Introduction: Obesity has reached epidemic proportions worldwide India rank 3 rd after USA and China. The health consequences range from increased risk of premature death due to serious chronic illness like Hypertension and DM which reduces the overall quality of life. LSG produces long lasting control of Obesity as well as DM Material and Methods: A prospective cohort study was conducted betwe...

Stem anatomical features of four Sesbania Scop. species viz. S. bispinosa (Jacq.) W. Wight, cannabina (Retz.) Poir., sesban (L.) Merr., and rostrata Bremek. & Oberm., were examined to add some insights for identification these using quantitative descriptors. stem is composed epidermis, cortex, vascular tissues – phloem, cambium zone xylem, pith, which exhibit significant variations among th...

Palaeobotanical investigations were conducted on plant macrofossils obtained from the Middle Siwalik sediments of Sarkaghat, Mandi District, Himachal Pradesh, India as part this current communication. This study discovered existence two previously unknownfossil species that correspond to taxa are now living, Lagerstroemia Linn. and Millettia Wight & Arn. families Lythraceae Fabaceae, respec...

post cardiac surgery ophthalmic complications are uncommon, and sudden visual loss is one of the most important ophthalmic problems in these patients. we report a 54-year-old woman that suffered transient sudden bilateral visual loss seven days after orthotopic heart transplantation. in ophthalmologic examination positive findings were bilateral normal size pupils without direct and indirect pu...

This study was conducted to compare the effects of diets Borage Powder and control (no additives diets) on broiler’s average blood cell counts and immune system on the broiler chicks. Sixty four male broiler chicks (Ross 308) randomly allocated into one of two treatments with four replicates of eight chickens based on a completely randomized block design.  Diets were include control (no additiv...

Background: Ethnomedicinally, the plant Argyreia pilosa Wight & Arn. (Convolvulaceae) has long been utilized in various disorders in the conventional system; most significantly it is utilized against sexually transmitted diseases, skin troubles, diabetes, rheumatism, cough, and quinsy. The key challenge experienced in the standardization of herbal drugs is the lack of proper identification of p...

A large number of plants belonging to the Hypericum family are known to possess strong antitumor properties. The methanol extract of H. hookerianum Wight and Arnott stem (MEHH) exhibited potent in vitro cytotoxic activity against various cancerous cell lines. In the present study, the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) standardized MEHH was tested for in vivo antitumor properties aga...

We wish to thank R.J. Kurukulaaratchy and co-workers for their positive response to our article [1]. We were happy to see that our paper encouraged the Isle of Wight Birth Cohort (IOWBC) to assess the prognosis of early recurrent wheeze into the beginning adulthood. As the corresponding findings in the IOWBC, with its high 18-year follow-up rate of 90% [2], are in line with those from our Envir...

The subtribe Eleusininae Dumort. (Poaceae: Chlorid­ oideae: Cynodonteae) is a morphologically diverse group, characterized by having racemose inflorescences (with a few exceptions) and contains about 212 species in 31 genera found primarily in low latitudes in Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Americas. Ten of the genera are currently monotypic (Apochiton C.E.Hubb., Austrochloris Lazarides, Dakn...

Bacterial spores have special significance in foods because they are much more resistant to physical and chemical antimicrobial treatment. Nowadays, there is interest in using natural products such as plant extract for food preservation. In this study, 26 of tropical medicinal plants and spices were screened for their sporicidal activity against the spores of Bacillus cereus. The spores of B. c...