A study on intranatal care practices in a district of West Bengal.

A study was conducted at Birbhum district of West Bengal among mothers who delivered in last one year to generate area-specific community-based data on the proportion of home deliveries, assistance during conduction of delivery and the intranatal care practices followed in the district. A multistage 40 cluster sampling method was used to study 320 mothers in the district. 37.

Chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer - Analysis of a prospective, randomized trial.

Objective: To study the efficacy of neo-adjuvant chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy in advanced head and neck cancer.

Study Design: Randomised, prospective study.

Setting: Tertiary academic referral center.

Perinatal mortality in rural medical college of West Bengal.

A record based study was conducted in a rural medical college of West Bengal. Analysis of data for a full calender year (January to December 2000) revealed perinatal mortality rate and early neonatal mortality rate as 128.03 and 31.

Molecular entomology: a new promising tool for malaria control.

The recent biotechnological revolution in Molecular Entomology explores new promising tools for the control of vector borne diseases through genetic manipulation of vectorial competence. The gene transfer technology is hoped to make the malaria vectors incapable of supporting the development of malaria parasite which will ultimately lead to eradication of the parasites and the disease.

Routine primary immunization: status in two district of West Bengal.

The study was conducted at Birbhum and Purba Medinipur districts of West Bengal to assess the routine primary immunization coverage following 40 cluster sampling technique was used to study 320 children in each of the districts. BCG coverage was found to be 79.69% at Birbhum and 84.

Thymolipoma--a case report.

A 28 year old male presented with a 8 months history of chest pain, cough and breathlessness. CT scan revealed a large mass in right anterior mediastinum showing fat and soft tissue attenuation. Histopathology of the resected mass revealed a tumour showing extensive areas of mature fat and relatively less interspersed thymic tissue confirming thymolipoma.

Role of GFR estimation in assessment of the status of nephropathy in type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Objectives: Study the status of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) estimation vis-a-vis other noninvasive modes of assessment of renal involvement in Type2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and assess the temporal profile of the prevalence of nephropathy with a cross sectional cohort.

Methods: A total of 100 patients of T2DM were selected after screening and segregated into 3 groups according to duration of T2DM. Duration of < 5 years constituted group A and had 31 patients, group B duration was between 5-15 years and had 40 patients, rest belonged to group C with duration > 15 years.

A study on arsenical dermatosis in rural community of West Bengal.

The spatial distribution of chronic arsenicosis due to consumption of arsenic contaminated tube well water in different districts of West Bengal was gradually unfolding since 1983. Arsenical dermatosis was found to be the commonest and earliest manifestation of chronic arsenic toxicity. This study was conduct in Baruipur block of South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal.

Psychiatric Morbidity in A Sub-Himalayan Tribal Community : An epidemiological Study.

This paper reports the findings obtained from an epidemiological study conducted on the Totos-a sub-Himalayan tribe who were at the verge of extinct in early 70's in the state of W.B. The place in which they live is not easily accessible to the outsiders.

Giant fibrolipoma of the oral cavity.

Firbolipomas are rat e tumors of oral cavity Here, we present a case of giant fibrolipoma of the oral cavity.

A Clinico-pathological study of Reinke'S oedema.

An analysis of 92 eases of Reinke's oedema was done in this study. It wen most often seen in middle-aged persons. A Male predilection (57%) was found.

Primary breast sarcomas--report of two cases.

Two (2) primary breast sarcomas out of 110 primary breast malignancies from N.R.S.

A study of extra genital effects of estrogen and progesterone.

Although some extragenital effects (EGEs) of the female sex steroids (FSS) have been known for fairly long time, serious research on it has been taken up only in recent time. This paper has tried to explore the EGEs of Estrogen (E) and Progesterone (P). This study was based on human beings as experimental subjects.

Fibrous dysplasia of ethmoid - a rare presentation.

Monostatic fibrous dysplasia involving th ethmoid is one of the rarest lesions. The clinico-pathologhical featutres and management are described.

A study on peripheral vertigo in a Kolkata based hospital.

A dizzy patient always remains a challenge to an E.N.T.

Intranasal fentanyl provides adequate postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients.

Purpose: To evaluate intranasally administered fentanyl for postoperative analgesia in pediatric patients.

Methods: Thirty-two children aged four to eight years, ASA physical status I and II were included in this prospective randomized controlled study. In the postoperative care unit, patients were allocated to receive fentanyl, using a double-blind study design, either intranasally (Group I) or intravenously (Group II) in small titrated doses until they became pain free or side effects appeared which prohibited continuation of the drug.

Neurofibrosarcoma in the nasal cavity.

A nine month old male child presented with a swelling protruding from the right nasal cavity for two months. Other symptoms were mild breathlessness during suckling and blood stained nasal discharge. CT Scan sshowed a mass arising from the lasteral wall of the right nasal cavity with mild erosion of the adjacent bones.

Malignant melanoma of nose.

Malignant melanoma (MM) is one of the uncommon malignancies of the nose. We present an unusually big proliferative like MM in the vestibule of the nose. Malignancy of nose constitutes less than 1% of all malignancies (3% of head & neck tumour).

Prognoma of maxilla.

Prognoma is a rare dysembryogenic tumour of infancy Very few cases have been recorded in the world literature so far A case report of this tumour affecting a female child with involvement of the right maxilla is being presented Histopathologically prognoma is a melanotic neuroectodermal tumour An increased level of a-fetoprotem m the serum and vanillylmendilic acid (V M A ) in a 24 hours urine sample have been reported with prognoma.

Hepatitis D infectivity profile among hepatitis B infected hospitalised patients in Calcutta.

450 hospitalised cases of hepatic and non hepatic disorders and 100 normal individuals were examined for serum Hepatitis B Surface antigen and Delta Virus antigen by ELISA to find out its association with different clinical disorders. 105 patients (23.3%) and 2 control (2%) were positive for HBsAG.

Psychiatric disorders in medical in-patients - a study in a teaching hospital.

The rate of psychiatric morbidity in medical in-patients suffering from chronic physical illness is reported to be quite high. In this study, patients with chronic medical illness showed psychiatric morbidity at the rate of 52.5%.