Intake of inorganic arsenic over a long period can lead to chronic arsenic poisoning (arsenic sis). Effects include skin lesions, peripheral neuropathy, gastrointestinal symptoms, diabetes, renal system effects, cardiovascular disease and cancer. Inorganic arsenic can bind to animal and human hemoglobin and can change cell shape, morphology, heme metabolism, and hemoglobin levels. Diabetes mell...

purpose: to describe the prevalence and risk factors of diabetic retinopathy (dr) in adults aged 40-80 years in yazd province in 2011. methods: this is a population-based survey on 2,320 urban and rural residents of yazd province. random multi-stage cluster sampling was employed in the survey. diagnosis of diabetes was made upon past medical history and drug history or insulin injection and in ...

Osteoarthritis is the most common joint disorder in world. It is one of the most frequent cause of pain, loss of function and disability in adults 2nd to Ischemic Heart Disease (IHD) (1). In India prevelence of OA has been suggested to be 24.9% (2). In one of our previous study from Jammu region it was recorded 42.4% (3). Till recently osteoarthritis was classified as a mechanical wear and tear...

on the subject of intestinal parasites recently published in the Indian Medical Gazette, the following note on the extent of the prevelence of intestinal parasites in Lower Burma may not be devoid of interest. During 1911 the Medical Staff of the Insein Jail Hospital examined the ficces of 1,000 consecutive now admissions to jail. Those examined were all adult males, living in the I)elta of the...

The aim of the present work was to evaluate the prevalence and efficacy of IBR control measures in selected cattle herds in Lithuania. Serological investigations in 1997 2007 years (34600 blood sera samples tested) showed that BHV-1 infection mostly detected in cows (33.86%), less in heifers (8.77%) and in bulls group (1.69%). In majority of the cases seropositive bulls were detected in quarant...