determination of birth indices is essential for primary supportive care, evaluation of perinatal anomalies, determination amount of difference from standard values and for further follow up. in this study using a multicentre sampling, a number of 2832 healthy neonates selected. mean and percentile values of four main birth indices; weight, height, head and chest circumference are presented. in ...

since the 1960 child safety systems in cars have been developed. the 3 point safety belt for adults rated as one of the 10 most important inventions for mankind, the seat belt has saved more than 1.5 million lives. as well children have to be secured in a car but the 3 point belt is designed for adults. a 27 kg child is forced forward with 1.200 kg at 48 kph impact velocity. here vulnerable bod...

By S. R. GORE, l.m. & s. Honorary Surgeon, The Hubli Co-operative Hospital Society, Hubli G. D., aged 28, was admitted to the Co-operative Hospital, Hubli, in the afternoon of 29th January, 1935, for intestinal obstruction. Her condition was grave; thready rapid pulse, cold perspiration, anxious look, frequent vomiting of large quantities of liquid faecal matter, and distended abdomen were the ...

Screening of mud crab genus Scylla was conducted in four locations (Marudu Bay, Lundu, Taiping, Setiu) representing Malaysia. Scylla olivacea with abnormal primary and secondary sexual characters were prevalent (approximately 42.27% of the local screened S. olivacea population) in Marudu Bay, Sabah. A total of six different types of abnormalities were described. Crabs with type 1 and type 3 wer...

*Assistant Professor, Sheth L.G. General Hospital, Maninagar, Ahmedabad Received: 18.11.2011; Revised: 24.07.2013; Re-revised: 19.08.2013; Accepted; 19.08.2013 Sir, H is characterised by marked increase in eosinophil count. In most cases it is reactive and found in association with parasitosis, al lergic manifestations, pulmonary inf i l t rates , mal ignancies , col lagen vascular diseases.1 I...