Some of the insecticides and pesticides are known as endocrine disrupting (ED) chemicals that have the property to alter normal functioning of endocrine system. In this paper the hazardous properties of some pesticides liberally used in Kerala and their physiological effects with special emphasis to disorders in reproductive system are reviewed. The aim of the present review is to give an overv...

BACKGROUND A malocclusion is an irregularity of the teeth or a malrelationship of the dental arches beyond the range of what is accepted as normal. OBJECTIVES To determine the prevalence of malocclusion in children aged 10-12 years in Kozhikode district of Kerala, South India. MATERIALS AND METHODS A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted among schoolchildren aged 10-12 years in si...

In the first part the authors have discussed the botanical identity of the drug 'Thamalaki' as it is used in Kerala. The second part deals with the identity of a few more drugs namely, 'Puskaramula, Punarnava, Suryavartha and Nirgundi'.

Callispa keram sp. n. infesting coconut palm (Cocos nucifera L.) in Kerala, India is described and illustrated. Livistona chinensis R.Br. and Syagrus romanzoffiana (Cham.) Glassman are reported as additional host plants.

hypertension in newborn infants, particularly those requiring intensive care, is becoming increasingly recognized, with prevalence of 0.2-3%. recent studies have established normative tables for blood pressure (bp) in both term and pre-term infants based on the gestational age, postnatal age, gender, weight and height, identifying the neonates at increased risk for early-onset cardiovascular di...

Dicopuslongipes (Subba Rao) (Hymenoptera: Chalcidoidea: Mymaridae) is recorded from India for the first time. New additional distribution records of Mymaridae from the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu and Kerala are documented.

There are about forty lakh scheduled caste people in Kerala. Most of them poor and daily wage workers. The socio-economic backwardness is a historically determined outcome system India. Education the only way for to get out this historical whirlwind economic deprivation, denial rights social exclusion. Government India passed Right Act 2010 it ensures “free compulsory education” all children ag...