1 Department of Diabetology & Endocrinology, Kanazawa Medical University, Kahoku, Ishikawa 920-0293, Japan 2Department of Medicine and Clinical Science, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Maebashi, Gunma 371-8511, Japan 3Department of Nephrology, Nizams Institute of Medical Sciences, Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh 500034, India 4 Renal Transplant Unit, Department of Nephrology and Renal T...

The paper deals with 37 selected species of plants which are used as medicine by tribals of the Prakasam District of Andhra Pradesh. Detailed uses of these plants as suggested by the tribals are mentioned. It is however, suggested to carry out chemical screening to identify the active principles in these plants before concluding anything on their uses.

The report gives an account of the use of 25 plant species by local herbalists of tirumala hills, chittoor district of Andhra Pradesh for dandruff (seborheic). The paper discusses the methods of preparation and dose of administration of curde drugs as suggested by them.

1Public Health Foundation of India, Indian Institute of Public Health Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India; 2Directorate of Health, Department of Health, Medical & Family Welfare, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad, India; 3Public Health Foundation of India, New Delhi, India; 4Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA; 5London School of Hygiene and Trop...

OBJECTIVE To establish a laboratory iodization quality assurance system to support small-scale salt production facilities in India and to assess the level of agreement for the internal quality assurance (IQA) and external quality assurance (EQA) protocols. DESIGN Operational research. The IQA and EQA programme was established in the year 2008. Agreement between field laboratories and the refe...

BACKGROUND The first case of pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) in India was reported from Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh on 16 th May 2009. Subsequently, all suspected cases seeking treatment from A (H1N1) treatment centers and their contacts were tested. Laboratory confirmed cases were hospitalized and treated with antivirals according to national guidelines. We reviewed the surveillance data to assess t...

Credit scoring is perceived as an important innovation for microfinance institutions in managing the credit risk of their clients. Increase in defaults has necessitated microfinance institutions to improve their credit analysis by incorporating objective procedures. Various studies have confirmed that credit scoring can increase efficiency and reduce costs for microfinance. However, the take up...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Climatic attributes have been associated with relative mosquito abundance and transmission of mosquito borne infections in many parts of the world, especially in warm and tropical climatic regions. The main objectives of this study were to assess the change in seasonal pattern of Japanese encephalitis (JE) vectors, their density, to elucidate whether the lagged climate v...

OBJECTIVE To assess prevalence, potential risk factors and population attributable risk percentage (PAR%) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh. METHODS A population-based study, using a stratified, random, cluster, systematic sampling strategy, was conducted in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India during 1996 and 2000. Participants from 94 clusters in one urban ...