Formaldehyde contamination in seafood industry: an update on detection methods and legislations.

Seafood is abundant in high-quality protein, healthy fats (n-3 and n-6 PUFAs), minerals (calcium, magnesium, copper, selenium, and so on), and vitamin D. Functional compounds in seafood can protect against lifestyle-related diseases. Having had all the merits mentioned, it is also a highly putrefiable food item.

Shelf-Stability of Kiln- and Liquid-Smoked Inulin-Fortified Emulsion-Type Mince Sausage at Refrigerated Temperature.

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of the kiln (SK-S) and liquid smoking (LS-S) processes on the quality of inulin-fortified emulsion-type mince sausages. The moisture content during the storage significantly ( < 0.05) decreased in C-S (control) sausages and increased ( < 0.

Diverse uses of valuable seafood processing industry waste for sustainability: a review.

Seafoods are rich in untapped bioactive compounds that have the potential to provide novel ingredients for the development of commercial functional foods and pharmaceuticals. Unfortunately, a large portion of waste or discards is generated in commercial processing setups (50-80%), which is wasted or underutilized. These by-products are a rich source of novel and valuable biomolecules, including bioactive peptides, collagen and gelatin, oligosaccharides, fatty acids, enzymes, calcium, water-soluble minerals, vitamins, carotenoids, chitin, chitosan and biopolymers.

Blue agave inulin-soluble dietary fiber: effect on technological quality properties of pangasius mince emulsion-type sausage.

Background: The aim of the work was to investigate the influence of supplementing pangasius mince-based emulsion sausages with blue agave-derived inulin at 1% (T1), 2% (T2), 3% (T3), 4% (T4), and 5% (T5) on its technological quality attributes and acceptability.

Results: The cooking yield of T-2, T-3, and T-4 sausages (96-97%) exhibited no significant difference (P > 0.05), which was higher than the other lots.

INSTRuCT: Protocol, Infrastructure, and Governance.

Background And Purpose: Very few large scale multicentric stroke clinical trials have been done in India. The Indian Council of Medical Research funded INSTRuCT (Indian Stroke Clinical Trial Network) as a task force project with the objectives to establish a state-of-the-art stroke clinical trial network and to conduct pharmacological and nonpharmacological stroke clinical trials relevant to the nation and globally. The purpose of the article is to enumerate the structure of multicentric stroke network, with emphasis on its scope, challenges and expectations in India.

Opsoclonus Myoclonus Syndrome: A Rare Manifestation of Dengue Infection in a Child.

Opsoclonus myoclonus syndrome (OMS) is an inflammatory neurological disorder, which is characterized by chaotic uncontrolled movements of the eyes and involuntary jerk-like movements of the body. Different modalities of treatment have been described in medical literature to treat OMS. Immunomodulatory treatment with either steroids or intravenous immunoglobulin has been considered.

Elastosis perforans serpiginosa, Down syndrome, and moyamoya disease.

A 16-year-old girl with Down syndrome, moyamoya disease, and history of a previous stroke presented with acute onset of left hemiparesis and elastosis perforans serpiginosa. Elastosis perforans serpiginosa in a patient with Down syndrome and moyamoya disease is a novel finding. Development of elastosis perforans serpiginosa in association with progressive vaso-occlusive disease may be a biological marker of progression of moyamoya disease.

Telephonic guidance of systemic thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke: safety outcome in rural hospitals.

Objectives: To determine the safety of telephonic guidance for use of intravenous recombinant tissue plasminogen activator (IV rtPA) in rural hospitals.

Patients And Methods: We performed a retrospective survey of 123 consecutive patients treated with IV rtPA for acute ischemic stroke (AIS) in rural hospitals between November 2003 and September 2006 and subsequently transferred to a tertiary medical center. Selection for treatment was performed by a stroke neurologist who conducted a structured telephone interview of the requesting physician.

Pituitary apoplexy: a neurological emergency case report.

Pituitary Apoplexy (PA) is associated with the sudden onset of headache, visual symptoms, altered mental status, and hormonal dysfunction due to acute hemorrhage or infarction of the pituitary gland. PA is one of the most serious life threatening complications of pituitary adenoma. We report a 48-year-old male who woke lip with the worst headache of his life and was found to have an infarction of a pituitary macroadenoma.

GABA agonist: clomethiazole.

Neuroprotective agents inhibit reactions in the brain ischaemic injury cascade which lead to neuronal death. Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a naturally occurring inhibitory neurotransmitter that increases chloride influx into the neuron and counteracts the toxic effects of glutamate. Clomethiazole is a GABA(A) agonist, which causes membrane hyperpolarization, counteracting depolarization and the subsequent cascade of biochemical events that result in neuronal death.