Health Sciences

Introduction: Thyroid cancer is considered the most frequent endocrine neoplasm, the American Association for the Study of the Thyroid (ATA), projected that by 2019 it becomes the third non-fatal cancer in the order of prevalence in women. The thyroid nodule as its most frequent form of presentation, through the use of ultrasound with high spatial resolution, can be captured in 19-67% of healthy individuals. Among the large number of thyroid nodules detected, only 5% -15% are only 5% to 7% of cases.

Petroleum activity has been highly instrumental in yielding economic rewards for resource producing countries and supplying a vital energy source, but it also has the potential to cause profound environmental impacts. Oil pollution forms part of the general malaise of environmental pollution. The disastrous effect of oil pollution is now beyond question. The restive situation in the Niger Delta can be blamed on heinous environmental crimes and breach of good environmental management by multinational oil companies.

Fibroids also known as leiomyoma most commonly occur in uterus and are of benign nature. Vaginal fibroids are rare in nature and approximately 300 have been reported previously. Vaginal fibroids usually occur as single, benign, very slow growing, intramural or pedunculated, solid or cystic, well-circumscribed mass arising from the midline anterior wall and less commonly, from the posterior and lateral walls. We are hereby reporting a case of lateral vaginal wall fibroid which could not be diagnosed till the time of surgery.

Nutrients are the substances present in food which helps in the nourishment of the body tissues and are essential for the growth and development of the body. Without sufficient nutrients the body may not function optimally and severe inadequacy of these nutrients can lead to many diseases. Oral health and nutrition have a synergistic multi directional relationship. Zinc is a trace element of valuable importance which is present naturally in oral cavity at various sites such as dental plaque, dental hard tissues and saliva.

WHO (2001) identifies adolescence as the period in human growth and development that occurs after childhood and before adulthood, from ages 10 to 19 years. (WHO 2014) The main objective of the study was to assess the impact of intelligence on mental health of adolescent students. Survey method of research approach was used for the present study. The population selected for the present study comprised of adolescents studying in Government/Aided Hindi medium intermediate schools and a total of six schools were selected.

In the current scenario of ageing population and increased environmental factors the more prevalent eye disease is ‘Dry Eye Syndrome’. It is a tear film disorder caused by tear deficiency or excessive tears evaporation which results in ocular surface damage and there by irritation, discomfort and dimness of vision. The available modern treatment for dry eye has same lacunas like frequent instillation develops drug toxicity and costly regime. To overcome these lacunas and increased prevalence of the disease, it is necessary to look for alternative therapy.

The ectopic pancreas is defined as normal pancreatic tissue in a different anatomical structure or site, without vascular, neuronal or anatomical continuity with the pancreatic gland (Gaspar et al., 1973). It is rare and its finding is incidental, in most cases it is asymptomatic, the usual location is in the stomach and thirdly in the jejunum, the diagnosis of certainty is made after tumor resection and histopathological study.

There are a group of diseases that shore similar risk factors, which may be due to exposure over many years, unhealthy diets, smoking, lack of exercise and stress generally complex to cure and modern medical system with its approach is still struggling to keep the disease condition leads to one another. There is a definite need of an alternative approach to understand the psycho-somatic effect on the human body produces life style diseases. Definitely an answer to life style disease brightens with the Ayurvedic approach.

Radicular cysts are most common asymptomatic lesions of the jaw, it comprises up to 68% of cysts in the region. Large cyst of the jaw necessitate surgical management to obtain bone regeneration and healing of periapical tissues. Use of patients own blood components such as platelet rich fibrin (PRF) to enhance healing is unique concept in oral surgery. Through this case report we would like to illustrate the effectiveness of PRF mixed with synthetic bone substitute for guided bone regeneration in bone defect resulting from a periapical cyst enucleation.

Introduction: Vision plays a very important role in child learning and development, thus, any problem with child’s vision could adversely affect his/her academic performance. This study therefore aims at determining the relationship between visual impairment and academic performance among primary school children within Sokoto metropolis. Materials and Method: A descriptive cross sectional survey of primary school children in four randomly selected primary schools within Sokoto metropolis was carried out between July 2016 and August 2016.