A study on the role of lepidopterism in seasonal fever outbreaks.

Unlabelled: Fever is one of the most common reasons for visit in primary care practice. Outbreaks of fever that occur at certain areas in a seasonal manner are usually recognized early by diligent general practitioners in primary care settings. At the community level, in order to tackle seasonal fever outbreaks, prevention and control strategies are widely implemented, targeting the locally prevalent endemic infectious diseases.

The relationship between weight gain in exclusively breastfed babies and maternal diet.

Objectives: To determine the relationship between maternal nutrition and their breastfed infants' anthropometric measures during the first 14 weeks after delivery.

Methods: A prospective, observational study, comprising 200 mothers and their infants. The weight, length, and head circumference of the infants and the weight and dietary intake of the mothers were recorded at 6, 10, and 14 weeks.

Immune status against diphtheria in healthy adults.

Unlabelled: Outbreaks of diphtheria continue to occur in Kerala with an age shift to older population. Antibody seroprevalence studies are essential to understand the immune status of the community and to develop an effective immunization strategy.

Aim: To assess the necessity of diphtheria vaccination among adults.

A study on the altered glycemic and lipid parameters and prevalence of insulin resistance in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease.

Introduction: Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a hepatic disorder that develops in the absence of alcohol intake. Obesity and diabetes are considered risk factors for the development of fatty liver; however, whether fatty liver is the cause or consequence of these conditions is not yet clear. Insulin resistance (IR) is found to be a common risk factor for the development of diabetes, obesity and fatty liver.

An epidemiological study of drowning survivors among school children.

Context: Drowning is a major, but often neglected, public health problem. Drowning is the second leading cause of death from unintentional injuries, after road traffic injuries. According to the World Health Organization, 0.