The genus Minthostachys belonging to the Lamiaceae family, and is an important South American mint genus used commonly in folk medicine as an aroma in cooking.The phytochemical-rich samples of the aerial parts of Minthostachys diffusa Epling.were tested for pharmacological and health-promoting bioactivities using in vitro chemical and enzymatic ass
Abstract Background Childbirth is a momentous event for women and their partners, yet women continue to die in childbirth worldwide, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa.To reduce maternal mortality and increase the number of women delivering at health facilities, it is important to understand reasons why women who do deliver at health facilities cho
BackgroundThe improvement in survival of preterm infants is accompanied by an increase in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admissions.Prolonged length of stay in the NICU (LOS-NICU) increases the incidence of neonatal complications and even mortality and places a significant economic burden on families and strain on healthcare systems.This revie
Background: Infection is an important cause of mortality in burns.Rapidly emerging nosocomial pathogens and the problem of multi-drug resistance necessitates periodic review of isolation patterns and antibiogram in the burn ward.Aim: Keeping this in mind, the present retrospective study from wounds of patients admitted to burns unit was undertaken