From: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Lane, Elamakkara P. O., Cochin 682 026, India. Correspondence: Department of Gastroenterology, Amrita Institute of Medical Sciences, Amrita Lane, Elamakkara P. O., Cochin 682 026, Kerala, India. E-mail: [email protected] Case 1 A 48 year-old male who was known case of systemic arterial hypertension on medication...

BACKGROUND The paper explores the diverse ethical issues in the care of persons with dementia, in the Netherlands and Kerala, India. These cross-cultural data are used to suggest newer ways for addressing the ethical issues in a mutually enhancing manner. METHODS A thorough review of the literature focusing on ethical aspects of the care for persons with dementia. RESULTS The medical paradi...

Objectives. The State of Kerala in southwestern India shows the highest gender development index in the country. Despite having the highest literacy rate and educational achievements of women, the suicide rate among females is very high, and domestic violence committed against women is increasing every year in Kerala. This article attempts to analyze the demographic, social, and cultural change...

Prabha Balaram1,*, Smriti M Krishna1, Susan James2, Vino. T. Cheriyan1, Sreelekha Therakathinal Thankappan1, Aleyamma Mathew3 Division of Cancer Research, Regional Cancer Centre, Medical College. P.O, Trivandrum 695 011, Kerala, India. Department of ENT, Medical College, Trivandrum 695-011, Kerala, India Department of Statistics, Regional Cancer Centre, Trivandrum, Kerala, India _______________...

R Amita1, S Sandhyamani1, Suresh Nair2, TR Kapilamoorthy3, 1 Department of Pathology, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 2 Department of Neurosurgery, Sree Chitra Tirunal Institute for Medical Sciences and Technology, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India 3 Department of Imaging Sciences and Interventional Radiology, Sree Chitra Tiru...

Kerala is a strip of land on the southwest coast of India lying between Arabian Sea on thewest andWestern Ghats on the east. The traditional architecture of Kerala is known for its use of natural and passivemethods for a comfortable indoor environment. However, it has not been proved by a detailed and quantitative evaluation method so far. A field study was thus conducted in the winter and summ...

Purpose Access to opioids for pain control is recognized as an urgent issue in low- and middle-income countries. Here we report temporal and regional trends in morphine use in Kerala, India. Methods Oral morphine use data for the State of Kerala (2012 to 2015) was used to describe temporal trends, regional variation, and provider characteristics. Total morphine use was calculated for each distr...

On May 18, 2001 UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) proclaimed kutiyattam, the Sanskrit theatre of India, one of nineteen "Masterpieces of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity." This was the first time in history that this art has received a prestigious international recognition (see www.unesco.org/bpi/intangible_heritage/india.htm). To celebrate this m...