1Division of Radiation Oncology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 3Division of Radiation Physics, Regional Cancer Centre, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 4Division of Imageology, Regional Cancer Centre, Thir...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study of maternal deaths through FOGSI members is to see its current STATUS. METHOD A three-year retrospective observational study from January 2005 to December 2007 formed the basis for collection of the data for analysis. RESULTS A wide variation of maternal mortality ratio (MMR) in the five zones (West-342; South-229; East-709; North East-709 and North-814) was ...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Kerala State is a harbinger of what will happen in future to the rest of India in chronic non-communicable diseases (NCD). We assessed: (i) the burden of NCD risk factors; (ii) estimated the relations of behavioural risk factors to socio-demographic correlates, anthropometric risk factors with behavioural risk factors; (iii) evaluated if socio-demographic, behavioural an...

Department of Hepatology and Transplant Medicine, PVS Institute of Digestive Diseases, PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India Department of Rheumatology, Care Clinics, Sree Sudheendra Medical Mission Hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India Department of Pathology, PVS Memorial Hospital, Cochin, Kerala, India Department of Pathology, Lakeshore Hospital and Research Centre Ltd, Cochin, Kerala, Indi...

Ayurveda has a long history of being enriched by different types of contributions from different stages befitting their geographical, climatic and cultural situations, and based on their thinking and living patterns, especially the practical aspects. Kerala has its own great role in this prcess of enrichment. It is unique and invaluable. The historical aspects the literary contributions by Kera...

Dept. of Pharmaceutics, St James College of Pharmaceutical sciences, Chalakudy, Kerala Dept. of Pharmaceutical analysis, St James College of Pharmaceutical sciences, Chalakudy, Kerala Dept. of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, St James College of Pharmaceutical sciences, Chalakudy, Kerala Dept. of Pharmacy Practice, St James College of Pharmaceutical sciences, Chalakudy, Kerala Dept. of Pharmaceutical ...

1Alexander, 2Sherry Peter, 3Sheela Nampoothiri, 4Latha Rao, 5Ajith Nambiar 4Ravi Veeraraghavan, 4Ushass Puthalath 1Professor, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Amrita School of Dentistry, Kochi, Kerala, India 2Consultant, Head and Neck Institute, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Kochi, Kerala, India 3Professor, Department of Pediatric Genetics, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences...

This study was conducted to find out the anthropometric, biosocial and obstetric predictors of birthweight in Kerala. The study sample consisted of 599 consecutive liveborn babies delivered at SAT Hospital, Medical College, Thiruvananthapuram and their mothers in November 2001. Details of maternal history, anthropometry, and biosocial and demographic factors were recorded. Birthweight was prima...