Background: In Taiwan, a distinct ethnic group variation in incidence and mortality rates has been suggested for most carcinomas. Our aim is to identify the role of prognostic factors associated with the survival of oral and pharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan. Methods: Taiwan Cancer Registry records of 9039 subjects diagnosed with oral and pharyngeal carcinoma were analyzed. The population was divi...

The Present paper reports 36 wild edible angiospermic species from Nasik district of Maharashtra. The district is inhabited by the aborigines viz Bhils, Thakur, Katkari, Warli, Kokani, Kunbi-Kokana a Mahadeo-Koli, apart from other rural populace. The use leaves, tubers rhizoms, bulbils, fruits, seeds, flowers, etc as complementary to their diet or in a times of scarcity during famines.

Studies of indigenous Pacific peoples have often revealed populations with a high incidence of gout or with mean serum urate concentrations significantly higher than Caucasian populations. These have included the Maoris ofNew Zealand (Rose and Prior, 1963), Filipinos in Hawaii and Alaska (Decker, Lane, and Reynolds, 1962; Healey, Caner, and Decker, 1966a), the Chamorros and Carolinians of the M...