1Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center, Rush University Medical Center, Suite 1038 AAC, 600 South Paulina, Chicago, IL 60612, USA 2Department of Neurology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India 3Department of Neurology, Oregon Health and Sciences University, Portland, OR 97329-3098, USA 4Department of Neurology, Nizam’s Institute of Medical Sciences, Panjagutta, Hyderabad, ...

A Prospective Study on Adhesive Intestinal Obstruction in a Tertiary Care Centre, South India Bhaskar Babu GN *1, Naresh Y 2, Shivakrishna G 3. *1 Senior Resident, Department of General Surgery, Government Medical College and General Hospital, Anantapuram. Andhra Pradesh, India. 2 Assistant Professor, Department of Biochemistry, Viswabharathi Medical College, Kurnool. A.P. 3 Tutor, Department o...

this report provides the first record of the exotic sucker fish p. pardalis from the cauvery river system, tamilnadu state, india. information on the assumed presence of this invasive species based on sightings of a hitherto unknown species by local people and fishermen in stretches of cauvery river have been confirmed by our study. sailfin sucker fishes are popular among pet traders and aquari...

BACKGROUND Comparative phylogeography links historical population processes to current/ecological processes through congruent/incongruent patterns of genetic variation among species/lineages. Despite high biodiversity, India lacks a phylogeographic paradigm due to limited comparative studies. We compared the phylogenetic patterns of Indian populations of jungle cat (Felis chaus) and leopard cat...

th (Hafmer, 1998) and was introduced in India in 16 century from Malacca (Kumar and Abraham, 1983). Papaya is one of the most important fruit crops of Hawaii, Malaysia, Burma, Sri Lanka, India, Queens Land, South Africa, and other tropical and sub-tropical countries of the world. Papaya occupies 2.0 per cent total fruit crop area and 5.3 per cent of total fruit production in India (5381.73 thou...

www.thelancet.com Vol 383 January 18, 2014 203 This report results from research funded by the European Union Seventh Framework Programme Theme: Health-2009-4.3.2-2 (Grant no. 242262) under the title Access to Medicines in Africa and South Asia (AMASA). The project team includes partners at the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute at the University of Basel (Switzerland), University of Ed...

aWorld Health Organization, Regional Office for South-East Asia, New Delhi, India. Correspondence to Amaya Maw-Naing (e-mail: [email protected]) Almost 30 years since it was first reported in 1983, the HIV epidemic remains a serious public health issue globally, and particularly in countries of the WHO South-East Asia Region (SEAR). The overwhelming global efforts to combat HIV/AIDS over the pa...

Oil-aspiration pneumonia is a common cause of mortality and morbidity in infants and young children in South India. The high incidence of this condition results from the local custom of giving oil baths to infants and of cleansing the mouth, throat, and nose with oil. The clinical findings in 12 cases, 10 of them in babies aged under 8 months, are described. The signs range from an acute segmen...

In an environment of increasing importance of South–South bilateral trade partnerships, we assess the potential for improving bilateral trade between India and five Central Asian countries in this paper, and construct a trade potential index. We find huge untapped potential for increasing trade, and that India and Central Asia would benefit from policies that encourage trade, including bilatera...

Brazil, the Russian Federation, India, China and South Africa--the countries known as BRICS--represent some of the world's fastest growing large economies and nearly 40% of the world's population. Over the last two decades, BRICS have undertaken health-system reforms to make progress towards universal health coverage. This paper discusses three key aspects of these reforms: the role of governme...