Statistically 2.7 million people in sub-Saharan Africa die from malaria each year, where by 70% of the deaths are of children under 5 due to their intolerable resistance when attacked by Plasmodium...
Cervical cancer screening is used to find changes in the cells of the cervix that could lead to cancer. The cervix is the opening to the uterus and is located at the top of the vagina. Screening in...
Impression making is the preliminary step in fabrication of any prosthesis. It is the foundation for determining the success of subsequent steps in the treatment plan. The method used to make impre...
Endodontics is a fast evolving science with many new inventions and discoveries being done on a daily basis. Most of these innovations are done to refine the instruments and materials making the pr...
Prolactin is a hormone that is secreted by both men and women. It is released by your pituitary gland, an organ responsible for regulating many of your body's functions, including reproduction. The...
Dysmenorrhea is the occurrence of painful cramps during menstruation in the lower abdomen often accompanied by other biologic symptoms occurring just before or during the menses. It is a very commo...
Anxiety associated with the thought of visiting the dentist for preventive care and over dental procedure is referred to as dental anxiety. It is a multi system response to a believed threat or dan...
Oral health is the reflection of the overall general health. There exist a correlative relationship between the mind and the mouth. Oral cavity can clearly predict the state of mind. Oral mucosa is...
Present book comprises of work done in field of preventive medicine such as health education strategies and its effectiveness in creating awareness among tribal population in India. It also evaluat...
Lifestyle factors including adverse food habits contribute to increased risk of non-communicable chronic diseases like diabetes. Pregnancy is a period of increased metabolic demands, with changes i...
Food-borne diseases (FBD) are the most widely spread public health problem worldwide. The World Health Organization considers them as the main cause of morbidity and mortality in developing countri...
Non-starch polysaccharides (NSPs) are not completely digested by broiler endogenous enzymes and subsequently the soluble NSPs in feed results in high digesta viscosity and poor retention of nutrien...
The role of Negative Pressure Wound Dressing in healing of diabetic foot ulcers has been proposed as a novel method of manipulating the chronic wound environment in a way that it reduces bacterial ...
Diabetes mellitus is one of the most common non-communicable diseases globally, and its related complications result in increasing disability, reduced life expectancy and enormous health costs. Dia...
Pulmonary tuberculosis is a contagious disease which attacks mainly the respiratory system and any part of the body as extra pulmonary TB. Delayed early case detection increases the probability of ...
The Atlas of Retinal Diseases in Nigerians is an attempt to document common retinal diseases seen by the author over the past 20 years. The book is intended to be a quick reference guid...
Similar to the chemical warfare agents produced during World War II, organophosphates are some of the most common insecticides used today. A serious downside, however, is that they also happen to b...
Fetal heart rate recording (FHR) is a key component of monitoring labour and delivery.FHR correlates with the oxygenation status of the fetal brain. If FHR is abnormal, the fetus is at risk of hypo...
Dramatic improvements in scientific knowledge and technology in oral health means that the potential now exists to eliminate the major disorders. Number of advances in prevention pointing out that ...
Interpersonal conflicts often result into physical assaults of different magnitudes, usually resulting into interpersonal violence injuries. Every year, a significant portion of patients admitted a...