Immunomodulatory Plant Natural Products as Therapeutics against Inflammatory Skin Diseases.

Frequently occurring inflammatory skin conditions such as psoriasis, dermatitis, acne, including skin cancer, wounds and other disorders arising out of premature skin aging, deteriorate skin health and adversely impact human life. Even though several synthetic compounds have evolved for treating these skin conditions, natural-product-based therapeutics are gaining popularity with growing evidence of their efficacy and safety for treating skin disorders. Many of these inflammatory skin diseases have underlying disturbances in our immune system and immunomodulatory natural products provide solutions for their effective treatment and aid in understanding the underlying mechanism of such inflammatory skin conditions.

A Study of Association of Thyroid Dysfunctions in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Type 2 diabetes mellitus is known to be associated with other endocrine dysfunctions and thyroid is one of them. In the current study we tried to evaluate the frequency of thyroid dysfunctions in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and compare them with a normal control population. This cross-sectional study was carried out in the Department of Physiology and Department of General Medicine, Kakatiya Medical College, and MGM Hospital, Warangal, India.

Partitioning of radiological, stress and biochemical changes in pre-diabetic women subjected to Diabetic Yoga Protocol.

Background: Yoga is an ancient system of wellness with Asana and Pranayama as its most popular and propagated modules for management of lifestyle disorders.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to characterise the liver abnormalities, biochemical changes, and stress levels after Yoga intervention in prediabetic females.

Materials And Methods: 37 females were randomly divided into Yoga practising and non-practising control groups.

An adult case of urinary tract infection with Kingella kingae: a case report.

Introduction: Kingella kingae, though part of the normal upper respiratory tract and genitourinary tract, is increasingly being recognized as an important human pathogen. During the past decade, it has emerged as a significant pathogen in the pediatric age group primarily causing bacteremia and osteoarticular infections. Adult infection usually occurs in individuals who are severely immunocompromised and most infections have taken the form of septicemia or septic arthritis.