Health Sciences

Oral health knowledge attitude and practice among family members of dentists residing in madurai city

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice among the family members of dentists residing in Madurai city regarding their oral health. Methods: A 20 item, close ended, self-administered questionnaire was framed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards oral health. After obtaining the informed consent the study participants were asked to fill the questionnaire. Results: Overall 68.1 % of family members have a sound knowledge about oral health. 74.1% of family members showed positive attitude towards oral health.

Effects of wobble board training versus swiss ball training on proprioception inpostknee injured foot ball players

Aim of the Study: To compare the effect of Wobble board training versus Swiss ball training on Proprioception in post knee injured football players. Back Ground of the Study: Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. The location and nature of injury are common in knee and ankle joint .Potential relationship of proprioception is considered with knee injury, laxity, activity level, function and age of individual. Absence of proprioception cannot maintain the body in steady posture. Methodology: The study was an Experimental and Comparative study.

Siddha prospective aspect of immune boosters against covid – 19

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. As of 4 May 2020, more than 3.5 million cases have been reported across 187 countries and territories, resulting in more than 247,000 deaths.

Sexual assault of a 4-year old girl child by a minor: one case too many

Background: The use of a child for sexual stimulation by an adult or older adolescent is referred to as child sexual abuse or assault or molestation. Apart from the physical scars, there are associated psychological consequences on the victim. It is an important social problem with paucity of local published scientific data. Aim: This case report is aimed at evaluating the characteristics of this victim of child sexual abuse who presented at the emergency unit of a private hospital and to suggest solutions on how to curb this social problem.

Relación del agente etiológico bacteriano de la faringoamigdalitis recurrente y su resistencia farmacológica, determinado por cultivo de exudado faríngeo con antibiograma en pacientes amigdalectomizados

Introducción: La faringoamigdalitis recurrente en la actualidad constituye uno de los motivos más frecuentes en la consulta médica, siendo los niños menores de 5 años los más afectados con presentación del 37%,9 y en adultos del 5-15%, que según la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) 024 forma parte de la estadística como principal causa de consulta en nuestro país, el agente bacteriano causal más frecuente es el Streptococco B hemolítico del grupo A (SBHGA) ó S. Pyogenes,2 37% en niños y adultos 10%, lo cual contribuye a que la amigdalectomía sea la cirugía más realizada en Otorrinolaringología.

Monitoreo del proceso de esterilización a calor húmedo/vapor saturado con indicador biológico en el centro médiconaval

La esterilización es un conjunto de operaciones destinadas a eliminar o matar todas las formas de seres vivientes, contenidos en un objeto o sustancia. Todo articulo crítico debe ser sometido a algún método de esterilización de acuerdo con su compatibilidad, este proceso es de suma importancia a nivel hospitalario especialmente en todo material y equipo para uso en diversos procedimientos para atención médica.

A rare disease diagnosed as lymph node tuberculosis: kikuchi-fujimoto disease

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KD) is a rare and self-limiting disease. It is characterized by benign necrotizing lymphadenitis, which is accompanied by fever and lymphadenopathy, with or without extension to other organs, such as skin, eyes and bone marrow. The histopathological characteristics of this disease are nuclear debris surrounded by a histiocytic infiltrate with different degrees of lymphocytes and immunoblast.

Coronavirus disease-19 outbreak: Impact on cancer survivors and cancer care providers

Coronavirus outbreak has affected thousands of people in at least 186 countries which has impacted the cancer care delivery system apart from affecting the overall health system adversely. Cancer patients are more susceptible to coronavirus infection than individuals without cancer as they are in an immunosuppressive state because of the malignancy and anticancer treatment. Countries must contain the foci of infection, isolate, test, treat and trace to control the coronavirus pandemic.

Ayurvedic management of diarrhea in children: a case report

Diarrhea is a condition, where watery stool are passed in excess, several times a day through rectum. This disease when untreated gradually leads to mild to severe dehydration, which in turn adversely affects children & is the major concern of mortality in children. In Ayurveda, it can be compared with a disease Atisara which is characterized by mala Atisarana through Guda is called as Atisara. This is a disease characterized by Atidrava Mala Pravritti due to Vimarga Gamana of Udaka from Udakavahasrotas to the Annavaha and Purishavaha Srotas.