This was a cross-sectional study to explore the factors influencing practices about household sharp waste management among type 2 diabetics in Delhi, India. The study used selfadministered questionnaires to find socio-demographic characteristics, diabetes management characteristics, and knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) towards household sharp waste management. While there is a large amou...

A novel liver injury model was established in mice by targeting of OVA-containing liposomes into the liver, followed by adoptive transfer of OVA-specific Th1 cells. Combined treatment of mice with OVA-containing liposomes and Th1 cell transfer caused an increase in serum transaminase activity that was paralleled with an elevation of serum IFN-gamma levels. In sharp contrast, OVA-specific Th2 ce...

Aims: To assess the aetiological factors associated with the occurrence of perforating ocular injuries in children in an urban setting and to assess the visual outcomes of such injuries. Methods: All cases of perforating ocular injury presenting to a single paediatric hospital (age less than 16 years) over a 17 year period were identified by a medical record search. All new cases of perforating...

AIMS To assess the aetiological factors associated with the occurrence of perforating ocular injuries in children in an urban setting and to assess the visual outcomes of such injuries. METHODS All cases of perforating ocular injury presenting to a single paediatric hospital (age less than 16 years) over a 17 year period were identified by a medical record search. All new cases of perforating...

DESCRIPTION A 57-year-old gentleman sustained third-degree burns to his right arm and left leg following a high-voltage electrical injury. On hospital day 23, he reported an acute onset of sharp, right-sided chest pain exacerbated during inspiration. On examination, he was tachypneic.

Introduction Physical injury is a major cause of premature death and/or disability worldwide. South African mortality statistics indicate approximately half all injury-related deaths were intentional, often from sharp-force injuries. Injury surveillance data for victims penetrating scarce in low- to middle-income countries with reliance on data. The aim was provide an epidemiological descriptio...