Volume 8, Issue 1

K. Venkateskumar

pp. 1 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.1

As the world prepares to meet the challenges of an ambitious set of Sustainable Development Goals, WHO is developing three global health sector strategies to cover: HIV/AIDS - viral hepatitis - sexually transmitted infec…

Pushpalatha Govindaraju, Sowmya Sadand, Sanjay venugopal, Santhosh kumar Ramaiah, Melvin Mathew, Sateesh Chikkanayakanahally Parashuram, Shruthi Sethuraman

pp. 2–5 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.2

Objective:Dental diseases are a result of two main factors, the microbial colonization in the oral cavity and the overactive orofacial musculature. The hyperactive orofacial musculature exerts excessive biting forces and…

Sandeep Kumar Gupta

pp. 6–11 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.3

There has been an upsurge in the number, diversity, and intricacy of medical devices in last two decades. Regulation of these devices has also advanced due to the requirement for a steady regulatory perspective. Various …

Hayder M. Al-kuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb

pp. 12–17 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.4

Objective:To evaluate the combined effects of lipoic acid and nuclear CMP on arousal and sensory cortical activity in normal healthy volunteers. Method:Eighty healthy volunteers enrolled in this study, the volunteers wer…

Anirudh Kotlo, Ajay Maram, Pradeep M. Muragundi, Manthan Janodia, Virendra Ligade

pp. 18–22 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.5

Objective: Medical Representatives’ work involves lot of stress and burnout as reported by many studies. Hence the study is one of the first attempt to identify the factors influencing health related quality of life amon…

Gala Khushboo S, Sinha Shyamal R, Mankeshwar Ranjit, Desai Viral K, Gala Ritu S

pp. 23–27 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.6

Objective:To evaluate self-medication practices in the support staff of a tertiary care hospital. Methods:It was a cross-sectional study in which a self-developed questionnaire was used. Study population consisted of two…

Ubed-Ur-Rehman Mughal, Abdullah Dayo, Muhammad Ali Ghoto, Madan Lal, Mudassar Iqbal Arain, Rabia Parveen, Roshan Ali Gilal

pp. 28–32 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.7

Objective:To determine the amikacin sulfate by developing a new spectrophotometric method by derivatization using double beam spectrophotometer from pure and commercial brands. Method:A quantitative analytical method was…

Raihana Pervin, Sadia Afrin, Farah Sabrin, Umme Salma Zohora, Mohammad Shahedur Rahman, Kazi Didarul Islam, Md. Morsaline Billah

pp. 33–38 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.8

Objective:To determine antioxidant, antibacterial and brine shrimp lethality bioassay of Amoora cucullata using bark and leaf extracts of petroleum ether, chloroform and methanol. Methods:Bark and leaf parts were separat…

Chetna A. Shamkuwar, Nalini Kumari, Sushant H. Meshram, Ganesh N. Dakhale, Vijay M. Motghare

pp. 39–43 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.9

Background:The burden of asthma in India is estimated at more than 15 million patients. Approximately two to four percent of adult population of India is affected by asthma. In recent decade, there are striking advanceme…

Prakash Rameshbhai Shelat, Shivaprasad Kalakappa Kumbar

pp. 44–49 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.10

Objective: To study the cost of antimicrobial therapy along with concomitant drug therapy in Critical Care Unit (CCU). Material and Method: Study was conducted at charitable trust hospital of metro city in India. Total 2…

Mehul Pandya, Dipak Patel, Jigar Rana, Manish Patel, Nadeem Khan

pp. 50–52 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.11

Introduction:Liver is an essential organ for the detoxification of chemicals and play pivotal role in various biochemical and physiological processes hence liver toxicity is one of the major causes for the withdrawal of …

Chukwu Otuto Amarauche

pp. 53–55 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.12

Objective:To assess the awareness and knowledge of healthcare professionals in Nigeria on probiotics.Methods:Participants were randomly sampled from major healthcare institutions in Nigeria’s capital. Semi-structured que…

Priyadarshini Sahu, Sushanta Kumar Sahoo, Surabhi Dayal, Jyoti Khanna

pp. 56–58 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.13

Objective: There are various adverse drug reaction (ADR) associated with pharmacological therapy that differ in clinical presentation, prognosis and therapy. Among these, cutaneous eruptions are the most common type of a…

Chidambaram Ramasamy, Dhanavel Jawahar

pp. 59 · DOI: 10.5530/jyp.2016.1.14

Third molar popularly called as wisdom tooth has been a prime concern for oral and maxillofacial surgeons owing to its associated problems. The failure to erupt in oral cavity, because of mechanical obstruction leads to …