Relation between temperature and malaria cause

A study was conducted to assess the relationship between temperature and malaria cause, by employing simple linear regression, correlation and multiple regressions analysis.  In addition,statistical analysis was done by using SPSS version 16.0. The results of this study reported that, temperature plays a role in malaria transmission and this indicates the presence of positive correlation between malaria and temperature.

Methods:  The study was conducted in Gonji Kollela District which is located 70 km to the south east of Bihar Dar. The District has 26 kebeles (smallest units of district). Each kebeles health center report monthly malaria cases to the district health office. Ten years malaria cases were collected in the district health office; and monthly minimum and maximum temperature collected in meteorology office. Retrospective study design was done by using ten years monthly temperature and positive malaria cases. Read more>>>>>>>>>

Using Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells to Model Neurodegenerative Diseases

Neurodegenerative diseases are age-related chronic and progressive loss of neurons, such as Parkinson’s disease (PD), Alzheimer’s disease (AD), Huntington’s disease (HD) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). 

In clinical, patients suffered impaired memory and cognitive function, impaired motor coordination and irritability and aggression with neurodegenerative diseases. In the end, patients will gradually lose language and movement function. The burden of neurodegenerative diseases is heavy to patient’s families and the whole society. Although many basic and clinical studies have made a lot of efforts to ameliorate the clinical symptoms, it is still far from satisfaction to understand how the interaction of drugs and degenerative neurons. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>

Visceral Fat and Association with Metabolic Risk Factors

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the world. Globally, more than one billion adults are overweight (BMI≥25 kg/m2). 

At least300 million are obese (BMI≥30 kg/m2). The visceral fat (VF) is a risk factor for multiple CVD risk factors, including endothelial dysfunction, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, impaired glucose metabolism, insulin resistance, metabolic syndrome (MetS), liver insulin resistance, non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, increased predisposition to cancers of the colon, breast and prostate, and it is associated with prolonged hospital stays, increased incidence of infections and non-infectious complications, and increased mortality in hospital. Age, gender, genetics, and ethnicity are factors contributing to variation in visceral adipose tissue accumulation. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Predictors of Intention to Quit Cigarette Smoking among Jordanian Adults

Tobacco use causes approximately 443,000 premature deaths annually in the United States (US) and 5.4 million worldwide with annual economic losses to the US society estimated at $193 billion with$96 billion in direct medical costs.

It remains the leading preventable cause of premature death worldwide, and is expected to remain as such in both developed and developing countries in 2020 . Tobacco use in the Middle East is reported to be the highest worldwide  with smoking rates usually ranging from 40-60% for cigarettes and reaching rates of 77% for men and 35% in women, in some Arab countries. These rates continue to rise. Consequently, smoking habits have been cited as one of the major reasons for a 181% expected increase in cancer mortality by the year 2020, compared to a 26% increase in developed countries.  Read more>>>>>>>>>

HIV-1 Capsid as a Target for Antiviral Therapy

Human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) is the causative virus responsible for acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS), for which there is still no protective vaccine.

Since 1983, more than34 million people have been infected with HIV across the world, with 1.5million people dying as a result of complications from infection each year. HIV-1 virions mainly infect cells of the immune system and lead to a gradual reduction in the proportion of CD4+ T cells. This in turn causes a significant decrease in the patient’s ability to mount an immune response, and they die as a result of opportunistic infection. HIV-1 thus remains a major pathogenic threat to human health worldwide.  Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Steep decline in rabies is possible through vaccines

Rabies is viral disease and is life-threatening condition that causes 59,000 deaths worldwide every year. The rabies virus sheds in thesaliva of clinically ill animals and is transmitted to humans through bite. This disease can be prevented through vaccines, however the vaccines are available for both animals and humans and this led to steep decline in rabies cases in developing countries in Asia and Africa. 

 There is lack of information on rabies treatment and prevention both in humans and animals. People have clear understanding on the danger of the disease but believe to cure with different traditional and religious treatment rather than seeking effective post exposure prophylaxis. Most people use wide variety of traditional treatment in cases of bite by animals (mostly dogs) believed to be rabid. The significance of the disease is evident from the continued existence of traditional specialists in rabies treatment within the community.  Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>

Relation between socio-economic and nutritional status on children’s growth

The standard of the life depends upon the socio economic status of people. The educational opportunities and nutritional intakes all depends up the family income. A study conducted to assess the relation between socio-economic status and nutritional status. 

This studyreported nearly 42.3% children of illiterate mothers and 20% children ofliterate mothers are facing malnutrition problem. Thus, socio-economic status affects living standard and nutritional intakes and indirectly it also affects the adolescent growth too.Subjects are adolescents girls aged 10-19 years belongs to Salboni Block which is one the of block of Paschim Medinipur, West Bengal, Subjects are clients of counseling center of block level hospital of Salboni. Read more>>>>>>>>>>>>>