Prevalence of Psychiatric Morbidity and Alcohol use Disorders Among Adolescent Indigenous Tribals from Three Indian States.

Background: Among the Indian adolescents, the prevalence of psychiatric morbidity and alcohol use disorders (AUD) are 7.3% and 1.3%.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis of thyroid-a diagnostic dilemma.

Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH) is a rare disease of antigen presenting cells and involvement of thyroid is really uncommon. The thyroid if involved is usually seen in multisystem disease but isolated thyroid involvement is very rare. The diagnosis of Langerhans cell histiocytosis of the thyroid is very challenging due to its rarity and is usually misdiagnosed as benign goiters, undifferentiated carcinoma, lymphoma, etc.

Colour removal from textile waste water using bioculture in continous mode.

One of the environmental problems being faced by textile industry is the removal of colour from the dye wastewater prior to discharge to local sewage treatment facilities or adjoining water courses. During the past two decades, several physico-chemical methods like adsorption, chemical treatment and ion pair extractions were adopted and have been proved to be costly and less effective. Biological treatment methods are comparatively cheap and considered to be the best alternative with proper analysis and environmental control.