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Research article:-
*1Parmar Sanjay & 2Aakansha Jalwal
Affiliation:-
1Associate Professor, Department of Physiotherapy, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad, Karnataka, India.
2MPT (Ped), Consultant paediatric physiotherapist, Saket, New delhi, India.
Abstract:
Objectives: Childhood obesity is a chronic pediatric disease with possible complication. There is a reduction in natural physical activity levels and with increase in sedentary life style among children. Various forms of exercise are effective and helpful in obesity management. As limited evidence been found on obesity using resistance exercise so this study was carried out to study the effectiveness of resistance training in overweight and obese adolescents.
Design: Experimental Design:
Methods: A sample of 25 subjects between ages of 10 to 16 years was obtained from outpatient department of Physiotherapy, SDM College of Medical Sciences and Hospital, Dharwad. The study duration was one year. The study was briefly explained to parents / guardian of children diagnosed to have overweight / obesity and written consent was obtained. Routine evaluation including demographic data, BMI, Waist Circumference and Waist Hip Ratio was calculated pre and post interventions. The intervention was done for 45 minutes for 3 days per week for 12 weeks. Adolescents were engaged in a structured practice during the intervention. The appropriate warm up and cool down exercise were given before and after the individualized resistance exercise program.
Results: Results showed a reduction in outcome measures with pre and post values p= 0.000.
Conclusion: Resistance training showed effective reduction of overweight and obesity in adolescents.
Key Words: Overweight, Obesity, Resistance, Adolescents.
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Article citation:
Parmar Sanjay & Aakansha Jalwal. To study the effectiveness of resistance training in overweight and obese adolescents. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 May(Supplemet 1); 30(30):S19-S22.
Copyright © 2013 Parmar Sanjay & Aakansha Jalwal. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Case report
Ramya G1,Banushree C Srinivasamurthy2*,Mutharasu1& Deepti Jose1
Affiliation:-
1Postgraduate student, 2Associate Professor, Department of pathology, Sri Manakula Vinayagar Medical College, Madagadipet,Puducherry-605107,India.
Abstract:
β-Thalassaemias are very heterogeneous, both in the molecular defects and the clinical manifestation. Subjects with thalassemia trait, also known as carriers, have low mean corpuscular volume, low mean corpuscular hemoglobin, and increased hemoglobin A2. With approximately 7% of the worldwide population being carriers, hemoglobinopathies are the most common monogenic diseases and one of the world’s major health problems. Adequate care of the affected patients requires a wide variety of diagnostic and therapeutic measures. Thalassaemia minor (carrier) is generally asymptomatic and usually does not present with any significant symptoms. We describe a case of thalassemia minor in a 20year old female presenting with jaundice, giddiness, fever and peripheral smear suggesting hemolytic anemia and increased hemoglobin A2 on HPLC.
Key Words: Beta-thalassemia; thalassemia minor; hemolytic anemia; hemoglobin A2.
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Research article
Mubeen Hussain1,S.R.Nigudgi2,Meenakshi D3,Rajashekhar Kapate4,
Shrinivas Reddy5
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, India
2Professor, Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, India
3Associate Professor, Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga,India
4Professor and Head of the Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga, India
5Statistician, Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga,India
*Correspondence to:-
Dr.Mubeen Hussain.
Assistant Professor, Department of Community Medicine, M.R.Medical College, Gulbarga,India
Abstract:
Background: Obesity is one of the most prevalent nutritional diseases of children and adolescents in many developed and developing countries. Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the prevalence of overweight and obesity and also to find out the various socio-demographic among school children. Methods: The students aged between 10- 15 years were interviewed personally with the help of oral questionnaire. A predesigned, pretested questionnaire proforma was administered to each child to collect data on socio-demographic profile. Parameters of height and weight were measured and recorded following the completion of the questionnaire and the results were compared against the body mass index for age percentiles of both sexes (body mass index percentile charts) developed by National Center for Health Statistics in collaboration with National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (World Health Organization).Results: The prevalence of overweight and obesity is 13.22% and 6.82% among school children aged between10-15 years. It was found that the prevalence of overweight and obesity was more in girls compared to boys. There was no significant difference in prevalence rates among children with different age groups. Prevalence of both overweight and obesity increases with an increase in socio-economic status Interpretation and Conclusion: Prevalence of overweight and obesity were high among the school children and need to be addressed by primary and secondary methods of prevention.
