Biochemical composition of promising leaves genotypes of buckwheat grown in Himachal Pradesh

Attempted Suicide in Himachal Pradesh

Seventy five cases of attempted suicide were studied over a period of one and half years (from January 1996 to June 1997). The findings revealed that 85.4% cases were in the age group 15-54 years. Females (53.4%) and unmarried (52%) attempted suicide more often. House wives (32%) and students (28%) were the two commonest occupational categories involved. Organophosphorus compounds were consumed...

Perinatal mortality in Shimla (Himachal Pradesh)

Perinatal mortality rate (PNMR: still births >28 weeks gestation/birth weight ≥1000 g and early neonatal deaths per 1000 births) is considered the best index of the quality of obstetric and pediatric services in a hospital and community, even though it is influenced by the social, economic, environmental and genetic background of the population. The great difference in the incidence of PNMR in ...

Spotted fever group rickettsioses in Himachal Pradesh.

Rickettsiae are in many places of the world emerging or reemerging pathogens. The spotted fevers group (SFG) composes a large group of tick- and mite-borne zoonotic infections that are caused by closely related rickettsiae. The SFG rickettsiae of Southeast Asia are yet to be identified. Earlier reports have documented the endemicity of rickettsioses among adults in the Himalayan belt but no con...

Clinicopathological and Biochemical Study of Thyroid Disorders in Himachal Pradesh, India

Characterization of bhatooru, a traditional fermented food of Himachal Pradesh: microbiological and biochemical aspects

A number of traditional fermented products are prepared and consumed in Himachal and the types of traditional fermented products of Himachal are unique and different from other areas. Bhatooru is an indigenous leavened bread or roti and constitutes the staple diet of rural population of Himachal. The microbiological analysis of the inoculums (malera) revealed that it composed of a consortium of...