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Mycotic Keratitis from Mumbai

Purpose : To find out fungal isolation rate in clinically suspected cases of mycotic keratitis and to identify aetiological agents and risk factors. Methods : 260 suspected cases of mycotic keratitis seen over two and half years from January 2005 to June 2006 were included in the study. Corneal scrapings were subjected to microscopy and fungal culture. Data of patients and various predisposing ...

INTROPICAN, Mumbai, 2017

Dear Colleagues, We all assemble in Mumbai from 24-26 th March for the very important INTROPICON. The conference promises to be a scientific feast and the organising committee has left no stone unturned to make sure that the scientific program is of very high standards. AIAN has brought out a book of abstracts for this meeting and as you will see, the abstracts cover a wide variety of tropical ...

Tanacetum parthenium enhances pentobarbital-induced sleeping behaviors

Objective: Sleep disorders are among the most common psychiatric and medical conditions. In the present study, the hypnotic effect of Tanacetum parthenium was studied in mice.  Material and Methods: The hydro-alcoholic extract (HAE) of T. parthenium and three fractions of it, namely water fraction (WF), ethyl acetate fra...

Giant cell arteritis in Mumbai.

OBJECTIVE To study the clinical profile of patients with giant cell arteritis in Mumbai. METHODS From our database, patients with a diagnosis of giant cell arteritis (GCA) over a fifteen year period (January 1990 to December 2005) were included. Clinical manifestations, temporal artery biopsy, treatment, and follow-up data of these patients were analyzed. RESULTS Twenty one patients with GC...

Solid Waste Management in Mumbai