Safety and immunogenicity of a pentavalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine versus a quadrivalent meningococcal conjugate vaccine in adults in India: an observer-blind, randomised, active-controlled, phase 2/3 study.

Background: Meningococcal disease remains an important public health problem globally. We assessed the non-inferiority and the lot-to-lot consistency of a pentavalent meningococcal ACYWX conjugate vaccine (NmCV-5; Serum Institute of India, Pune, India) versus a quadrivalent meningococcal ACWY conjugate vaccine (MenACWY-D) in healthy adults.

Methods: In this observer-blind, randomised, active-controlled, phase 2/3 study, healthy adults aged 18-85 years were recruited from nine hospitals across seven cities in India.

Association of mobile screen media use among children ages 6 mo to 2 y with minimum dietary diversity: A case control study.

Objectives: Minimum dietary diversity (MDD) is the consumption of four or more food groups. Mobile screen media (MSM) refers to mobile electronic media devices. MSM use has become common, even among children at a very early age.

Effectiveness of Mobile Application for Promotion of Physical Activity Among Newly Diagnosed Patients of Type II Diabetes - A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Mobile health intervention shows the positive effects on the management of chronic diseases. Therefore, the study was planned to study the effectiveness of a mobile-based application promotion of physical activity among newly diagnosed patients with type II diabetes.

Methods: The present study was a parallel-design randomized controlled trial conducted over 2 years.

Histopathological and Immunohistochemical Evaluation of CDX2 and Ki67 in Colorectal Lesions with their Expression Pattern in Different Histologic Variants, Grade, and Stage of Colorectal Carcinomas.

Background: A variety of colorectal lesions are surgically treated encompassing both benign and malignant polyps and colorectal cancer (CRC). CRC is the third most common cause of death in developed countries. Over the last decade, CDX2 has been linked to CRC progression, with reduced expression of the protein associated with more advanced tumor stage, vessel invasion, and metastasis.

Challenges in Detection of Adolescent Anaemia: Validation of Point-of-Care Device (Mission® plus) for Haemoglobin Measurement among Tribal Residential School Children of Selected Districts of Odisha, India.

Background: Screening for anemia among tribal school children has been a challenge.

Objectives: To validate a point-of-care (POC) device (mission plus hemoglobinometer) to the gold standard method, spectrophotometry.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Prevalence, Patterns, and Predictors of Yoga Practice Among Adults in an Urban Population in Eastern India.

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and predictors of yoga practice. This cross-sectional study was conducted as a part of a larger study that included yoga as a form of physical activity. Data were collected during April and August 2019 from the adult urban population of Bhubaneswar, India.

Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance in Schoolchildren From a Developing Country.

Overweight and obesity are prevalent in schoolchildren due to dietary habits and lack of exercise. These children are prone to metabolic syndrome (MS) and future risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. This cross-sectional study was conducted in Bhubaneswar City, Eastern India, among schoolchildren.

Anabolic Androgenic Steroid Abuse and their Health Impacts: A Cross-sectional Study among Body Builders in a City of Eastern India.

Background: Anabolic-androgenic steroids (AASs), when taken in supraphysiologic doses, increase muscle strength and athletic performance. Evidence suggests that long-term use of AAS in supraphysiologic doses have adverse effects on health. Therefore, the study was conducted to find crude estimate of the prevalence of AAS use among attendees of the gymnasium, the factors that could have influenced them for AAS abuse and to assess the short- and long-term side effects as perceived by them.

Association of personal hygiene with common morbidities among upper primary school children in rural Odisha.

Context: In India, children of upper primary school receive less attention from health-care providers. The majority of their health problems are preventable through hygienic practices.

Aims: The aim of this study was to find out the association of personal hygiene with common morbidities among upper primary school children.

Identification of bioactive constituents from different fractions of stems of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. using GC-MS.

The GC-MS analysis of fractions of methanol extract of stem of Cuscuta reflexa (Family Convolvulaceae) was carried out using a THERMO TRACE 1300 Gas Chromatograph equipped and coupled to a mass detector THERMO TSQ 8000 spectrometer with an TG 5MS (30 m × 0.25 mm, 0.25 μm) of capillary column.

Anterior Superior Iliac Spine to the Tibial Tuberosity Length: An Easier, Accurate, and Faster Method for Predicting Orogastric Tube Length in Neonates-An Observational Study.

Orogastric tube (OGT) procedures are done in 20% of newborn unit cases. This study was contemplated to work out a formula to predict OGT length in terms of femur length in neonates and its agreement to existing standards. In this observational study, OGT length was estimated using NEMU (nose-ear-mid umbilicus) in 53 consecutive newborns.

Antidiabetic effects of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. in streptozotocin induced diabetic rats.

Ethnopharmacological Relevance: Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. (Convolvulaceae) is traditionally used to treat diabetes mellitus by tribal people of north-east India and Bangladesh.

Objectives: To evaluate the anti-diabetic effects of methanol and aqueous extracts of the aerial parts of Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.