Background: Contaminated handmade street foods are often claimed to occur food-borne diseases, especially in developing countries. Therefore, considering the public health issue, this study was conducted to assess the microbial contamination of handmade sauce used by street food vendors in Jashore, Bangladesh. Methods: A total of 30 samples of Plum Sauce (PS) and Tomato Sauce (TS) were collect...

Background: Trans Fatty Acid (TFA) content in oil is an important quality parameter due to its adverse health effect. This study was aimed to examine the TFA content in the frying oil used by street food vendors in India for two traditional snack foods. Methods: Totally, 143 oil samples were collected at different frying times (0, 2, and 4 h) from five different vendors for Samosa and Jalebi. ...

Perceived quality of healthcare is a strong predictor continuous utilization healthcare. There dearth current evidence on the perception received from patent medicine vendors (PMVs) in low- and medium-income countries (LMICs). This study, therefore, through lens hard-to-reach communities Nigeria seeks to assess provided by PMVs as well its determinants. It was cross-sectional study 339 resident...

INTRODUCTION Higher price of cardiovascular drugs is one of the reasons for high out-of-pocket expenditure in cardiovascular care. The objective of the study was to determine the price variation in commonly available cardiovascular drugs between public and private hospital pharmacies in Nepal. METHODS A cross-sectional survey was conducted in 3 public and 3 private pharmacies in tertiary-leve...

OBJECTIVE To describe perceptions of medical students, recent medical graduates, faculty of the College of Medicine, University of Malawi and private medical practitioners (PMPs) towards an attachment of undergraduate medical students in private medical doctors' offices. METHOD Qualitative cross sectional study conducted in Blantyre, Malawi in 2004 using in-depth key informant interviews and ...

Web applications are increasingly becoming the primary curators of personal and corporate data. Social media applications like Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter have transformed how users communicate with each other, while online document suites like Google Docs or Docs.com have made online collaboration the norm. Much of the success of such Web applications is due to the flexibility in allowing t...

BACKGROUND In recent years, China has experienced tremendous growth in its pharmaceutical industry. Both the Chinese government and private investors are motivated to invest into pharmaceutical research and development (R&D). However, studies regarding the different behaviors of public and private investment in pharmaceutical R&D are scarce. Therefore, this paper aims to investigate the current...

Numerous opportunities exist for successful careers in the fields of hematology and oncology. Trainees must choose between dedicated training in one or both disciplines, and between careers in private practice or academic medicine. Individuals who favor academic careers must decide between patient-oriented clinical investigation and laboratory research. This article addresses the factors that i...

J.R. Krishnamoorthy1, M.S. Ranjith2, S. Gokulshankar3, B.K. Mohanty4, R. Sumithra5, S. Ranganathan1 and K. Babu6 1Dr JRK Siddha Research and Pharmaceuticals Pvt Ltd, Chennai, 2Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, Quest International University Perak, Ipoh 3Microbiology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, AIMST University, 4Pharmacology Unit, Faculty of Medicine, UniKL-Royal College of Medicine Perak,...