An increase of lifestyle diseases (LSDs) has been driven by predominantly four important risk factors viz.unhealthy diet, hazardous alcohol use, tobacco use and physical inactivity.The present paper is envisioned to emphasize personal viewpoints and elucidations about vital role of behavioral risk factors in the management of lifestyle diseases par
EBV Associated Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis in 18-Year-Old Male: A Case Report
Lymphomatoid VITAMIN C CRYSTALS granulomatosis (LYG) is an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated lymphoproliferative disease.It is considered a rare entity in pediatric patients.An adolescent male with lobar consolidation suspected of having pneumonia was resistant to antibiotics and had persistently abnormal radiographs with chest pain.The patient w
Overexpression of Nictaba-Like Lectin Genes from Glycine max Confers Tolerance towards Pseudomonas syringae Infection, Aphid Infestation and Salt Stress in Transgenic Arabidopsis Plants
Plants have evolved a sophisticated immune system that allows them to recognize invading pathogens by specialized receptors.Carbohydrate-binding proteins or lectins are part of this immune system and especially the lectins that reside in the nucleocytoplasmic compartment are known to be implicated in biotic and abiotic stress responses.The class of
Successful implementation of a packed red blood cell and fresh frozen plasma transfusion protocol in the surgical intensive care unit.
Blood product transfusions are associated with increased morbidity and mortality.The purpose of this study was to determine if implementation of a restrictive protocol for packed red blood cell VITAMIN C CRYSTALS (PRBC) and fresh frozen plasma (FFP) transfusion safely reduces blood product utilization and costs in a surgical intensive care unit (SI
The assessment of the pituitary volume in normal prepubertal children with three-dimensional MRI
Purpose: The aim of the present study is to measure the pituitary volume of the children who are under 12 years of age with normal pituitary function and find the reference interval of the normal pituitary volume in the prepubertal period Materials and Methods: A total 240 healthy children (120 boys- 120 girls) under the age of 12 yr who came our c