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Organising Training Events/Conferences: The Cost Effective Way.

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Police work imposes a high degree of stress in a multiplicity of stressful situations. These can affect the physical, mental and interpersonal relationships of police personnel. The objective of this study was to assess the level of stress among police personnel in one city in India and to explore the possible sources of stress for police personnel.

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Sickness absenteeism is significantly higher among iron and steel workers when compared to other occupations in India. Blue collar workers and shift workers loose more days due to sickness absence, and report problems related to musculoskeletal system, gastrointestinal system and hypertension in greater proportions than their counterparts in other industries. Female workers experienced hypertension as a common health problem and higher proportions of injuries outside the work environment.

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Food borne illnesses continue to be a major public health problem in both developing and developed nations. Food handlers play an important role in ensuring food safety throughout the chain of production, processing, storage and preparation. Health of food handlers is of great importance for maintaining the quality of food. This study was conducted to examine socio-demographic characteristics, morbidity pattern and immunization status of catering staff at a tertiary care hospital in Mumbai.

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Onset of impaired hearing, as perceived by the patients initially and later confirmed by pure tone audiometry and tymanometry, occurs at an average age of 62.3yr. In this series there was no significant association between presbyacusis and other demographic factors such as gender, education level and marital status. This disability does not differentiate between rich and poor.

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The prevention of tobacco use in young Indians appears to be the single greatest opportunity for preventing non-communicable disease in the world today as it is home to one sixth of the global population and thus India’s share of the global burden of tobacco-induced disease and death is substantial. The WHO, which provides these estimates, also predicts that India will have the fastest rate of rise in deaths attributable to tobacco in the first two decades of the twenty first century.

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Child healthcare practices in China over the last 60 years have extensively improved children’s health and growth, yet new challenges lie ahead. This review aims to summarise the successful experiences and the newly identified problems in child healthcare in China.

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The scientific literature contains an abundance of information on the nutritional demands of athletes. However, designing the most suitable sports diet is very difficult. The principal aim of this article is to summarize knowledge about sports nutrition, especially the intake of macronutrients and dietary supplements.

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This report outlines the content of a one-day workshop on Generic Medicines that was held at KIST Medical College, Lalitpur, Nepal on 13th December 2010, which was attended by 32 delegates from different institutions in Nepal, including pharmacists, pharmacologists and medical doctors.

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 A nineteen year old Indian male with dysmorphic features was admitted with a twelve year history of recurrent ulcerations over the upper limbs and oral cavity. Although the initial presentation was strongly suggestive of a congenital immune-deficiency syndrome, all investigations for immunodeficiency disorders were negative. Subsequent evaluation yielded a diagnosis of lipoid proteinosis.

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The authors present a case of unilateral, painless and slowly progressive swelling on the inner and upper aspect of her left orbit. This was diagnosed as a case of ALHE with orbital involvement on the basis of CT scan and excisional biopsy. Regular follow up was performed and no evidence of recurrence was found.

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Basophilia: Beyond CML, an overview of associated conditions. A case study on nurse-led asthma clinic in rural Western Australia. A low cost model of organizing and conducting workshops in Nepal.