background: copper sulfate ingestion is a relatively popular method for committing suicide in indian subcontinent. it causes a high mortality rate, and so a growing concern has been raised to identify the severe alarming signs suggestive of poor prognosis and to improve treatment approaches. case report: a 22-year-old unmarried man working as a painter was found unconscious at his friend reside...

Iran has 1260 km of coastline that borders the Persian Gulf and the Oman Sea in the northwest Indian Ocean. Marine algae are one of the natural resources in the marine ecosystem which produce a wide range of new secondary metabolites with various biological activities that play an important role in the pharmaceutical care. In this study the cytotoxic activity of 28 marine algae of Chabahar coas...

Background: The genus Dunaliella (Class – Chlorophyceae) is widely studied for its tolerance to extreme habitat conditions, physiological aspects and many biotechnological applications, such as a source of carotenoids and many other bioactive compounds. Biochemical and molecular characterization is very much essential to fully explore the properties and possibilities of the new isolates of Duna...

       Ricinus communis Linn. (Euphorbiaceae) is a soft wooded tree widely prevalent throughout tropics regions of the world which have a warm temperature. In the Indian system of medicine, the leaves, roots and seed oil of this plant have been used for the treatment of inflammation and liver disorders for a lo...

Definition of the specific germline immunoglobulin (Ig) alleles present in an individual is a critical first step to delineate ontogeny and evolution antigen-specific antibody responses. Rhesus cynomolgus macaques are important animal models for pre-clinical studies, with four main sub-groups being used: Indian- Chinese-origin rhesus Mauritian Indonesian macaques. We applied gene inference tool...

a Hindu banker and is operated by the Quetta Mission, one of the Missions of the Church of England, and has for its operating surgeon, Dr" H. T. Holland, a British subject. Staff.?The staff of this wonderful clinic is astonishingly small, consisting of two English nurses, three doctors, one sub-assistant surgeon, three Indian non-medical assistants, four nonmedical Indians to assist in the dres...

Chikungunya virus is a mosquito-borne virus that has been responsible for over 2 million human infections during the past decade. This virus, which previously had a geographical range primarily restricted to sub-Saharan Africa, the Indian subcontinent and South East Asia, has recently moved to subtropical latitudes as well as the western hemisphere. This expansion into novel habitats brings uni...

The Tuberculosis Survey Sub-Committee of the Indian Research Fund Association recommends in their report (1940) the selection of communities or areas for a study of ' infection, resistance, morbidity or mortality' (type II survey) on the results of a preliminary extensive type I survey intended primarily to ascertain the distribution of tuberculosis infection by the tuberculin test. When either...

The use of the Inventory with 3 groups of girls is described-75 normal girls studying in 10(th) standard, 75 girls in an approved school with criminal record and 75 girls in the approved school requiring 'care and protection'. The results indicate that most of the sub-tests of the Inventory discriminate the delinquents from the normals. The results are compared with American and British studies...

The Director. Tropical Diseases Bureau Imperial Institute, London, S. \V. In October next the Sleeping Sickness and Kala AzuBulletins which are sent to you in exchange for the Indian Medical Gazelle, will give place to the Tropical dTsmZ Bulletin, inwhich will be published summaries of all the current literature of Tropical and Sub-tropical diseases A quarterly Tropical Veterinary Bulletin also...