Papaya (Carica papaya L.) is well known for the its exceptional nutritional and medicinal properties throughout world. From past, whole plant including leaves, seeds, ripe unripe fruits their juice used as a traditional medicine. The fruit has large oval shape, yellowish – green yellow flesh. Phytochemically it contains enzymes papain, chymopapin, which biologically actives value. They also con...

A number of health benefits have been claimed for probiotic bacteria such as Lactobacillus acidophilus, Bifidobacterium spp., and L. casei. These benefits include antimutagenic effects, anticarcinogenic properties, improvement in lactose metabolism, reduction in serum cholesterol, and immune system stimulation. Because of the potential health benefits, these organisms are increasingly being inc...

objective: this study aimed to examin the psychometric characteristics of the persian version of reproductive health assessment questionnaire for women of reproductive age (rhaqwra). materials and methods: this study was a cross sectional study. we selected 150 women aged 18- 45 years based on convenience sampling method who lived in the quake-hit areas  in eastern part of iran in 2013. some pr...

This paper uses longitudinal data from the Dutch OSA Labor Supply Panel (1980-2000) to examine the phenomenon of unemployment scarring in the Netherlands. The study extends current research by not only asking if earlier unemployment damages subsequent employment careers and wages but also explores variation by the level of unemployment insurance benefits and key individual characteristics such ...

We applied a decision tool for rationing choices, with a predetermined budget of about 11 US dollars per household per year, to identify priorities of poor people regarding health insurance benefits in India in late 2005. A total of 302 individuals, organized in 24 groups, participated from a number of villages and neighborhoods of towns in Karnataka and Maharashtra. Many individuals were illit...

'Probiotics' and 'prebiotics' by definition should have health benefits. Health claims on microorganisms proposed as probiotics and probiotic stimulating agents (prebiotics) suggest that there is a relationship between the specific food and maintaining good health or that the food can reduce the risk of a disease. The Health Claim Regulation in European Union aims at a level consumer protection...

Surgical access to the paraclinoid segment of the internal carotid artery is important to know for surgical treatment of aneurysms of the paraclinoid, carotid-ophthalmic and/or anterior cavernous segments of the interAlındığı tarih: 13.01.2013 Kabul tarihi: 01.10.2013 Yazışma adresi: Uzm. Dr. Bülent Güçlü, Sağlık Bakanlığı Şevket Yılmaz Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi, Nöroşirürji Kliniği, Yıldır...

Previous researchers have noted that the ‘categorical’ Medicaid eligibility accompanying the welfare programs Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) often far exceeds the value of these programs’ cash benefits. It may be the case that the accompanying health insurance, not the cash benefit, is often the decisive factor in welfare participation. If ...

This Issue Brief discusses continuation-of-coverage mandates under the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (COBRA). It provides background information on health insurance portability and job mobility, data on the cost to employers of providing continuation of coverage to former employees, and a summary of empirical research on COBRA's effect on employee benefits and job mobil...