Introduction Rabies is one of the dreaded infectious diseases, which progress into invariably fatal encephalo- -myelitis. Understanding population-wide trends in prevalence of rabies is vital ...

Background: The diagnosis of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is mainly based on oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) in Sri Lankan clinical setting. The present study was to assess the diagnostic significance of ...

Diabetes mellitus is an etiologically complex metabolic defect, characterized basically by an elevated blood glucose concentration. At present all countries across the globe, regardless of their developmental stages, ...

Vitamin D deficiency influences various disease conditions; thus, it is important to evaluate the social groups for vitamin D deficiency to reduce the risk. Occupation-related factors are believed to be contributing to ...

Background: Sleep plays a significant role in good physiological state and well-being throughout life. Sleep is necessary for children because it directly impacts mental and physical development. Objective: To ...

Adverse events such as medical errors, injuries, or equipment failures which could harm patients, caregivers, or other individuals or has the potential to harm them are known as medical incidents. Avoidance of unintended ...

Dengue viral infection is one of the most important mosquito borne viral infections in the world. Nonetheless, there are no effective antiviral agents for treatment at present. For centuries plants and plant extracts ...

Dengue is an arboviral (insect-transmitted) infection of global concern. Currently, there are still no specific dengue antiviral agents to treat the disease. Plant extracts have been used in traditional medicine for ...

Introduction & Objective: Wilgamuwa is one of the endemic areas for Chronic Kidney Disease of Uncertain Etiology (CKDu). Prevalence data could be underestimated or overestimated the true picture as there is a participant ...