Navigating psoriasis: From immune mechanisms to natural healing approaches.

Psoriasis is a multifunctional autoimmune skin disease with inflammatory and vascular changes. Recent developments show potential for herbal therapies and novel drug delivery systems. A chronic inflammatory skin illness, psoriasis affects 2-5 % of the world's population.

Synthesis and Evaluation of Cytotoxicity of Novel Coumarin Peptide Alcohol Derivatives.

Background: Coumarins are naturally occurring biologically active heterocyclic molecules endowed with a wide range of biological properties, including antibacterial, antifungal, and antitumor activities.

Objective: The present work was aimed to synthesize new coumarin-containing compounds and to investigate their cytotoxic activity.

Methods: Coumarin peptide and coumarin amino alcohols were prepared by treating epoxidecontaining coumarin derivatives with suitable aromatic amines and peptides in trifluoroethanol as a solvent at 50°C.

Photovoice: a novel approach to improving antituberculosis treatment adherence in pune, India.

We compared antituberculosis treatment (ATT) adherence and outcomes among patients exposed to Photovoice (video of previously cured TB patients sharing experiences about TB treatment) versus those not exposed. The odds of successful outcome (i.e.

Source Case Investigation for Children with TB Disease in Pune, India.

Setting. Contact tracing is broadly encouraged for tuberculosis (TB) control. In many high-burden countries, however, little effort is made to identify contacts of newly diagnosed TB patients.

Visceral leishmaniasis: A case report.

Although leishmaniasis is widely prevalent in the eastern states of India namely Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal, diagnosing the illness is still difficult. We present a case of a 20-year-old agricultural labourer with a history of recurrent fever, progressive weakness and abdominal discomfort associated with loss of appetite for six months followed by petechial hemorrhages over body.On examination there was hepato-splenomegaly.