A Giant Lipoma In The Hand - Report Of A Rare Case

A 38 years old male patient presented with a large painless swelling in the right palm with ultrasound examination suggestive of fatty nature of the swelling MRI showing a well-circumscribed soft tissue swelling in the deep palmar space. The giant tumor of 6.5 X 4 cm was excised and the patient was symptom free two years following the surgery

Adulteration in Milk and Milk Products: A Analytical Study: Dugdh Evam Dugdh Se Bane Utpadon Me Apmishran: Ek Sameekshatmak Addhyan

Milk plays an important role in our life, and milk is precious because it is like nectar for the human body. Just as a person's age increases by drinking nectar, in the same way, by drinking milk, a person gets enough energy for the functioning of the body and the body becomes strong. If adulterated milk and milk products are consumed, then the person gets many diseases. Many doctors even believe that incurable diseases like cancer can also happen. Milk is not only a beverage, but also a complete diet, which destroys many diseases. Milk contains minerals, proteins, fats, sugars, water, etc. Which is very essential for the body, but in today's adulterated era, there is a possibility of cancer and other types of diseases not only in children but also in women. Through this research paper, we have to make society aware by studying the diseases caused to every person in human society due to adulteration in food made from milk

A PHARMACOECONOMIC EVALUATION OF DRUGS IN PATIENTS OF PAINFUL DIABETIC NEUROPATHY.

ABSTRACT AIMS AND OBJECTIVES: To study the effect of methylcobalamin, the combination of methylcobalamin with pregabalin, and methylcobalamin with duloxetine in patients with painful diabetic neuropathy after comparing the safety, tolerability, and economic implications of all three study groups. MATERIAL AND METHOD: The present study was a prospective, open-labeled, interventional, randomized, and parallel-group study conducted on 100 patients of painful diabetic nephropathy from the OPD of the hospital who were recruited after taking informed consent. The permission for the study was taken from the institutional ethical committee. The patients were randomized into three study groups, A, B, and C, on methylcobalamin, methylcobalamin, pregabalin, methylcobalamin, and duloxetine. RESULTS: the mean value of the price of each tablet from all the brands of the respective drugs and finally calculating the cost for the whole three months which comes out to be Rs 797.4 for group A, Rs 1940.4 for group B and Rs 1163.7 for group C. the cost of the entire treatment and the effect produced in terms of the difference in VAS score from Day 1 to the end of week 12 which are 0.58 for group A, 3.82 for group B and 4.17 for group C. CONCLUSION: The primary purpose of the pharmacoeconomic evaluation is not to directly alter the therapeutic decisions of the physicians but to help the physicians, pharmacists, and policymakers to make informed decisions about whether the cost and extra benefits of the new drug are meaningful within the given budget

PROFILING OF MEDICOLEGAL CASES OF MECHANICAL INJURIES TO HEAD AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE – A PROSPECTIVE STUDY: PROFILING OF MEDICOLEGAL CASES OF MECHANICAL INJURIES TO HEAD AT TERTIARY CARE CENTRE – A PROSPECTIVE STUDY

ABSTRACT Aims and objectives: The study aims to profile the medicolegal cases of head injury in relation to its socio-demographic distribution, the type and nature of the injury, and the type of skull fractures reported. Material and Method: Present prospective study of 318 medicolegal assault cases for mechanical injuries exclusively to the head, including the face, which reported a total of 404 wounds on the head and face, who reported to the Emergency, Guru Nanak Dev Hospital attached to Government Medical College, Amritsar was conducted November 1, 2018, to April 2020. The study was conducted after seeking permission from the Institutional Ethics Committee, Government Medical College, Amritsar. Results: Among the total of 318 cases, the majority of them 289 (90.9%) were males, and 29 (9.1%) were females. 244 (76.7%) of the reported case belonged to a rural background, while 74 (23.3%) were from an urban background. The most common was the cortical cut reported in 29 (37.2%) cases, followed by depressed fractures in 22(28.2%) cases. The comminuted fractures were present in 18 (23.1%) cases, while there was fissure fracture in 09 (11.5%) cases. Conclusion: It is observed that assault related cases of medicolegal injuries on the head are much more common in the younger generation and rural population. Thus prevention of assault related activities, the primary focus should be encouraging the young generation about rationalism and tolerance