Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in patients with ‘traditional’ chronic kidney disease (CKD). However, chronic kidney disease of uncer tain aetiology (CKDu), a tubular interstitial ...

Menopause is one of the most critical stages of life in women. Presence of urogyneacological symptoms (UGS) possesses a greater influence on wellbeing and activities of day today life of post-menopausal (PM) women. ...

Background. Pathogen-based diagnostics for acute respiratory infection (ARI) have limited ability to detect etiology of illness. We previously showed that peripheral blood-based host gene expression classifiers accurately ...

In Sri Lanka, fish provide about 50% of the animal protein consumed, which is nearly three times the global average. The country’s fisheries, including marine, inland and aquaculture sectors, play an important role in ...

Taman Negara is the Malaysia's premier national park and the largest in the country covering over 434,300 hectares of primary forest. It is home to much wildlife and is a popular tourist attraction to both local and ...

As a part of standard antenatal care, breast feeding (BF) information, demonstration and professional interventions play vital roles in improving the rates of BF. The aim of this study was to examine the primiparous mothers’ ...

Problems generated by solid waste have become a major national issue in Sri Lanka due to high levels of economic growth and consumption. Inappropriate management of solid waste may generate many problems such as ...

Background: Illicit drug use causes a variety of consequences including medical and social problems. Proper assessment of problematic drug use is useful before selecting to manage clients as inpatients, to avoid unnecessary ...

Mushroom cultivation is considered as a profitable agribusiness and has greater relevance, to the rural development. The various problems encountered in this industry have not been discussed enough. The current ...