Health Sciences

Naturopathy has recently been defined as a system of primary care (Wardle, Adams, Lui and Steel, 2013) defined not by the substances it prescribes but rather by the values and principles that underpin and govern its practice. Hence, Wardle et al. (2013), as well as Wardle, Sibbritt, Broom, Steel and Adams (2016), make the claim that naturopathic medicine is best defined as an art, science, philosophy, practice of diagnosis, treatment strategy, committed to the prevention of illness.

Brain tumor is one of the most devastating forms of human illness, especially when occurring in the posterior fossa cranial tumors. Posterior fossa tumors are considered critical brain tumors primarily because of the limited space within the posterior fossa tumors and the potential involvement of vital brain stem nuclei. The objective: To describe and evaluate the magnetic resonance imaging pattern of posterior cranial fossa tumors and to determine their clinical Presentations.

Background: Shoulder Impingement syndrome (SIS) is the second common musculoskeletal pain condition. Shoulder girdle muscle imbalance, tight posterior capsule and cervical core instability have been implicated as contributing factors. The alignment of the cervical spine is important to the forces transmitted through the upper extremity and the shoulder joint, However the effect of cervical core stability in treatment of SIS are not conclusively studied.

India has been the land of choicest spices and the best aroma breezes from its soil from immemorial time. The rarest spices and condiments of this nation has lured many mariners from around the world and they were fascinated by the sweet fragrance, pungent tastes and oleoresin qualities of the spices like cardamom, pepper, nutmeg, saffron and vanilla. Vanilla is an orchid, cultivated for its pleasant flavour.

Introduction: Foreign bodies are common seen in ENT practice. The most commonly involved sites are nasal cavities, ears, and pharynx. Foreign bodies may be introduced willingly by the patient or by accident. Voluntary placement of Foreign Bodies occurs mostly in children. Paranasal sinus foreign bodies are rarely seen, and most of them are introduced accidentally or iatrogenically .This paper reports a case of chronic sinusitis secondary to the insertion of multiple foreign bodies in the maxillary sinus.

Cancer has been the most threatening disease and it is the only disease which has 100 types in it. This disease has killed millions of people all over the world every year. There have been loads of Anti cancer drugs which are being introduced which would help in treating cancer patients. Melphalan, methotexate, cisplatin has been commonly used in chemotherapy for varied types of cancers. One of those few anti cancer drugs which are rarely used is Bleomycin. There has been lot of research developments being done and various drug interactions being conducted on this drug.

Background: Hemodialysis (HD) is a protein catabolic procedure. During dialysis the diaphragm as a skeletal muscle is affected by protein breakdown leading to its weakness and limitation of its movement and affecting the oxygenation. Objective: to find out the efficacy of Respiratory Muscle training on arterial blood gases in patients undergoing hemodialysis. Methods: This randomized clinical study was conducted on thirty patients of both genders undergoing hemodialysis, their age ranged from 35-45 years old. The 30 patients received respiratory muscle training.

Triple-negative breast cancer (sometimes abbreviated TNBC) refers to any breast cancer that does not express the genes for estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR) or Her2/neu, detected in 8-20% of cases, the most aggressive with a poor prognosis.. Breast cancer (BC) is the most frequent tumor worldwide. In 2016, 1,380,000 new cases and 458,000 deaths for BC were reported worldwide, of which there were 332,000 new cases and 79,000 deaths in Asia.

Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is an inflammatory condition of nasal and paranasal mucosa. It has both medical and surgical modalities of treatment. The evaluation of clinical profile of a patient can be done both subjectively using SNOT 20 scoring and objectively using Lund and Mackey endoscopic scoring and NCCT for imaging for assessment of efficacy of the treatment modality. The most effective modality of treatment of CRS has always been a debate amongst surgeons both in respect to modality as well as timing and type of surgical intervention.

Objecive: The objective of the study to investigate the correlation of vitamin D level with body mass index and waist circumference in diabetic population. Patients and Methods: An observational cross-sectional study on 100 subjects (male=55 and female=45), age range 30-60 year, was performed. Subjects underwent physical examination and biochemical testing. Subjects included were newly diagnosed or previously diagnosed case of diabetes mellitus. Analysis was performed using SPSS Statistical package for windows (SPSS VERSION 20).