Health Sciences

Background: Exclusive breast-feeding (EBF) rates in Nigeria continue to fall below the WHO/UNICEF recommendation of 90% EBF in children less than 6 months in developing countries. Majority of the mothers are currently breastfeeding, but less than half of the mothers are exclusively breastfeeding. Despite the huge advantages of EBF and ill-effects of not exclusively breastfeeding, practice of EBF is not widespread in the developing countries like Nigeria.

Schwannomas are benign tumours that originate from the myelin sheath of peripheral nerves. They may be found in any part of the body. In over 90%, they present as vestibular schwannomas, arisng from 8th cranial nerve . Schwannomas that arise from the hypoglossal nerve ( 12th cranial nerve), are very rare, accounting for only 5% of all nonacoustic intracranial schwannomas. Till date, very less cases of hypoglossal schwannomas have been reported in the literature.Due to their scarcity, early diagnosis of these lesions is difficult and important for further management .

Objectives:-To identify the prevalence of catheter associated urinary tract infection in critical care unit. To formulate structured urinary catheterization checklist and implement in the hospital. To evaluate the effectiveness of urinary catheterization checklist to reduce catheter associated urinary tract infection. Methods: - An experimental research was conducted on 300 samples in Dr. L H Hiranandani hospital. Non probability purposive sampling technique was used for the study. Urinary catheterization checklist implemented. Checklist was used to collect the data.

Background: The six-minute walk test is a simple, safe and well established assessment tool to assess exercise tolerance and endurance. Objectives: The aims of this study were to establish reference values of the six-minute walk test for children and adolescents aged from 12 to 18 years old and to compare between girls and boys regarding these values. Methods: 900 Egyptian healthy children of both sexes participated in this study.

Background: Down syndrome is one of the most common genetic causes of developmental delays. Children with Down syndrome exhibit a reduction in bone mineral density. Objective: To systematically review the available studies on the effectiveness of whole-body vibration on bone density in children with Down syndrome. Methods: Four electronic databases; PubMed, Cochrane Library, Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro), and Google Scholar were searched up to June 2019.

Objective: Low back pain affects millions of people and is one of the most common maladies prompting patients to seek medical attention. The relationship between physical activity and LBP in adolescents appears to be curvilinear. The particular type of physical activity has also been related to risk of LBP in adolescents. The incidence of low back pain (LBP) in athletes has been shown to vary greatly, depending on the physical demands and skill sets necessary for different sports.

Cancer is a group of diseases involving abnormal cell growth with the potential to invade or spread to other parts of the body. It was found that there was a corresponding relationship between cancer as a disease and the general condition of the affected patient ashe may suffer from symptoms such as cachexia, abnormal bleeding, prolonged cough, unexplained weight loss and a change in bowel movements. Colorectal cancer (CRC) also called bowel cancer especially was related to bowel dysfunction leading to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) which may compromise the patient’s quality of life.

The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of electrical stimulation on acupuncture point on lipid profile in obese pre-menopausal women. Fourty pre-menopausal women diagnosed with hyperlipidemia, were participated in this study. They were selected from outpatient clinic of Om El-Masreen General Hospital. Their age ranged from 40-45 years old, their body mass index (BMI) ranged from 30-35 kg/m2. All participants were free from Diabetes mellitus, hypertension, any cancer diseases, pacemaker and Hyperthyroidism.

Objective: To investigate traditional and alternative health seeking behavior for mental illnesses, among patients before visiting psychiatry department of Ch Rahmat Memorial Trust and Jinnah Hospital Lahore. Methods, Patients and setting: This cross-sectional multi-method study was conducted from May2017 to Sep. 2017 at two tertiary care and teaching hospitals in Lahore, and comprised patients with sample size 80 presenting with different mental illnesses at psychiatry OPD.

The fundamental question in forensic science is identification of a person for legal and ethical issues and declaration of death reports. Even estimation of age in living persons for clarification of criminal and civil liability and social issues is on high pace. Teeth being the hardest part of the body and remains preserved without gross changes for longer period of time after death, it is one of the most reliable method for age estimation.