Detection of aflatoxin M in bovine milk from different agro-climatic zones of Chhattisgarh, India, using HPLC-FLD and assessment of human health risks.

Concerns regarding food safety and 'One Health' are increasing globally. Aflatoxin M (AFM), a human carcinogenic toxin, is excreted by lactating animals in their milk after consumption of feed contaminated with aflatoxin B. The present cross-sectional study aimed to determine the occurrence of AFM in cattle and buffalo milk produced in rural and peri-urban areas under different agro-climatic conditions of Chhattisgarh, India, and assesses human health risks.

Relationship Between Clinical Features and Body Mass Index Among Hypertensive Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study.

Objectives Hypertension is strongly related to body mass index (BMI). Obesity has been the single main contributor to hypertension. Furthermore, the clinical manifestations are normally associated with BMI in hypertensive patients.