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A menippid crab Myomenippe hardwickii (Gray, 1831) was obtained in the macrobenthic collections from Hukitola, a mangrove-associated Bay located south of Bhitarkanika, Odisha, on east coast India. Although reported coastal waters adjoining Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal, documentation species Odisha remained elusive until current study. Therefore, diagnosis with suitable illustrations ecologica...

An ethno-medicinal survey was conducted in 8 villages of the Paschim Medinipur district of West Bengal during 2012-2013 to collect information from traditional health healers/tribal communities on the use of medicinal plants for treatment of snake bites through questionnaire and personal interviews. The tribal communities residing in this region are the Santhals, Mundas, Lodhas, Bhumijs, Oraon ...

The health of a district in a province may be taken to be an index of the health of the whole province. Lately, I got an opportunity of visiting Purnea Short as my stay was, I made the best use, I possibly could, of my opportunities in studying the topographical and sanitary aspects of the district, the habits and manners of the people, their life and health, and the medical works so far instit...

Under nutrition in children is a major problem in developing countries like India. Mid day meal program is introduced in Government schools to combat under nutrition. This study is an attempt to assess the health and nutritional status of school children those participate mid day meal of school. This study was conducted in three government schools of Burdwan district in West Bengal state. The s...

OBJECTIVE To investigate age and sex variations in undernutrition using mid-upper arm circumference (MUAC) cut-off values among 2016 (930 boys and 1086 girls). 3-5 years old rural children of Bengalee ethnicity at 66 Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) Centers of Nadia District, West Bengal, India. METHODS In a cross sectional study in west Bengal of India, MUAC was measured using st...