Current status of periodontitis and its association with tobacco use amongst adult population of Sunsari district, in Nepal.

Background: Tobacco products are considered significant, but preventable factors related to initiation and progression of periodontal diseases. We assessed the prevalence of periodontitis and evaluated its association with tobacco use and other factors amongst the adult population of Sunsari district in eastern Nepal.

Methods: A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in rural municipalities in the province one of eastern Nepal.

Biotechnological production of inducible defense-related proteins in edible radish (raphanus sativus) found in Nepal.

Background: Fungal infection in plant leads to use of many hazardous antifungal chemicals. Alternative to these chemicals, defense related antifungal proteins can be used in case of fungal diseases.

Aims: An experiment was done in two varieties of edible radish (Raphanus sativus var.

Ocular tuberculosis: an update.

Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease responsible for significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. It is a resurgent disease in the developed world. The World Health Organization estimates that one third of the world's population is currently infected, with 9 million new cases occurring annually, leading to 3 million deaths per year (WHO Report, 2007).