Strategies to contain the spread of disease often are developed with incomplete knowledge of the possible outcomes but are intended to minimize the risks associated with delaying control. Culling of game species by government agencies is one approach to control disease in wild populations but is unpopular with hunters and wildlife enthusiasts, politically unpalatable, and erodes public support ...

Under nutrition is a major public health problem among school going children. Adequate nutrition is critical for optimal growth, health and development of children. The objective of the present study was to assess the prevalence of underweight, stunting and wasting among school children of Government primary schools of Fatehabad city of Haryana. A total of 350 students were included in the stud...

BACKGROUND Insulin resistance (IR) is prevalent in uraemia. Recent experimental studies suggested IR to be a central mechanism for uraemic malnutrition. However, it is not known whether IR is related to muscle wasting in non-diabetic end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. METHODS We cross-sectionally assessed IR and muscle wasting in 21 non-diabetic ESRD patients who admitted for the initia...

BACKGROUND No studies on continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) have analyzed nutritional status in children. The objective of this study was to assess the association between mortality and nutritional status of children receiving CRRT. METHODS Prospective observational study to analyze the nutritional status of children receiving CRRT and its association with mortality. The variables re...

Our “take-make-dispose” culture generates more than 2 billion tons of solid waste annually and is transforming the global landscape. This mountain harming human health, damaging environment, contributing to climate change. Under a business-as-usual scenario, volume will likely double by 2050. Waste management failing. There an urgent need refocus efforts from end-of-life circular mindset where ...

We consider the problem of estimating the basic reproduction number R0 from data on prevalence dynamics at the beginning of a disease outbreak. We derive discrete and continuous time models, some coefficients of which are to be fitted from data. We show that prevalence of the disease is sufficient to determine R0. We apply this method to chronic wasting disease spread in Alberta determining a r...