Tracking financing for global common goods for health: A machine learning approach using natural language processing techniques.

Objective: Tracking global health funding is a crucial but time consuming and labor-intensive process. This study aimed to develop a framework to automate the tracking of global health spending using natural language processing (NLP) and machine learning (ML) algorithms. We used the global common goods for health (CGH) categories developed by Schäferhoff et al.

Validation of the Decision model of the Burden of Hearing loss Across the Lifespan (DeciBHAL) in Chile, India, and Nigeria.

Background: There is no published decision model for informing hearing health care resource allocation across the lifespan in low- and middle-income countries. We sought to validate the Decision model of the Burden of Hearing loss Across the Lifespan International (DeciBHAL-I) in Chile, India, and Nigeria.

Methods: DeciBHAL-I simulates bilateral sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) and conductive hearing loss (CHL) acquisition, SNHL progression, and hearing loss treatment.

Who benefits from tuberculosis outpatient services in Enugu state, Nigeria? A benefit incidence analysis.

Objectives: Nigeria is one of the 30 high-burden countries for TB and currently, recurrent costs of TB treatment services are largely dependent on donor-funding, with government providing the health facilities. This study aims to assess the benefit incidence of TB treatment services so as to determine if the poor and rural dwellers preferentially benefit from such services that were subsidized by government and donors.

Methods: A survey of patients (n = 202) accessing TB treatment services was conducted between 2019 and 2020 in five purposively selected rural and urban health facilities in Enugu state.

Outcome of a "modified brief intervention" program delivered at work place for a population with hazardous alcohol use.

Introduction: At the population level, screening and brief intervention (BI) is the most cost-effective method to reduce the burden of disease due to hazardous alcohol use. In delivering BI at individual level, trained workforce as well as time is a limiting factor. Hence, a study was conducted to assess the outcome of a "modified brief intervention" program delivered at workplace in a group setting for the participants identified with hazardous alcohol use pattern, as a secondary prevention measure.

Effect of Alcohol and Tea on Solubility of Soft-liner and Polymethyl Methacrylate Resin: An In Vitro Study.

Aim: To evaluate solubility of soft denture liner material and acrylic denture base resin when stored in 8% and 50% concentration of alcohol and tea(with milk and green tea) at an interval of 4,7,11 and 15 days.

Materials And Methods: An in vitro study wasdone on 75 standardized samples in disk form (15 mm × 2 mm), each for soft-liner and acrylic denture base resin. Samples were divided into 5 groups (15 per group/per material) and stored in distilled water (A), 8% alcohol (B), 50% alcohol (C), tea with milk (D) and green tea (E).

Usefulness of Gamma Glutamyl Transferase as Reliable Biological Marker in Objective Corroboration of Relapse in Alcohol Dependent Patients.

Introduction: The development of reliable diagnostic tool for assessing alcoholism is an utmost necessity in treating and preventing damage due to alcoholism to both individual and armed forces as alcoholism represents a serious health issue with major socioeconomic consequences.

Aim: To observe, gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) can serve the practical utility of firmly establishing alcohol dependence /relapse in Armed Forces patients and aid in fair disposals.

Materials And Methods: Fifty two consecutive cases of alcohol dependence syndrome admitted to a peripheral hospital were evaluated for the biological marker gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) and compared against the gold standard of psychiatrist assessment.

Social Support and Treatment Outcome in Alcohol Dependence Syndrome in Armed Forces.

Introduction: Social factors play vital role in unfolding of alcohol use disorders in any given population. Several factors beyond the confines of treatment settings influence treatment outcome in alcohol dependence syndrome. Social support has positive effect in treatment outcome of alcohol dependence syndrome.

A Rare Case of Myxedema Coma with Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome (NMS).

Myxedema coma or hypothyroid crisis is an endocrine emergency and needs ICU management. Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS) is another medical emergency which needs high degree of clinical suspicion else mortality can be high. There is a paradox in co existence of myxedema coma and NMS.

Valproate Induced Delirium due to Hyperammonemia in a Case of Acute Mania: A Diagnostic Dilemma.

Divalproex sodium is commonly used drug to treat variety of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Hyperammonemia is infrequent adverse affect of treatment with divalproex sodium. It needs high degree of clinical suspicion or else can lead to delirium of non hepatic origin in some group of patients and to medication errors or even death.

A Case of SSRI Induced Irreversible Parkinsonism.

Serotonin specific reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) are widely used antidepressants for variety of clinical conditions and have found popularity. They are sometimes associated with extrapyramidal side effects including Parkinsonism. We report a case of generalized anxiety disorder on treatment with SSRI (fluoxetine / sertraline) who developed irreversible Parkinsonism.