Dysregulation of calcium homeostasis in cancer and its role in chemoresistance.

Globally, cancer, as a major public health concern, poses a severe threat to people's well-being. Advanced and specialized therapies can now cure the majority of people with early-stage cancer. However, emerging resistance to traditional and novel chemotherapeutic drugs remains a serious issue in clinical medicine.

Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis due to in an immunocompetent individual: A case report and brief review of literature.

Background And Purpose: Fungal infections of the central nervous system (CNS) are life-threatening conditions that are frequently misdiagnosed with bacterial and viral CNS infections. Cerebral phaeohyphomycosis is a cerebral infection caused by dematiaceous fungi, especially . Very few cases of fungal CNS infection have been reported across the world.

Comparative Study of GeneXpert with ZN Stain and Culture in Samples of Suspected Pulmonary Tuberculosis.

Introduction: Tuberculosis remains one of the deadliest communicable diseases. There are number of tests available for the diagnosis of tuberculosis but conventional microscopy has low sensitivity and culture although gold standard, but takes longer time for positivity. On the other side, Nucleic acid amplification techniques due to its rapidity and sensitivity not only help in early diagnosis and management of tuberculosis especially in patients with high clinical suspicion like immunocompromised patients, history of contact with active tuberculosis patient etc.

Arthroscopic synovectomy in pigmented villonodular synovitis of the knee: clinical series and outcome.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term results of arthroscopic excision of pigmented villonodular synovitis (PVNS) of the knee joint.

Methods: We retrospectively assessed the results of arthroscopic excision of PVNS done in 40 patients from 1987 to 2012 by the senior author (JVS). No radiotherapy was given to any patient.