Indian Journal of Medical Research back issues from June 2006:
The IF of IJMR is on the rise
Jun 01, 2006; ... Come June, all editors (at least almost everyone) eagerly look forward to their 'performance' and ranking vis-à-vis other journals through 'evaluation' by the Journal Citation Reports, that is part of the Science Citation Index (SCI) published by Thompson Scientific (Formerly Institute for ...
Microbicide development: new challenges
Jun 01, 2006; ... An estimated 4.9 million new infections of HIV occurred during the year 2004. Of these, 3.1 million infections occurred in Sub-Saharan Africa, where 57 per cent of people living with HIV are female. Another 1.2 million infections occurred in Asia (excluding Central Asia), where 22 to 30 per cent ...
Data protection issues in India
Jun 01, 2006; ... As a condition for registering pharmaceutical products, countries normally require applicants to submit (disclose) data relating to quality, safety and efficacy ( so called "test data"), as well as all other relevant information on the physical, chemical characteristics and composition of the ...
Is there a change in seroepidemiology of hepatitis A infection in India?
Jun 01, 2006; ... Viral hepatitis continues to be a major public health problem in India as well as in other parts of the world. Eight different types of viruses have been found to be associated with viral hepatitis viz., hepatitis A, B, C, D, E, G virus, transfusion transmitted virus (TTV) and Sen viruses ....
Chlamydia trachomatis & infertility
Jun 01, 2006; ... Genital Chlamydia trachomatis infection is the leading cause of curable bacterial sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) worldwide, especially among young in industrialized countries. According to WHO1, globally, new cases of C. trachomatis infection have been estimated as 92 million, including 43 ...
Smear microscopy to diagnose tuberculosis
Jun 01, 2006; ... Tuberculosis control programmes all over the world are currently using DOTS strategy. Our Revised National Tuberculosis Control Programme (RNTCP) is based on classifying the patients according to the treatment they have taken earlier and detection of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) by direct ...
Low carbohydrate diets for weight loss: Historical & environmental perspective
Jun 01, 2006; ... Obesity in the past was only seen in great numbers in Western countries but is now gaining prevalence in India with a growing Indian economy. Historically a favourable phenotype, obesity has been associated with multiple diseases affecting almost all organ systems. In addition, the cost of ...
Mycobacterium leprae interactions with the host cell: recent advances
Jun 01, 2006; ... The significance of Hansen disease, or leprosy, is underscored by fact that detection of this disease has remained stable over the past 10 yr, even though disease prevalence is reduced. Due to the long incubation time of the organism, health experts predict that leprosy will be with us for ...
Molecular characterization of hepatitis A virus from a large outbreak from Kerala, India
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Hepatitis A is highly prevalent in India and mainly presents as a sporadic disease. This study investigated an outbreak of viral hepatitis at Medical College Hospital area, Kottayam, Kerala state, India during January 2005. Methods: Blood (133), faecal (1), ...
Chlamydia trachomatis infection & female infertility
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Chlamydia trachomatis is a well recognized sexually transmitted pathogen. Besides its potential to produce genital tract infection, C. trachomatis is increasingly being associated with long-term complications like infertility. The present study was undertaken to ...
A novel method of staining acid-fast bacilli in sputum containers
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Making centrifugea deposit smears from sputum to detect acid-fast bacilli (AFB) is considered hazardous. We carried out this study to stain the centrifuged deposits with carbol-fuchsin in sputum containers and to decolourize and counterstain their smears made on ...
Impact of oral vitamin E supplementation on oxidative stress & lipid peroxidation in patients with polymorphous light eruption
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) is a photo-induced disease which clinically manifests in the form of pruritic eruptions on sun/light exposed parts. Little is known about lipid peroxidation and free radical scavengers in patients during PMLE. The present study was ...
Disease mapping using mixture distribution
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Data on infectious diseases like tuberculosis (TB) have been analyzed in the past without giving adequate attention to spatial variations. Earlier studies also attempted to display disease status of sub regions, usually census tracts, by categorizing them into ...
Gastroprotective effect of Cissus quadrangularis extract in rats with experimentally induced ulcer
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Most of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) including aspirin cause gastric ulcer. In order to study the gastroprotective effect of Cissus quadrangularis extract (CQE), this study was undertaken on aspirin-induced ulcerogenesis in pyloric ligated ...
Association of conversion & cure with initial smear grading among new smear positive pulmonary tuberculosis patients treated with Category I regimen
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objective: Early diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) is important for initiating treatment to gain cure. The present investigation was undertaken to study the association of conversion and cure with initial smear grading among pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) patients registered in a ...
Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist gene polymorphism in patients with rheumatoid arthritis in India
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist (IL-IRa) is a naturally occurring anti-inflammatory molecule that blocks action of IL-1. Polymorphism in IL-1Ra gene intron 2 results in differences in production of IL-1Ra. These polymorphisms are reportedly associated with ...
Toxigenicity testing of clinical isolates of non-typhoidal salmonellae in Vero cell culture & Caenorhabditis elegans model
Jun 01, 2006; ... The non-typhoidal salmonellae (NTS) are recognized agents of gastroenteritis worldwide. Some of the NTS do not produces cytotoxic changes in tissue culture and not much is known about the endotoxicity of the clinical isolates of NTS (mostly Salmonella enterica serotype Typhimurium and Salmonella ...
Iodine deficiency disorders among the pregnant women in a rural hospital of West Bengal
Jun 01, 2006; ... Background & objectives: Iodine deficiency disorder (IDD) is a major nutritional problem in India. The pregnant women and their neonates have been important target groups for study of the prevalence of IDD in a community. No such study was available to assess the prevalence of IDD among the ...
Keeping the promise in stopping HIV/AIDS: Can India succeed?
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sir, The editorial by Robert C. Bollinger1 is interesting, influencing and timely. It is a thoughtful reminder not only for the Indian society, but also for all Asian countries since the Asia-Pacific region has seen rapid rise in HIV/AIDS in recent years. In fact, AIDS experts have ...
Seroprevalence of rubella in pregnant women in Delhi, India
Jun 01, 2006; ... Sir, The endemicity of rubella has been well established in India. If contracted within the first trimester of pregnancy, it can infect the foetus and cause congenital rubella syndrome (CRS)1. Immunity to rubella in pregnant women can indirectly hint at the risk of acquiring CRS. Recent ...
The catalyst: a tribute to a professor
Jun 01, 2006; ... The catalyst: a tribute to a professor, K.S. Raghavan, V.S. Mathur, editors. 2005. 264 pages. Price: not mentioned. The book has been brought out to honour Padma Shri Prof. Ranjit Roy Chaudhury, former Professor of Pharmacology at the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & ...