from these two recent stroke incidence studies is whether stroke rates are currently changing or stable. In the MSR, history of hypertension was reported in 83% of stroke events and a recent study suggests that more than 54% of stroke events are attributable to high blood pressure and that over 80% of the attributable burden are found in lowand middle-income countries (LMICs) [8] . The MSR does...

Atmospheric particulate PAH concentrations were measured at two locations in Mumbai (formerly Bombay), India. Total PAH concentrations (seven compounds) at Saki Naka and Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) were 38.8 and 24.5 ng m~3. Pyrene and benz(a)anthracene#chrysene were abundant at both sites while benzo(b)#uoranthene and benzo(k)#uoranthene were abundant, in addition, at the IIT site. Th...

BACKGROUND Breast, cervix and ovarian cancers contribute more than 45% of the total in women in Mumbai and survival proportions for these neoplasms are very high in most developed populations in the World. The authors here report and discuss the population-based survival for these cancers in Mumbai, India. METHODS Follow-up information on 4865 cancers of breast, cervix and ovary, registered i...

This article describes the critical fi rst steps taken to revitalize the vast public health system of Mumbai City through the active participation of personnel from within the system. It focuses on one of two components of an ambitious action-research project aimed at improving the survival and health of newborn infants and mothers living in slum communities in Mumbai. The challenge of newborn ...

measure of scientometric performance – IITs Kharagpur, Delhi, Roorkee and Bombay rank ahead of IIT Madras. Figure 4 which is the scatter plot of exergy per faculty (X/F) score versus faculty (F) tells an entirely different story. The Institute of Chemical Technology, Mumbai is by far the best performer. In this scheme IIT Madras ranks thirteenth. Figure 5 which is a scatter plot of exergy per c...

1Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi 110029, India 2Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh 160012, India 3 Southport and Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust, Southport, Merseyside, UK 4National Institute for Research in Reproductive Health, Mumbai 400074, India 5Mahatma Gandhi Institute of Medical Sciences, Sevagram, War...

C.N.Patra 1,3 , L.B.Bhuiyan 2 1 Theoretical Chemistry Section, RC & CD Division, Chemistry Group, Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Mumbai 400 085, India 2 Laboratory of Theoretical Physics, Department of Physics, Box 23343, University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931–3343 3 Department of Materials Science and Engineering University of Utah 122 S. Central Campus Drive Salt Lake City, Ut...

More than 50 HIV-1-infected patients, naive of antiretroviral therapy (ART) but eligible for first line ART in JJ Hospital, Mumbai, India were investigated for surveillance drug resistance mutations (SDRMs); all but one virus belonged to subtype C; we could observe SDRMs to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors and protease inhibitors in 9.6% of the patients.

Debtanu Barman1*, Phanna Nen2, Sagar C Mandal3 and Vikash Kumar4 1Center for Aquaculture Research and Development (CARD), St. Xavier’s Vocational Training Center, Don Bosco, Bishramganj, Tripura, India 2Fishery Officer, Freshwater Aquaculture research & Development Center, Cambodia 3College of Fisheries, Central Agricultural University, Lembucherra, Tripura, India 4Central Institute of Fisherie...