Perception and Quality of Life in Family Caregivers of Cancer Patients.

Introduction: Cancer has been most feared among all the significantly increasing chronic diseases, and is widely assumed to be fatal. The quality of life (QOL) of the patient pertaining to physical, psychological, social, and spiritual well-being is altered, which ultimately affects the QOL of the family caregivers. The study was conducted to assess the QOL among family caregivers of cancer patients and how cancer changes and alters the vision about life for the patient as well as the family caregivers.

A rare occurrence of intrauterine death following an allergic reaction to iron sucrose.

During pregnancy, iron-deficiency anemia if untreated can affect the mother and child and hence iron is supplemented. Intolerance to oral iron therapy and malabsorption are common indications for parenteral iron therapy. The regularly used intravenous iron preparations are iron sucrose, sodium ferric gluconate, and iron dextran, of which iron sucrose has a satisfactory safety profile.

Knowledge, attitude, practice, and barriers toward research among medical students: A cross-sectional questionnaire-based survey.

Introduction: Research in medicine has an impact on prevention, diagnosis, and newer treatment for the medical ailments. It has brought reforms in policies for health-care programs. Involvement of undergraduates in research was less, so this study was planned to determine the factors and their perception toward the same.

Perception of pharmacists regarding over-the-counter medication: A survey.

Objective: To assess knowledge, attitude, and practice of the pharmacists toward dispensing the over-the-counter (OTC) medications using questionnaire.

Materials And Methods: cross-sectional questionnaire-based study was conducted to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice among pharmacists regarding OTC medications. Eighty out of hundred filled questionnaires were received from various pharmacists from medical shops in and around Kolar.

Randomized, double-blind, comparative study of oral metronidazole and tinidazole in treatment of bacterial vaginosis.

Objective: To compare the efficacy and tolerability of oral metronidazole and tinidazole in patients with bacterial vaginosis (BV) using Amsel's criteria.

Patients And Methods: This was a randomized double-blind study, conducted by the Departments of Pharmacology and Gynecology of a tertiary care teaching hospital. Patients diagnosed with BV received either tablet metronidazole 500 mg twice daily for 5 days or tablet tinidazole 500 mg once daily + one placebo for 5 days and instructed to come for follow-up at the 1 week and 4 week.

Prediabetes Awareness and Practice Among Indian Doctors- A Cross-sectional Study.

Introduction: Prediabetes is an intermediate state between diabetes and normoglycaemia, where the glucose levels are higher than normal but not significant to be diagnosed as diabetes mellitus. Guidelines from various associations suggest different types of management in this situation.

Objective: To assess knowledge and attitude of the doctors regarding prediabetes using questionnaire.

Seroprevalence of human immunodeficiency virus infection among tuberculosis patients at tertiary care combined hospital.

Background And Objectives: Tuberculosis (TB) and the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection have reached epidemic proportions in our country. This study was undertaken to know the seroprevalence of HIV infection among TB patients and to evaluate the various clinical features of TB in seropositive and seronegative patients. This study was undertaken in Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Bellary.