Health Sciences

The Water Institute at University of North California in 2015 provided its data in terms of Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) Performance Index and stated that India ranked at the 95th position which is worst than many developing countries. It is surprising to note that 18.6% of urban households don’t have proper sanitation and even the existing ones are not used properly. Inadequate sanitation facilities and improper disposal of human excreta leads poor personal hygiene. Thus, being educated it is our responsibility to address the concept of Sustainable Sanitation.

Torque is the third key of the occlusion, described by Andrews in the year 1976 as the inclination of the dental crown antero-posteriorly in the anterior teeth and traversal in the posterior teeth. It is the force that gives the operator control over them movements of roots of teeth. It is a very important feature to be included. It is moment based on sheer stress that causes rotation and in orthodontics it is the bucco-palatal crown/root inclination of a tooth.

Objective: The aim of the study is to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice among the family members of dentists residing in Madurai city regarding their oral health. Methods: A 20 item, close ended, self-administered questionnaire was framed to assess the knowledge, attitude and practice towards oral health. After obtaining the informed consent the study participants were asked to fill the questionnaire. Results: Overall 68.1 % of family members have a sound knowledge about oral health. 74.1% of family members showed positive attitude towards oral health.

Aim of the Study: To compare the effect of Wobble board training versus Swiss ball training on Proprioception in post knee injured football players. Back Ground of the Study: Football is one of the most popular sports in the world. The location and nature of injury are common in knee and ankle joint .Potential relationship of proprioception is considered with knee injury, laxity, activity level, function and age of individual. Absence of proprioception cannot maintain the body in steady posture. Methodology: The study was an Experimental and Comparative study.

Introduction: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2). The disease was first identified in December 2019 in Wuhan, the capital of China's Hubei province, and has since spread globally, resulting in the ongoing2019-20 coronavirus pandemic. As of 4 May 2020, more than 3.5 million cases have been reported across 187 countries and territories, resulting in more than 247,000 deaths.

Background: The use of a child for sexual stimulation by an adult or older adolescent is referred to as child sexual abuse or assault or molestation. Apart from the physical scars, there are associated psychological consequences on the victim. It is an important social problem with paucity of local published scientific data. Aim: This case report is aimed at evaluating the characteristics of this victim of child sexual abuse who presented at the emergency unit of a private hospital and to suggest solutions on how to curb this social problem.

Introducción: La faringoamigdalitis recurrente en la actualidad constituye uno de los motivos más frecuentes en la consulta médica, siendo los niños menores de 5 años los más afectados con presentación del 37%,9 y en adultos del 5-15%, que según la Norma Oficial Mexicana (NOM) 024 forma parte de la estadística como principal causa de consulta en nuestro país, el agente bacteriano causal más frecuente es el Streptococco B hemolítico del grupo A (SBHGA) ó S. Pyogenes,2 37% en niños y adultos 10%, lo cual contribuye a que la amigdalectomía sea la cirugía más realizada en Otorrinolaringología.

La esterilización es un conjunto de operaciones destinadas a eliminar o matar todas las formas de seres vivientes, contenidos en un objeto o sustancia. Todo articulo crítico debe ser sometido a algún método de esterilización de acuerdo con su compatibilidad, este proceso es de suma importancia a nivel hospitalario especialmente en todo material y equipo para uso en diversos procedimientos para atención médica.

Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (KD) is a rare and self-limiting disease. It is characterized by benign necrotizing lymphadenitis, which is accompanied by fever and lymphadenopathy, with or without extension to other organs, such as skin, eyes and bone marrow. The histopathological characteristics of this disease are nuclear debris surrounded by a histiocytic infiltrate with different degrees of lymphocytes and immunoblast.

Zakaria Mowafy Emam, Sherif Ahmed Swar, Ahmed Hassan Elthakaby, Hany Mohamed Elgohary and Sara Emad Mohamed Fawzy