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A Study on Major Issues Faced by the Consumers in Buying Organic Food Products in Salem District of Tamil Nadu
Get PDFThe consumption of food pattern of consumer’s is changing rapidly due to rising awareness about health, higher disposable income and increasing number of modern retail outlets across the country are the major growth drivers for the organic food markets. A better quality and healthy lifestyle have become a kind of necessity to the current generation. Consumers are become more concerned about the food safety. They tend to consume foods that are nutritious, healthy, safety, and the environmental friendly. Organic products are grown under organic manure without the use of chemical fertilizers and pesticides. The organic farming method works at grass root level preserving the reproductive and regenerative capacity of the soil, good plant nutrition, and sound soil management practices and produces healthy nutritious food rich in vitality which has resistance to diseases. The consumers also face some problems on buying organic food products. The study focuses on the major issue on buying organic food products
Effect of Power Training on Quality of Life in Chronic Stroke Survivors
Get PDFBackground: Power training is a concept where power can be best improved with the help of resistance exercise, that is, equivalent to 60% of 1RM. Along with this resistance, the exercise is to be done with maximum speed, that is, as fast as possible, which is equivalent to 33–60% of the maximum movement velocity without resistance. Power training is used for lower motor neuron lesion; but to work more on weakness for chronic stroke individuals and to improve their quality of life (QOL), power training is used for chronic stroke, that is, upper motor neuron lesion. Objectives: The objective was to assess the effect of power training along with conventional treatment protocol on QOL in chronic stroke survivors. Materials and Methods: A comparative study was carried out using convenient sampling technique during 3 months in Krishna Hospital. A total of 40 patients were subjected Group A (20 subjects) who received conventional treatment protocol and Group B (20 subjects) who underwent power training along with conventional treatment protocol. Protocol was conducted for 3 days per week (alternate days) for 6 weeks. Pre- and post-test results were assessed using Stroke-Specific QOL Scale and Modified Barthel’s Index as outcome measures. Results: Significant, very significant, and extremely significant correlations were observed for combination of power training and conventional treatment protocol when compared to conventional treatment alone. Conclusion: This study concluded that the combination of conventional treatment protocol and power training for chronic stroke survivors improved their QOL
An Analysis to Determine the Availability and Accessibility of Safe Drinking Water and Proper Sanitation Facilities in Government Degree Colleges of Bandipora District in Kashmir Division
Get PDFAims and Objectives: The present study aimed to assess the availability and accessibility of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities among undergraduate colleges of Bandipora district of Kashmir. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was done in the Hassan Shah Khuehami Memorial Government degree college of Bandipora area and Government degree college of Sumbal area of Bandipora district in Kashmir, India. The study covered 404 Muslim girl’s participants who were drawn from their graduate 2nd and 3rd years. The information was collected by circulating the pre-tested structured questionnaire containing demographic profile and availability, and accessibility of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities in the colleges. Results: Analysis based on age revealed that more than half of participants belonged up to 20 years of age. Less than three-fourths study in the 3rd year and the remaining students were in the 2nd year. A little more than 50% of girls were from nuclear families as high as 80% were from rural backgrounds. The economic status informed that the monthly household income ranged from Rs. 10,000 to Rs. 30,000 and the majority of the parents had school education completed and accordingly employed on wage earnings. With regard to accessibility and availability of safe drinking water and sanitation facilities as high as 90% of the girls opined that they did not have girl-friendly washrooms and were overcrowded and unhygienic. More than three-fourths of the participants expressed that they do not have access to disposal facilities for used sanitary materials, neither incinerators nor any other proper disposal facilities and no space for washing the stained clothes, though more than 90% held that direct tap water for drinking is available. It is to be tested whether the direct tap water is safe without any contamination. The study suggested that safe drinking water and proper facilities for handling menstruation at the educational institutions are the mandatory basic needs, in which the management has to be doubly careful and provide such facilities. Conclusion: More number of girls considered lack of infrastructural facilities to be major hurdle in meeting their higher educational needs. Colleges lacked adequate availability of separate toilets for girls, with no proper sanitation facilities. Inadequate facilities of proper sanitation inside the girls toilets were reported to be a strong reason for girls drop-out
