Ethnomedicine for Rheumatoid Arthritis by the Tribes of East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

Status of lymphatic filariasis in parts of east Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh, India.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) commonly known as elephantiasis is considered as a major public health problem due to its considerable morbidity and social stigma. National health policy 2002 aims at elimination of transmission and the prevention of disability due to LF by the year 20151. Sixteen out of twenty three districts of Andhra Pradesh, India are under the grip of LF and 54 million population...

Effect of mass drug administration programme on microfilaria carriers in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh.

Lymphatic filariasis (LF) or elephantiasis is a major public health problem not only due to morbid condition but also due to social stigma, sexual incapacitation and considerable economic loss. National Health Policy 2002, aims at elimination of transmission and the prevention of disability due to LF by the year 2015, through mass drug administration (MDA) programme with annual single dose of d...

Ethno-Medicinal Plants used in East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh, India

Prevalence of Hookworm Infection in a Slum Area, Vangayagudem, West Godavari District, (andhra Pradesh)

The prevalence of hookworm infection is as high as 95% in certain communities of developing countries particularly in the tropical and sub tropical areas (Hoagland and scad, 1978; walsh and warren, 1979). The chronic internal blood loss caused due to hook worm infection is associated with iron deficiency anaemia, protein, folic acid and vitamin B12 (Roche and Layrisse, 1996; Woodruff, 1982; Li,...

Adolescent Nutritional Status among School Children in Eluru Town, West Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh

1 Dr. Mendu Suresh Babu, 2 Dr. Neela Aruna Rekha, 3 Dr. Neetika Ashwani, 4 Dr. Padala Sudarsini 1 Assistant professor of Paediatrics, 2 Assistant professor of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, 3 SNCU, 4 Professor and HOD 1 Department of Paediatrics , Niloufer Hospital, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad 2 Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Niloufer Hospital, Osmania Medical College, Hyderabad ...