Health Sciences

Back ground: Adolescents comprise of individuals between the age group of 10–19 years. In Ethiopia, adolescents in the age range of 15-24 comprise 30% of the population that represent a huge segment of potentially vulnerable population. They are at high risk for practicing risky sexual behaviors which result in STIs including HIV, unplanned pregnancy and abortion which can lead them to death, disability, high girls dropping rate of schools.

Women are the key players in cassava production and processing in Nigeria. They are involved in the planting, harvesting, processing, distribution and sales.  Cassava processing operations include peeling, grating, fermentation, pressing, roasting, cooking and milling.

Natural and synthetic antioxidants play a significant role in retarding the lipid oxidation           reactions in food products. Prevention of lipid peroxidation has long become an important            issue, since oils and fats, essential to our diets, tend to encounter problems of oxidation and rancidity, which affect food quality and also may threat human health.

Quality of a finished product is gauged by compliance of certain predetermined specifications. This is ascertained by validated analytical procedures carried out by quality control personnel and laid down by the Quality Assurance (QA) department of a pharmaceutical company. In the present scenario, testing of the finished product alone is not sufficient, but emphasis is on ‘Total Quality Management’ through in-process testing and analysis.

This paper examines the current National Food Safety System of Afghanistan in contrast to some countries in the developed world. The main organizational structure of Afghanistan, its legal framework, the competent authorities and division of their responsibilities are discussed. Particularly, I examine the roles and responsibilities of different agencies in order to identify possible similarities and differences with food control authorities operating in the developed world countries and determine which features are considered most successful.

Insulin pump treatment in Bulgaria started in 2007. The results for the first 29 patients were satisfying but the following years showed deterioration in some patients. The country needed a team of educated nurses for pump treatment. The 6-months project aimed: To start pump treatment in 12 type 1 diabetes children, aged 3.0 to 6.0 years, attending a kindergarten /6 girls/ and to evaluate the change in the HbA1c, the proportion for basal/bolus dose and the ratio of insulin/body weight. To educate a team of diabetes nurses for the kindergarten
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Piroxicam has been the most widely used potent non steroidal anti inflammatory drug used in treatment of osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, ankylosing spondylitis and acute gout disease for many decades. Since no systematic studies on design and development of Piroxicam FDT are available in literature, we propose to develop a suitable formulation to characterize fast dissolving tablet of Piroxicam. The aim of present study was to formulate various formulations of immediate release tablets of Piroxicam using different excipients by direct compression.

A cross sectional community based study was conducted in 10 coastal and 10 non coastal areas to assess the prevalence of hypertension in Nellore district. A total of 5000 samples were included in this study. Among this, 2500 samples belongs to coastal areas 2500 samples belongs to non coastal areas.

The primary objective of this study was to determine the anti-diabetic activity of Strobilanthes ciliatus in streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced diabetic rats In the present study the antidiabetic effects produced by the aqueous and alcoholic extract of whole plant of Strobilanthes ciliatus were investigated in the Streptozotocin-Nicotinamide induced experimental diabetic model. The alcoholic extract showed significant reduction in blood sugar level when compared with normal rats (p<0.05). This investigation demonstrates significant antidiabetic activity of Strobilanthes ciliates.