Despite decades of intense research, malaria remains a deadly disease worldwide and new antimalarials are urgently needed due to increasing drug resistance of Plasmodium falciparum to existing drugs. This article reports the evaluation of four Indian Diospyros species viz., Diospyros melanoxylon, D. peregrina, D. sylvatica, D. tomentosa for antiplasmodial activities against chloroquine-sensitiv...

An experiment was conducted in nine 200-m2 earthen ponds at the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), Thailand from 17 July 2003 to 3 March 2004 (230 days). The objectives of the study were to assess the feasibility of co-culture of lotus and hybrid catfish in intensively fed ponds, to assess nutrient recovery from feed waste by lotus plants, to assess pond mud characteristics after lotus-fish c...

Background: Small bowel obstruction (SBO) is a common general surgical emergency usually caused by adhesions, bands or hernias. Food bolus impaction bezoars remain an uncommon cause, albeit well reported in literature. The objective was to outline the frequency, demographic features, etiopathogenesis and management patterns of acute SBO due ingested food bolus.Methods: An observational retrospe...