Introduction: There exist a number of factors that affect the outcome of orthodontic treatment. These factors can be assessed by various gingival markers. One such maker is myeloperoxidase (MPO). Hence, we planned the present study to assess and compare the MPO activity in the gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of subjects undergoing orthodontic treatment by different aligning arch wires. Material...

Madhya Pradesh is a hunger hotspot, not only of India, but the world. Unlike the six African nations it statistically equals in IFPRI’s 2008 World Hunger Index, Madhya Pradesh has no recent history of civil war or political instability. How is it that such a ‘stable’ state with over half a century of democracy can have malnutrition indicators in women and children equal to those in Chad and Eth...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES The information on tuberculosis (TB) situation amongst Saharia, one of the particularly vulnerable tribal groups (PVTGs) in Madhya Pradesh, is not available from Gwalior division of the s0 tate. Hence, this study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) disease amongst them. METHODS A community based cross-sectional TB prevalence survey...

The present study deals with the distribution of A1A2BO and Rh blood groups among Gonds (107) and Panikas (115) of Anuppur district and Dindori district of Madhya Pradesh. The phenotypic frequency of blood group B was found to be higher among Gonds, whereas blood group O in Panikas. The phenotypic frequency distribution of Rh (D) antigens is higher than that of Rh (d) among both of the populati...

BACKGROUND Anopheles culicifacies is an important vector of malaria in Southeast Asia, contributing to almost 70% of malaria cases in India. It exists as a complex of five morphologically indistinguishable species A, B, C, D and E with varied geographical distribution patterns. In India, 8% of the total population of Madhya Pradesh (Central India) contributes about 30% of total malaria cases, 6...

A study on Postpartum depression on women attending OPD in a rural hospital of Dewas District in Madhya Pradesh, India. Introduction: Postpartum depression (PPD) is a nonpsychotic depressive episode of mild to moderate severity, beginning in or extending into the first postnatal year. There is little evidence to support a biological basis to postpartum depression. Despite extensive research int...

An ethno-medical survey was conducted in the tribal pockets of Tamiya and Petalkot of Madhya Pradesh wherein "Bharia" and "Gond" tribes inhabit. This paper presents 22 medicinal plants belonging to 17 families, used as tonic medicine among them.

Of 199 fungal cultures isolated from some of the common cereals collected from different parts of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh, 70 produced toxic metabolites. Of the 70 fungi isolated, 59 produced toxins which caused visible lesions in livers, kidneys, and spleens but did not cause mortality. Toxicity, graded in terms of the mortality rate and the extent of lesions in livers, kidneys, and s...

Information on 22 claims of Tribal and other Folk-lore Medicine on Rheumatism, gathered from the aboriginals and villagers of Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Orissa States is presented in this article, proposing an indepeth study into these claims on the same lines as those formulated for Ayurvedic research and in accordance with the advice of the author of Dhanwantari Nighantu, vido Slokas ...

Phytochemical quantification and analysis of antimicrobial activities of Acacia nilotica from 12 different locations in Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh were performed against E. coli, P. aeruginosa, S. aureus and B. subtilis. Our data suggests that out of all eight phytochemicals tested, bark of the plant contained variety of compounds in comparison to leaves. Out of our 12 samples, alm...