Vanillin: A Review on the Therapeutic Potential as an Anti-inflammatory Agent.

Vanillin is a naturally occurring compound found in numerous plant species and is commonly utilized in food, beverages, cosmetics, and pharmaceuticals. It is the main ingredient in vanilla pods, and numerous studies have indicated that it has a variety of pharmacological properties, including anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. Vanillin is extensively utilized in modern drug research for the treatment of many diseases, including cancer, due to its anti-inflammatory properties.

Nonadherence to antiepileptic medication and associated factors among persons with epilepsy in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Nonadherence to antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) is a prevalent issue in India, contributing to suboptimal seizure control, higher morbidity and mortality, increased hospitalization rates, and a substantial effect on the overall quality of life for individuals with epilepsy.

Objectives: This study aimed to measure the prevalence of medication adherence among individuals with epilepsy in India and to identify factors associated with nonadherence.

Methods: Following PRISMA guidelines, we searched PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Google Scholar for studies on AED adherence in India.

Prevalence of self-medication practices among pregnant women in India: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Self-medication practice among pregnant women is a global concern. However, its understanding in the Indian context is limited due to a lack of comprehensive studies.

Purpose: This study aimed to comprehensively assess the prevalence of self-medication, the medications used for self-medication, diseases/conditions associated with self-medication, and the reasons for self-medication among Indian pregnant women.

Shear zones in granular mixtures of hard and soft particles with high and low friction.

Granular materials show inhomogeneous flows characterized by strain localization. When strain is localized in a sheared granular material, rigid regions of a nearly undeformed state are separated by shear bands, where the material yields and flows. The characteristics of the shear bands are determined by the geometry of the system, the micromechanical material properties, and the kinematics at the particle level.

A Convoluted Tale of Rapunzel Tail: With Dislodged Daughter Bezoar as Lead Point for Intussusception.

Rapunzel syndrome (RS) can have a varied clinical presentation, spanning from being asymptomatic to having a fatal outcome. If left untreated, complications are inevitable. This case highlights an amalgamation of varied presentations of RS with a daughter bezoar acting as a lead point for intussusception, its management, and favorable result.

Impacts of salinity stress on crop plants: improving salt tolerance through genetic and molecular dissection.

Improper use of water resources in irrigation that contain a significant amount of salts, faulty agronomic practices such as improper fertilization, climate change etc. are gradually increasing soil salinity of arable lands across the globe. It is one of the major abiotic factors that inhibits overall plant growth through ionic imbalance, osmotic stress, oxidative stress, and reduced nutrient uptake.

Spontaneous Esophageal Perforation in an Infant: A Rare Case.

Spontaneous perforation of the esophagus is an emergency that requires early diagnosis and management. It may be fatal and delay in treatment can cause an increase in morbidity and mortality. Despite of being very rare in infants, we have to be watchful whenever we encounter signs and symptoms related to it.

Nonavailability of Ultrasound: Try Stethoscope in Pneumatic Reduction.

Aim And Objective: This study aimed to finding alternative ways for centers with nonavailability of ultrasonography or fluoroscopy for nonoperative pneumatic reduction of intussusceptions.

Materials And Methods: A total of 48 cases of intussusceptions were included in the study in-between October 2016 and March 2018. We tried stethoscope-guided pneumatic reduction using locally assembled equipment.

Perianal and Perineal Spindle Cell Variant of Embryonal Rhabdomyosarcoma in an Infant.

We present a case of a perianal and perianal spindle cell variant of embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma (RMS). A 3-month-old male child presented with a firm mass in the perianal region. The mass measured 5 cm × 3 cm × 2 cm was surgically removed.

Testicular Mixed Germ Cell Tumor in a Newborn Child: A Rare Case.

Testicular tumors are rare in children but highly treatable and usually curable. Seminomas are extremely rare in prepubertal children. Among nonseminomatous germ cell tumors, the most common are teratomas and yolk sac tumors.

Surgical management of stage III pediatric empyema thoracis.

Aim And Objective: This study aims to report 100 pediatric patients of empyema thoracis treated by open decortication, highlighting the presentation, delay in referral, operative findings, the response to surgical intervention, and follow-up.

Materials And Methods: All the children who underwent open decortication for stage III empyema thoracis during the study period January 2015-December 2016 were included. Preoperative workup included hemogram, serum protein, chest radiographs, and contrast-enhanced computed tomographic (CECT) scan of the chest.

Two Stages Repair of Proximal Hypospadias: Review of 700 Cases.

Objective: Surgical repair of hypospadias is challenging and problematic even for the most experienced specialists, and this is especially true when severe and complicated case is confronted. Many operations had been described for the management of this deformity.

Materials And Methods: During the period from May 2004 to December 2015, we performed 700 cases with proximal hypospadias, at our institute in the Department of Pediatric Surgery by a single surgeon.

Ingested Foreign Body Causing Duodenal and Colonic Perforations in a Child.

Most ingested foreign bodies usually pass uneventfully through the gastrointestinal tract. Few may cause complications and require surgical interventions. We report a 1.

Foreign Body in Duodenum Mimicking a Duplication Cyst on Imaging.

Paediatric age group is most vulnerable for the accidental foreign body (FB) ingestion which may go unnoticed. These patients present with symptoms or complications as a result of FB and may mimic other conditions on various investigations. We describe a 9-month old infant who ingested crystal gel ball and presented with vomiting for a month.

Low Voltage Electric Current Causing Ileal Perforation: A Rare Injury.

Post-electric burn ileal perforation is a rare but severe complication leading to high morbidity and mortality if there is delay in diagnosis and management. We are describing a case of electric current injury of left forearm, chest, and abdominal wall with perforation of ileum in an 8-year old boy. Patient was successfully managed by primary closure of the ileal perforation.