Background: Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) has been recognized as a public health problem in India. Surveys conducted in various states show that no state in the country is free from IDD. Since the program of Salt Iodization has been in progress for many decades, it is imperative to carry out Goiter surveys in the community on periodic basis to see the impact. The current study is part of a ...

We sought to identify risk factors for type 2 diabetes (T2D) in Jammu and Kashmir populations, India. A total of 424 diabetic and 226 non-diabetic subjects from Jammu, and 161 diabetic and 100 non-diabetic subjects from Kashmir were screened for various parameters including fasting blood glucose level, 2 hour glucose level, urea, creatinine, triglycerides, total cholesterol, high-density lipopr...

September 2006 | Volume 3 | Issue 9 | e382 During the past 20 years, natural disasters have claimed more than 3 million lives worldwide, affected at least 800 million people, and resulted in property damage exceeding $US50 billion [1]. On 8 October 2005, an earthquake measuring 7.6 on the Richter scale (categorized as a major quake) struck Pakistan, along with parts of India and Afghanistan. [2...

Il conflitto tra India e Pakistan per il problema del Kashmir appare ancora un ostacolo nelle loro relazioni. Sono trascorsi 58 anni da quando la controversia è passata, ma non esiste accordo definitivo che possa essere accettato entrambe le parti. Se 1947 giorno dell'indipendenza dell'India Pakistan, quest'anno l'inizio della sofferenza popolo Kashmir. in quanto partito ha diritto di far entra...

BACKGROUND Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity. The Kashmir valley, in Northern India, has been described as a high-risk area for colorectal cancer. AIM The aim was to make a preliminary attempt to study mutations in exons 5-8 (the DNA binding domain) of the tumour suppressor gene TP53 in 42 CRC patients from Kashmir. MATERIALS AND METHODS The stu...

BACKGROUND India and Pakistan have disputed ownership of the Kashmir Valley region for many years, resulting in high levels of exposure to violence among the civilian population of Kashmir (India). A survey was done as part of routine programme evaluation to assess confrontation with violence and its consequences on mental health, health service usage, and socio-economic functioning. METHODS ...