Prevalence, risk factors and health seeking behaviour of pulmonary tuberculosis in four tribal dominated districts of Odisha: Comparison with studies in other regions of India.

Aim: To determine the prevalence of pulmonary tuberculosis, socio-cultural practices and health seeking behaviour of tribal people in four districts of Odisha.

Methodology: This was an action research study with qualitative and quantitative design following a sequential approach implemented in a 4-phased manner. It was carried out in the 6 selected villages from July,2015 to June,2017.

A water soluble β-glucan of an edible mushroom Termitomyces heimii: Structural and biological investigation.

A water soluble β-glucan (PS-I) with an average molecular weight ∼ 1.48 × 10(5)Da was isolated from the alkaline extract of an edible mushroom Termitomyces heimii. PS-I contained (1 → 3)-, (1 → 6)-, (1 → 3, 6)-linked and terminal β-d-glucopyranosyl moieties in a ratio of nearly 2:1:1:1.