Background: Cultural diversity is a challenge that all healthcare workers face worldwide. Cultural encounters should have been included in nursing curricula to improve nurses' cultural competence in the face of this ...

Background: Pain relievers are medications that use in different ways to alleviate various forms of body-experienced pain. Over-the-counter analgesics widely used by the public are paracetamol, opioids and non-steroidal ...

Background: Chronic kidney disease of uncertain aetiology (CKDu) has been reported in Sri Lanka for more than two decades. Although it has been a significant health burden, this is not associated with any known factors ...

Background: First aid is the immediate assessment and interventions when the most ideal treatment cannot be provided. The goals are to preserve life, alleviate suffering, prevent further illness or injury and promote ...

Background: The role of physical activity in enhancing physical fitness and functional ability of older people in upper income countries is well-researched. However, studies on interactions between physical activity ...

Background: Skeletal muscle dysfunction is observed in some patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases (COPD). Quadriceps muscle strength plays an important role in maintaining the postural stability. Objectives: ...

Background: Due to Covid-19 pandemic, all universities have either postponed or cancelled physical activities and moved rapidly into online delivery mode. It has severely affected the mental health of undergraduates. ...

Background: Black gram or Undu (Vigna mungo) is a commonly consumed pulse in Sri Lanka which exhibited high protease inhibitory activity. Objectives: To assess the effect of metal ions and detergents on the activity of ...

Background: World Health Organization indicates that 70-80% of the world's population rely on plant based traditional medicine but their toxicological properties have not been explored adequately. Brine shrimp lethality ...

Background: Sweating is a normal physiological function which helps to regulate body temperature. Bacterial degradation of organic compounds present in the human sweat causes body odour. This imposes a significant negative ...