Indian Journal of Medical Sciences back issues from May 2006:
Preliminary screening of osteoporosis and osteopenia in urban women from Jammu using calcaneal QUS
May 01, 2006; ... Introduction Osteoporosis is a disease characterized by reduction in the bone mass and disruption of bone architecture leading to impaired skeletal strength and an increased susceptibility of fractures.[1] It is a major public health problem associated with substantial morbidity and ...
Influence of years since menopause on bone mineral metabolism in South Indian women
May 01, 2006; ... Introduction In 1941, Albright face=+Italic; et alface=-Italic; [1] first detected that estrogen deficiency is a major pathogenic factor of osteoporosis in postmenopausal women. Estrogen deficiency during menopause causes rapid bone loss, especially in the early years after menopause ....
Chronic mania: An unexpectidly long episode?
May 01, 2006; ... Introduction Mood disorders (unipolar and bipolar disorders) are currently the 4th leading contributor to the global burden of disease (DALYs) in 2000. Mood disorders may present as bipolar disorder with a depressive phase at one pole. The other pole, called as mania is characterized by ...
Acute renal failure following multiple honeybee stings
May 01, 2006; ... Sir, Stinging events involving honeybees and wasps are rare; most deaths or clinically important incidents involve very few stings (< 10) and anaphylactic shock. However mass stinging events can prove life threatening via toxic action of the venom when injected in large amount.[1] ...
Autism: A review for family physicians
May 01, 2006; ... Introduction Autism is not a single disorder but a name (derived from Greek 'autos', meaning 'self') given to a behavioural phenotype. Leo Kanner, a child psychiatrist, in 1943 first published a report describing 11 children with 'disturbances of affective contact' and coined the term ...