Background: Uveitis refers to diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation of the uveal tract. Anterior uveitis is a common ocular disease characterized by inflammation of the iris and the ciliary body. Objectives: To establish the frequency of HLA-B27- positive uveitis in Asian Indian population, study their clinical profile and compare it with other reports in literature. Methods: We re...

This study examines characteristics and problems of, and services received by Indian psychiatric patients in an urban community care setting in Canada. A census of patients of a community mental health service showed 25 Canadian Indian patients out of 2,652 patients in care, or 0.9%; whereas Canadian Indians are estimated to comprise somewhere between 1.6% and 4.8% of the general population. A ...

One hundred and nineteen Indian and one hundred and fourteen North American depressed patients were compared to assess the differences in psychopathology. The study revealed two important findings: 1) Indian patients scored significantly higher than American patients on the HAMD items of poor appetite, hypochondriasis, diurnal variation, and psychomotor retardation; and lower on the items of an...

A comparative analysis of the plasma concentrations of soluble Fas-L (sFas-L) and their correlation with hemoglobin levels and malaria severity was carried out in cohorts of P. falciparum-infected patients from Gabon and India. Young patients from Gabon had plasma levels of sFas-L that increased with disease severity. In contrast, in Indian adults plasmatic sFas-L levels were more elevated in U...

background: until now, trimodal distribution of hbs has been seen by six different studies in the world when associated with alpha-thalassemia with confirmation by corresponding alpha-genotyping studies. the rbc indices reduce as alpha-globin genes reduce in sickle cell trait (sct) patients, which decreases the extent of intra-vascular sickling and thus betters the clinical course of the patien...

PURPOSE Mutations in the myocilin gene (MYOC) account for 2%-4% of primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) cases. To date, a limited number of Indian POAG patients have been analyzed for the contribution of the gene towards the disease pathogenesis. In this study we provided a comprehensive analysis of a total of 765 eastern Indian POAG patients. METHODS In the present study 450 POAG patients and ...

The Health Service in British Forces Germany has been subject to considerable change over the last two years. This study shows that the level of satisfaction with the Primary and Community Services in one area has remained consistently high over a twelve month period, even given the large number of changes that have been made to the working practices within the medical centres. This study also ...

The National Health Service Act of 1946, pioneered by Aneurin Bevan, came into being on the "appointed day", 5 July 1948. Hospitals with their "additional premises" throughout Britain were "seized" by the state and incorporated into this vast socialist enterprise. While the majority of the population welcomed this new initiative in the creation of a welfare state, associated with medical care f...

OBJECTIVE The purpose of this study was to compare the quality of diabetes care provided to American Indians/Alaska Natives (AI/AN) by urban and rural Indian health programs. DESIGN Medical record review data collected by the Indian Health Service as part of the Diabetes Care and Outcomes Audit in 2002. SETTING Seventeen urban Indian health clinics and 225 rural Indian health programs. PA...