Study of Clinicodemographic Profile of Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions in Indian Perspective
Get PDFBackground: Cutaneous adverse drug reactions are an important group of disorders which pose considerable amount of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. The incidence of CADRs is estimated to be 1–2% in the general population. Newer insights have been developing in the field of factors affecting CADRs and the need for studies in the Indian population regarding the newer trends in cutaneous adverse effects. Materials and Methods: A prospective and observational study was conducted in the Department of Pharmacology and Collaboration with Department of Dermatology in MGM Medical College and LSK Hospital. All cases of suspected CADRs in patients with systemically administered drugs were actively screen by a senior dermatologist. Causality assessment was done by a Pharmacologist using WHO UMC scale. Only those cases where the causality was certain probable/likely were recorded. Results: This sampling comprised of 77 CADRs over a period of 1 year from June 2012 to May 2013. The clinical pattern and spectrum of CADRs were studied in 77 subjects. A wide clinical spectrum of CADRs ranging fixed drug eruptions to serious Stevens Johnson syndrome (SJS) was observed. The predominant pattern of reactions observed was fixed drug eruptions FDE (35.1%) followed by acneiform eruptions (23.4%), erythema multiforme (9.1%), and phototoxic drug reactions (7.8%). The antimicrobials causing FDE were macrolides, cephalosporins, and fluoroquinolones. Among the NSAIDs causing FDE, most were due to diclofenac (70%). CADRs were seen most commonly in the 31–40 (26%) years age group followed by 11–20 (24.7%) years and 41–50 (19.5%) years with mean age 32.09 years. Only 5.2% patients were more than 60 years, oldest being 67 years. Antimicrobials were the most common drug group incriminated in 34% patients followed by NSAIDs in 29% cases and steroids in 25% cases. Among NSAIDs, maximum number of CADRs were caused by ibuprofen (40.9%) followed by diclofenac (36.4%), paracetamol (9%), aceclofenac (9%), and nimesulide (4.5%). Serious reactions were infrequent. Conclusion: Most of the reactions were mild (53%) to moderate (42%) requiring no major medical intervention. However, a larger and multi-centric study needs to be conducted across the state to obtain more information about CADRs among the state population
A Study on Assessment of Nutritional Awareness among the Migratory Tribal Pregnant Women of Punjab
Get PDFNutritional deficiency in women is of particular concern because they may get pregnant and face the added nutritional, physical, and emotional demands of pregnancy, childbirth, and nursing. The objective of the study is to assess the nutritional awareness among the migratory tribal pregnant women of Punjab. The interview method was used to investigate the nutritional awareness of tribal pregnant women. Three hundred pregnant women were selected as sample population from four different tribal groups of Punjab. Structured questionnaire was used as a tool. The majority of the respondents 272 (90.67%) did not have knowledge about the nutritional requirement of the pregnant women, government policies of Iron, and Vitamin A supplementation for pregnant women for combating anemia, iron Vitamin-A-rich rich food, addition of citrus fruits in their diet, the importance of germinated food grains, folic acid-rich foods, nutritional deficiency disease during pregnancy, iodine deficiency during pregnancy, consumption of Iron and Folic acid Supplements in their diet, quantity of food intake during pregnancy, harmful effects of Under Nutrition, source of carbohydrates, protein, iron, vitamin and minerals, importance of nutrition in fetus growth, weight gain during pregnancy, water intake during pregnancy, absorption of Calcium and Iron in the body, the need of Vitamin-C in the body, and need of Zinc in the body
Effect of Teneligliptin, and Teneligliptin Combined with Gabapentin on Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Neuropathy in Albino Mice
Get PDFDiabetic neuropathy is a nerve disorder manifested by different faceted condition affecting up to half of individuals with persistent diabetes. Symptoms associated with this disease such as nerve palsy, painful polyneuropathy, thoracoabdominal neuropathy, autonomic neuropathy, diabetic amyotrophy, mononeuropathy multiplex, caused by motor, sensory, and autonomic nerve dysfunction which affects peripheral nervous system, gastrointestinal, pain receptors, urogenital, and cardiovascular system. In this study, type 2 diabetes was induced with alloxan in albino mice. After induction, drug treatment was initiated on the day 15, with different regimen on different group of mice that is teneligliptin, sitagliptin, combination of teneligliptin, and gabapentin. After investigation on day 21, 28, 35, and 42 found significantly improved glycemic control, paw jumping response, and grip strength (P < 0.001). Mice treated with different regimen on day 21, 28, 35, and 42 were observed significant increase in blood protein (P < 0.001). Alloxan caused marked nerve cell degeneration, teneligliptin and sitagliptin showed tissue regeneration and neutral effect on body weight. In the conclusion, treatment with teneligliptin and teneligliptin combined with gabapentin results an increase in pain sensitivity, grip strength, neural protection, and reverses the alteration of biochemical parameters but neutral effect on body weight in alloxan-induced type 2 diabetic mice
