Nanodiamond and its application to drug delivery

Quasi-spherical diamond crystals having an average diameter of 3.7±0.6 nm are attracting much attention as an ideal material in carbon nanotechnology. In contrast to the other popular nanocarbons including fullerenes,...

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Clinicopathological study of posterior fossa intracranial lesions

Tumors of the posterior fossa of brain leads to complications like brain stem compression, herniation and death because of its critical location, limited space and involvement of vital brain stem nuclei. This study has...

An epidemiological study of recent outbreak of Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) in Western Rajasthan region of India

The Influenza A H1N1 virus is a highly contagious pathogen which caused the 2009 influenza pandemic. Recently an outbreak of Influenza A H1N1 occurred in the Western Rajasthan region of India. A retrospective, descrip...

Mixed variant calcinosis cutis

A 7 year old boy presented with multiple, raised, hard nodules of varying sizes over both elbows and right knee and small milia like lesions over the chin. Serum levels of calcium, phosphorus and uric acid were normal...