, is widely prevalent in India and presents with different subtypes. However, there exists a great variation in the interpretation of clinical and histopathological e…

SIGNIFICANCE OF SERUM TOTAL ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE LEVELS IN BREAST CANCER

Background: Breast cancer has shown an increased prevalence worldwide, both in industrialized and developing countries. Unfortunately, most cancers do not produce any symptoms until the tumors are either too large to be…

COMPARITIVE STUDY OF DELAYED PRIMARY CLOSURE VERSUS PRIMARY CLOSURE OF SKIN IN CONTAMINATED AND DIRTY ABDOMINAL WOUNDS/ INCISION

Background: It is still a matter of debate whether delayed primary closure (DPC) of contaminated abdominal incision reduces surgical site infection compared with primary closure (PC ). The rate of wound infection for di…

COMPARISON OF PREDICTORS OF DIFFICULT INTUBATION

Context: Unanticipated difficult laryngoscopy and tracheal intubation always remain a primary concern for an anaesthesiologist as the failure to maintain a patent airway during induction of anaesthesia may lead to anaes…

INCREASED SENSORY QUALITY AND CONSUMER ACCEPTABILITY BY FORTIFICATION OF CHOCOLATE FLAVORED MILK WITH OAT BETA GLUCAN

Objective: This study is done in respect to develop a milk based product having both the properties of milk and oat beta glucan. The objective of the study is to analyze the stability, texture and overall acceptance of…

STUDY OF LIPID PROFILE AND NON-HDL CHOLESTEROL AS A BIOMARKER OF CARDIOVASCULAR RISK IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS

Introduction: The reduction of cardiovascular risk by lowering low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) is well documented, and LDL-C remains the main target of lipid lowering therapy. However, not all patients with…

EDIBLE MUSHROOM - A NUTRITIOUS FOOD IMPROVING HUMAN HEALTH

Mushrooms have been consumed since earliest history. The word Mushroom is derived from the french word for Fungi and Mold. Now-a-days, Mushroom are popular valuable food because they are low in calories, carbohydrate, F…

THE UNBIASED TRUTH ABOUT ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

Sugar contribute to tooth decay and obesity but still we spoon it. Artificial sweeteners are used in one of two ways. They may be used directly in commercially processed foods or they are mixed with one or more starch b…

BIOCHEMICAL BASIS AND EMERGING MOLECULAR TARGETS TO TREAT DIABETIC RETINOPATHY

Diabetes being considered as an epidemic, long term untreated complicated diabetes resulting in retinopathy will be a leading cause of blindness worldwide. Many cross-sectional studies reported a strong relationship bet…

MSG - DEMON IN FOOD

Flavor enhancers are used to bring out the flavor in a wide range of foods without adding a flavor of their own. Any food product that can be added to food to enhance its taste especially to make it taste more savoury o…

PAPAIN ENZYME: A DIGESTIVE AID

Digestion is a process in which food is divided into forms that our body can use in performing various functions. It has large organic molecules like fat, carbohydrate, proteins.It then break doens into smaller parts li…

ASCARIASIS AS A CAUSE OF ACALCULUS EOSINOPHILIC CHOLECYSTITIS - A RARE CASE REPORT

Acalculus eosinophilic cholecystitis is a variant of chronic cholecystitis which is an inflammation of gall bladder. Here we presents a case of female child of 10 years age with features of abdominal pain for 6 months w…

A CASE OF PRIMARY SJOGREN`S SYNDROME WITH DISTAL RENAL TUBULAR ACIDOSIS PRESENTING AS HYPOKALEMIC PARALYSIS

Renal tubular acidosis secondary to autoimmune interstitial nephritis is quite common in patients with Sjogren`s syndrome. Here we present a case of 24 year old female who presented with Acute Hypokalemic Quadriparesis…

Emotiveness of Contemporary Bulgarian Religious Texts. An Example of Zographsky Edition of Bulgarian Hagiography

Usage of the word 'contemporary' in the title of this article persuades to think of issues which were undertaken by editors of this volume: is emotiveness belong only to texts published by contemporary media, or do we h…

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