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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a psychiatric disorder characterized by a range of symptoms persisting for at least two weeks. According to the DSM-IV diagnostic criteria, clinical depression requires a minimum of five symptoms among which one should be a; depressed mood most of the day or nearly every day; or markedly diminished interest or pleasure in all or almost all activities of the day, nearly every day. Although the prevalence of depression is similar in pregnant, postpartum and non-pregnant women, the onset of new depression is higher during the prenatal period.

Epilepsy is a chronic neurological disorder characterized by recurrent, unprovoked seizures. It is the most common neurological disorder in Sub-Saharan Africa. It has been found that people in developing countries have low levels of access to quality healthcare and appropriate medication. Moreover, these people may seek several kinds of alternative treatments before using conventional medication. Zambia however does not have much information on the health seeking behavior of people with epilepsy.

Suicide is perceived to be a major social problem in most countries nowadays.  The rate of suicide increased globally throughout the 1990s and much of the 2000s. It has been estimated by researchers that between eight and fourteen people per 100,000 kill themselves each year. With that, researchers encouragingly have witnessed an almost universal acceptance of the growing recognition of the role social, cultural as well as gender factors play in health and illness. Research on suicide focusing on sex has been considered as a gender based study.

Context: heart failure is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Europe and in the United States. The aim of this review article was to assess the mechanism of sudden death in patients with heart failure and Identification of the arrhythmogenic substrate in cardiomyopathy.

This study was conducted to determine the macroscopic and microscopic infection with Sarcocystis species. Two hundred buffalo carcasses in the abattoir of Ashar-Basra city were used. The macroscopic and microscopic examination included trichinoscopy method and squeezing method. The esophagus, heart, diaphragm and skeletal muscles were investigated. The results of the present study showed that the incidence of macroscopic and microscopic was 16% and 84.6% respectively, where it was noted that the incidence examine by capillaries telescope was  of 77.5% and by squeezing method was 72.2%.

Context: Obesity has escalated to an alarming proportion in the last twenty years. It is currently the most preventable nutritional disease of the 21st century.  
Aims: 1. To find out the prevalence of obesity according to different anthropometric indicators among college going girls of Agra. 2.  To study their correlation matrix.
Study design: Cross sectional study.
Setting: Degree colleges of Agra
Study period:  January to June 2009
Sample size: 400 college going girls of 18-24 years.

Almost half a million people fell ill with multidrug-resistant tuberculosis (MDR-TB) in this world,in 2012, yet less than one in 4 of these people was diagnosed, mainly due to a lack of access to quality diagnostic services.The results of treatment of tuberculosis are satisfactory if started early in the disease process.Early diagnosis is thus very important.Late start of treatment due to late diagnosis is a problem threatening the world today.The conventional teaching is to diagnose TB spine if the triad of constitutional symptoms ,raised ESR and spondylodiskitis on imaging is present.But

Lead is an environmental metal known as reproductive toxicant. Mango wastes are a good source of potential antioxidants. The current study was carried out to examine the modulatory role of mango peel (MPE) and kernel (MKE) extracts against lead   productive toxicity in mice. The following endpoints were studied: sperm DNA damage, histopathological changes in testes as well as male–mediated toxicity in non-treated female mice mated with Pb-acetate-treated  males and their offspring.

A child is a tender human being which needs support in all forms for its all-round development. It is very pathetic that many parents unknowingly abuse their child sometimes. They do not differentiate between the methods of disciplining the child and the form of abuse and neglect. The present study aimed to assess the knowledge regarding child abuse among parents residing in selected rural and urban areas of Jalandhar, Punjab. A quantitative research approach and comparative research design was used and study was carried out in selected rural and urban areas in Jalandhar, Punjab.

A 14-year-old boy came to our outpatient department with a 3-months history of swelling and pain on his left ankle. On laboratory evaluation, he only had an elevated erythrocyte sedimentation rate. X-ray showed an extensive lytic lesion of the talus bone. Chest radiograph was normal. The Mantoux skin test was negative. Histological examination of the    biopsy tissue showed granuloma and caseating necrosis of tuberculosis. Talectomy with 6 months of antituberculous course resulted in a good clinical outcome.