Effectiveness of Relactation Supportive Program in Sustaining Exclusive Breastfeeding: A Prospective Observational Study.

Introduction: Relactation is the process of re-establishing breastfeeding after stopping or after a period of little breastfeeding. The study aimed to assess the Relactation Supportive Program (RSP)'s efficacy in sustaining breastfeeding and to determine the impact of RSP on breastfeeding initiation, timing, and correlation with the lactation gap.

Methods:  A prospective observational study was done with 60 infant-mother dyads, aged seven days to 14 weeks who stopped breastfeeding for 6-28 days or never breastfed.

Assessment of FTO Gene Polymorphism and its Association with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in North Indian Populations.

FTO gene polymorphism related to type 2 diabetes and obesity was studied in this north Indian population. This study was done, due to a continuous increase in the risk of obesity and type 2 diabetes in north Indian population, because of lifestyle and genetic variations. Clinically diagnosed subjects of type 2 diabetes mellitus (as per ADA criteria) were taken as cases and age and sex matched subjects without any associated illness were taken as controls.

Central serous chorioretinopathy secondary to tuberculosis: cause or coincidence.

32-year-old male with diagnosis of central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) in both eyes and negative history of administration of any medicine was treated with bilateral focal laser at leakage point, with visual recovery. Recurrence occurred after 2 years in right eye and was treated successfully with acetazolamide. Second recurrence occurred after 1 year.

Osho Dynamic Meditation's Effect on Serum Cortisol Level.

Introduction: Dynamic meditation is one of the most popular active meditation, introduced by an Indian mystic Osho in 1970. This one hour meditation consists of five stages: Deep fast chaotic breathing, catharsis, using a mantra "Hoo", silence, and dancing. A previous study observed that Osho dynamic meditation causes decrease in several psychopathological variables such as aggressive behaviour, anxiety and depression.

Extraction of swallowed toothbrush in stomach by pneumatic insufflation and gastrotomy under local anesthesia: A rare occurrence.

Most of the ingested foreign bodies pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. However, long and rigid foreign bodies are associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal impaction, perforation, and bleeding. Spontaneous passage of a toothbrush has not been reported till date and the technique of its removal is a curiosity for surgeons.