Rhinosporidiosis caused by Rhinosporidium seeberii, a protistal microorganism, is endemic in several parts of India. Infection involves mucous membranes of the nose and paranasal sinuses and usually manifests as vascular friable polyps. A few cases of rhinosporidoisis have been reported from Delhi, in patients who were migrants from other states. The present case constitutes the first report of...

From the Structural and Computational Biology Group, International Centre for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology, Aruna Asaf Ali Road, New Delhi 110067, India, the European Molecular Biology Laboratory, 6 Rue Jules Horowitz, BP 181, F-38042 Grenoble Cédex 9, France, the Department of Biotechnology, Hamdard University, Hamdard Nagar, New Delhi 110062, India, and the Walter and Eliza Hall Inst...

Authors’ affiliations 1 Centre for Computational Biology and Bioinformatics, Amity Institute of Biotechnology, Amity University (Noida Campus), Noida-201301, India 2 Department of Biotechnology, TERI University, 10 Institutional Area, Vasant kunj, New Delhi-110070, India 3 Department of Biosciences, Jamia Millia Islamia (A Central University), New Delhi-110025, India 4 Research & Scientific Stu...

Very little information is available about the incidence of coronary heart disease in India, or of factors considered responsible for it. In a previous paper, the incidence of atherosclerosis as judged by electrocardiogram, the fat intake, and serum cholesterol levels in 2 low-income groups (industrial and rural) in Delhi were investigated. These data in high-income groups in Delhi have now bee...

OBJECTIVE The present survey was conducted to investigate the price and availability of a basket of 24 essential antibiotics and eight high-end antibiotics at various levels of health care in public and private sector in National Capital Territory of Delhi, India using standardized WHO/HAI methodology. METHODS DATA ON PROCUREMENT PRICE AND AVAILABILITY WAS COLLECTED FROM THREE PUBLIC HEALTHCA...

Prior to 1994, most Delhi hospitals and dispensaries experienced constant shortages of essential medicines. There was erratic prescribing of expensive branded products, frequent complaints about poor drug quality and low patient satisfaction. Delhi took the lead in developing a comprehensive Drug Policy in 1994 and was the only Indian state to have such a comprehensive policy. The policy's main...

This study shows how Berlin (n = 35) and Delhi (n = 28) mothers scaffold a common and highly scripted social situation, namely gift giving, and enable cultural learning in 19-month-olds. Using modeling and prompting to encourage appropriate responses, mothers took culture-specific directions during scaffolding that were in line with the broader cultural model as assessed by maternal socializati...

Stem cells isolated from menstrual fl uid have mesenchymal stem cell like properties and have multilineage differentiation capacity. Menstrual fl uid has ease of access in collection and repeated sampling is possible in a noninvasive manner. Also, rapid culture of these is possible in numbers that are suffi cient for therapeutic use. They are, hence, looked upon as a novel innovation and are fi...

OBJECTIVES India has proclaimed commitment to the goal of Universal Health Coverage and Delhi, the National Capital Territory, has increased investment in public health and other health services over the past decade. The research investigates whether Delhi's increased investment in health over this period is associated with a reduction in premature deaths, after the age of 1 year, which could h...

This study was conducted at the New Delhi Tuberculosis Center, Delhi, India, from 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2007 to assess the feasibility of implementing random blinded rechecking (RBRC), a quality assurance strategy, and its impact on the performance of tuberculosis smear microscopy in Delhi, RBRC activities are carried out monthly at District Tuberculosis Centers (DTCs). Forty thousand f...