Kinetic Evaluation of Pelvis during the Three Trimesters of Pregnancy and its Correlation to BMI
Get PDFBackground: Understanding differences in mechanics between pregnant and non-pregnant females are a first step toward identifying potential pathological mechanisms. Objectives: The objective was to investigate systematic changes in the range of motion of pelvis in all three trimesters of pregnancy and its correlation to BMI. Materials and Methods: One hundred and seventy-four primigravida pregnant females with age group of 20–30 years completed testing on three occasions (first trimester, second trimester, and third trimester) using goniometer. The patient was made comfortable and her height, weight was measured to calculate the BMI. Later with the help of goniometer range of motion of pelvis (hip and lumbar) was measured. Results: In this study, significant correlation was seen for anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt, and backward rotation for the first and third trimester. Very significant correlation was seen for anterior pelvic tilt, posterior pelvic tilt, lateral pelvic tilt, forward rotation, backward rotation in the second trimester, and for backward rotation in the third trimester. Extremely significant correlation was seen for posterior pelvic tilt in the first trimester, for anterior and posterior pelvic tilt in the second trimester, for posterior pelvic tilt in the third trimester. Conclusion: In this study, significant correlation was seen for the first and third trimester. Very significant correlation was seen for the second trimester and for third trimester. Extremely significant correlation was seen in the first trimester, second trimester, and third trimesters
Sequel of Ficus racemosa Bark Decotion in Infected Wound care Intendence
Get PDFAyurveda is historic science having global scope in preventive as well as curative fitness care.in Shayla Tantra Vrana is maximum important factor of pores and skin whether or not shuddha Vrana, sadyo Vrana, and dushta Vrana in Ayurveda its certainly approved that if shuddha Vrana is left untreated then it is directed to dushta vrana so complete measures are taken for Vrana ropana. The destruction/spoil/rupture/discontinuity of body tissue/a part of frame is known as vrana.Vrana having dushta involvement is dushta vrana it actually Compromise of awful ulcer, offensive infected wound. Next are signal and signs and symptoms of dushta vrana ganda (mal-odour), kandu (itching), vedana (ache) taal (floor of the wound), Varna Varna (coloration), vrana strava (discharge) so in this situation series report a set of 5 instances ofwound had been decided on, between age institution of 20–30 years, having a such grievance have been treated with udumber kwathdressing for 15 days. On the end of the remedy by way of udumber kwath dressing patient got good sized development is symptoms. Ayurveda interpreted diverse remedy strategies for the control of sickness use of herbs Ayurveda formula and Kashaya and so on. Those case examine offered on dushta vrana
Role of Panchakarma in Stress-Induced Hypertension – A Case Report
Get PDFHypertension is very common manifestation nowadays specially in younger age group due to lots of stress, poor diet, poor gut health, sedentary lifestyle, lack of sleep, and lack of exercise and there are many more such reasons. In modern science, there is only one treatment and that is antihypertensive drugs which are not necessary in each and every patient. In some patients, only removal of cause can normalize the condition. Here, in this study, a 32-year-old female patient came with the complaints of Bhrama Prachiti (Giddiness), Atisweda Pravrutti (excessive sweating), Timirdashan (blurred vision), and Shirahshoola (headache) from the past 2.5 years. Assessment was done on the basis of subjective and objective parameters. In the treatment, Panchakarma followed by Shamana chikitsa has been given to the patient. In Panchakarma, siravedha and shirodhara given in the gap of 7 days for 1 month and Shamana chikitsa was given for continue 1 month. After the treatment, notable results were obtained in the sign and symptoms and patient got extreme relief. Although Ayurvedic treatment can give good results in giving patients quality of life
Modeling the Determinants of COVID-19 Mortalities in South-East Asia
Get PDFModeling has been used extensively to predict coronavirus disease 2019 cases across different countries. This research provides a zone-wise macro perspective in understanding the determinants of pandemic deaths in select Asian countries. Correlations are established with variables impacting daily deaths, and panel regression analysis is carried out. Comorbid conditions, especially the cardiovascular death rates in the population and existence of diabetes condition do have a significant impact on pandemic death rates. Age is also a determinant of death rates. Countries with lesser comorbid rates in their population with increased access to hospital beds have significantly seen lower death rates. The study aids in decision making, providing a macro perspective on how specific global regions have responded with regard to pandemic deaths