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Congenital uterine malformations account for 5.5 % of unselected population, while mullerian agenesis has an incidence of 1 in 4500-5000 females. Mullerian agenesis occurs due to embryological underdevelopment of mullerian duct with resultant agenesis or atresia of the vagina, uterus or both. We report a rare case of 22 year old female with primary amenorrhea with aplastic uterus with bilateral rudimentary horns, hematometra in left rudimentary horn and Cervicovaginal aplasia. She came to our OPD with history of primary amenorrhea and vaginal discharge for 15 days. General physical examination revealed well developed secondary sexual characteristics and normal breast development. Axillary and pubic hair development was normal. A small dimple of 1 cm was noted at the site of Vagina. Uterus was felt like a small hypoplastic nodule on per rectal examination. Laparoscopy revealed bilateral rudimentary horns , combined agenesis of uterus , cervix and vagina. Resection of Bilateral rudimentary horns with hematometra and bilateral salpingectomy was done followed by Mc Indioe Vaginoplasty on follow up visit 3 months before...
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Aim: To compare the effects of two types of music (meditation and devotional) played intra-operatively and control (no music) as an adjunct to spinal anaesthesia for better and holistic approach to perioperative care of the patient. Methodology: A prospective, randomised control study was conducted at a tertiary care hospital with 60 patients. The patients were randomly allocated into three groups with 20 members in each group as group A with meditation music, group B with devotional music and group C with no music. Informed consent was obtained from the patients and the following parameters were observed – intra-operative hemodynamic profile, post-operative anxiety, post-operative nausea & vomiting and overall patient satisfaction. After intervention data was collected and statistically analyzed. Results: The patients in the intra-operative music groups showed statistically significant reduction in post-operative anxiety and pain and better hemodynamic profile. The patients in the meditation group showed statistically significant reduction in the same parameters when compared with the patients in the devotional group. Overall patient satisfaction was more significant in...
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Sarcostemma acidum Voigt is a xerophytic plant of the family Apocynaceae. Plant is locally known as Somlata. It is a traditional medicinal plant used to prepare Somras. The plant is mainly found in Bihar, West Bengal, Odisha and South India. It is mostly grown in dry rocky places. S. acidum is a shrub, more branched but no leaves. The stems are jointed with each other. These are green, cylindrical having 2 to 4 meter in length and 0.5 cm. to 1 cm. in diameter. The leaves are present opposite but are reduced to scales. So, the plant is leafless in nature. The flowers are actinomorphic, light yellowish white in nature. The roots are branched and each root contain 3 to 5 sub-root branches. The plant extract of S. acidum contains carbohydrates, glycosides, alkaloids, tannins, flavonoids, proteins, steroids, triterpenoids, and fixed oils. Ethnomedicinally the S. acidum was used in otitis, dog bite, snake bite, rabies, emesis, arthritis and leprosy. The juice of this plant having some medicinal value, so used...
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Diabetes mellitus has become a global concern with 422 million people affected due to this disease. As the oral hypoglycaemic drugs available in the market have their own set of side effects which can be one of the primary factors towards non-adherence of these medicines among patients, we must explore some natural alternatives in order to deal with this disease in an efficient manner. In such scenario, exploring some intelligent solutions like functional foods can be very helpful as they have the goodness of natural ingredients. The present study focuses on the development of functional food rich in millets, camel milk powder and apple pomace powder. Functional snack bar developed with antioxidant-rich millet mixture (Ragi: Bajra: Kodo: Kutki = 1:1:1:1), insulin-rich camel milk powder and fiber-rich apple pomace powder might have the potential to treat diabetes. Animal studies can be planned in the future in order to validate the product. Moreover, future course of action can comprise of moving into the direction of molecular and cell biology wherein cell...
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The present study is aimed to compare the in-vitro antibacterial and antioxidant activities of Aralia cordata Thunberg and Kalopanax septemlobus (Thunb.) Koidzumi (Araliaceae). The antibacterial activity of the two plants was evaluated disc diffusion and minimal inhibition concentration (MIC) method against two Gram-positive bacteria and two Gram-negative bacteria. The tested ether and ethyl acetate fraction of ethanol extract from the two species showed weak antibacterial activity against the tested Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria. The ether fraction of the two species exhibited relatively higher antibacterial activity against the tested bacteria as compared to the ethyl acetate fraction. The 1, 1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) and 2,2′-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) free radical scavenging assay was applied for antioxidant activity. Results showed that the DPPH activity (IC50) of ethanol extracts of the two species ranged from 0.05 ± 0.01 to 0.28 ± 0.07 mg/g and the corresponding values for the ABTS activity (IC50) of ethanol extracts of two species ranged from 0.25 ± 0.01 to 1.80 ± 0.23mg/g. The antioxidant activity of ethanol extracts was higher...
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