Key words: Age; Sex; Socioeconomic status; Overweight; Obesity.
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Article citation:
Mubeen Hussain,S.R.Nigudgi,Meenakshi D,Rajashekhar Kapate,Shrinivas Reddy. Prevalence of overweight and obesity in school children: its relationship with socio-demographic characteristics. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 May (Supplement 1);30(30):S53-S57.Available at http: //www.jpbms.info
Copyright © 2013 Mubeen Hussain,S.R.Nigudgi,Meenakshi D,Rajashekhar Kapate,Shrinivas Reddy. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Review article
*1G. Sree Vijayabala,2Anupama N. Kalappanavar,3Rajeshwari G Annigeri,
4 Ramachandran Sudarshan
Affiliation:-
1Assistant Professor in Dentistry, ESIC Medical College and PGIMSR,KK Nagar, Ashok Pillar road, Chennai, India.
2Professor,3Professor and Head, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, College of Dental Sciences, Davanagere, Karnataka, India.
4Senior Lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology, Best Dental Science College, Madurai, Tamilnadu. India.
Author’s contributions-All authors contributed equally to this paper.
Abstract:
Recurrent aphthous ulcers are painful ulcers of the oral mucosa that affects individuals’ atleast once in their lifetime. `An effective therapeutic strategy for aphthous ulcer must address both pain reduction as well as ulcer healing. Many therapies have been advocated from the past for efficacious management of these ulcers but no therapy available to date has been validated as gold standard for the management of aphthous ulcers. This review elucidates in brief about the past and current concepts in the management of aphthous ulcers.
Key words: Recurrent aphthous stomatitis; Ulcer; Management.
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Article citation:-
G. Sree Vijayabala,Anupama N. Kalappanavar, Rajeshwari G Annigeri,Ramachandran Sudarshan.. Past and present concepts in the management of recurrent aphthous ulcers: a review. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) 2013 May (Supplement); 30(30):S40-S49.Available at http://www.jpbms.info.
Copyright © 2013 G. Sree Vijayabala,Anupama N. Kalappanavar,Rajeshwari G Annigeri,Ramachandran Sudarshan. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Case report
Sridhar. C1,Krithika. C2,Uma Maheswari. S3,Ponni. V4,Praveena. NM4,PriyaRamani2.
Affiliation:-
1Associate Professor of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Government Thiruvarur Medical College, Thiruvarur, India
2Reader, 3PG trainee ,4Senior lecturer, Department of Oral Medicine, Diagnosis and Radiology, ThaiMoogambigai Dental College and hospital, Chennai-107, India
*Correspondence to:-
Dr. Sridhar. C, MD
Associate professor of medicine,Department of internal medicine, Government Thiruvarur medical college, Thiruvarur, India.
Contact number: 09884664502
Abstract:
Pemphigus is an uncommon, potentially fatal, autoimmune disorder characterized by intra-epithelial bullae on the skin and mucous membranes. Pemphigus is a chronic ulcerative lesion, with intra oral lesions often preceding the skin lesions in majority of the patients. Most of the patients are initially misdiagnosed and improperly treated for months, which in turn complicates disease control. Since physicians have the opportunity to examine the oral cavity frequently and are often the first to be consulted for oral complaints, they are required to be familiar with the clinical presentation of Pemphigus, in order to contribute towards early diagnosis and thereby improve the chance of prolonged remission at a lower drug dosage for a shorter period of time.
We report one such case of intra oral pemphigus in a 37-year old female patient, which was misdiagnosed at its earlier stage for nearly 6 months. The patient responded very well to a short course of systemic corticosteroids and remains disease-free during the one year follow-up period. This paper highlights the importance of diagnosing any chronic ulcerative lesions by thorough investigations, including a prompt biopsy so as to arrive at proper diagnosis and management, to enhance the prognosis and thereby reduce the morbidity and mortality rate.
Key words: Autoimmune; Erosions; Oral cavity; Pemphigus.
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Article citation:
Sridhar. C et al. Oral Pemphigus :- An underdiagnosed and misdiagnosed entity. Journal of pharmaceutical and biomedical sciences (J Pharm Biomed Sci.) May(Supplement 1);30(30):S72-S75. Available at http: //www.jpbms.info
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