Our knowledge about the time trend of cow’s milk allergy prevalence is very limited, however there some indirect data favoring the increase of the cow’s milk allergy prevalence. There are several studies reporting that food allergy is increased among children of all ages, both gender and different races/ethnicities. Several national health surveys in USA recently indicated that food allergy pre...

Background: Knowledge regarding distribution and determinants of household food insecurity focusing on vulnerable groups is utmost important for ensuring food security, which is every nation prime agenda. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and determinants of household food insecurity among the tribal population of Purulia, West Bengal. Methods: A cross-sectional study was car...

Hyperhidrosis is a disorder of excessive sweating beyond what is physiologically necessary for thermoregulation. Primary hyperhidrosis is localized; it can affect the axillae, palms, soles, face, and other areas and is idiopathic. The prevalence of hyperhidrosis in the United States is estimated to be 2.8% of the population, with about one-half (1.4%) of these individuals having the axillary fo...

chirurgie) advises the employment of these means to rid the system of poison in puerperal septiccemia. Of course, the early treatment of this disease, if the case is seen in time, is, first, by asepsis and antisepsis by means of uterine irrigation, etc. ; and, secondly, by the use of alcohol and every means to prevent the poison from overpowering the organism. But, if the morbid germs and their...

we have first to look at its effects in small doses and then in larger and constant doses. I will not enter into arguments about the harm, misery and crime it is responsible for, suffice it to say that it can save as well as destroy. Alcohol in moderate doses stimulates the brains, the respiratory and cardiac nerves, and produces capillary dilatation, diaphoresis, and a sensation of warmth, but...

OBJECTIVES This case report aims to help healthcare providers and methadone clinic patients to recognize one of the less recognized adverse effects of methadone, hyperhidrosis, and to suggest oxybutynin as a possible solution. METHODS A 35-year-old man on methadone maintenance therapy presented with excessive sweating, which began promptly after methadone was introduced. Urine toxicology was ...

Vertigo is a sensation of movement when no movement is actually occurring. It is often accompanied by visceral autonomic symptoms including pallor, diaphoresis, nausea, and vomiting. Vertigo is similar to motion sickness in that both may be caused by vestibular stimulation that does not match an internal model of expected environmental stimuli. Indeed, a functioning vestibular system is necessa...