Prevailing Marketing Practices and Consumer Preference for Pork in Bareilly City

Present study was conducted using purposive sampling technique to identify prevailing marketing practices and consumer preference for pork in Bareilly city. The study revealed that majority of retailers come under middle age group and belong to lower socio-economic strata. Facilities of chiller, deep freezer, disinfectant and packaging and labeling were not available at any retail shops. Majority of respondent sold 30-35kg pork/day with higher frequency of selling at morning within 4-5 hrs of slaughter. Problems faced by retailers were poor financial conditions and lack of marketing chain. Pork retailers required training and aids related to pork business from government. Majority of consumers at Bareilly city belongs to the lower socio-economic strata. Majority of individuals purchased pork at least 1-2 times per week, most of them purchased at morning time. Most of consumer preferred ham cut, purchased meat from road side stalls immediately after slaughter for preparing dishes from pork and preferred stewing. Finally, it can be concluded that pork was sold through unorganized sector, both consumers and retailers were not aware about quality and safety of pork and meager value chain exist for pork business at Bareilly city

Clinical Evaluation of Maternally Inherited Type-2 Diabetes and Deafness in a Tertiary Care Hospital at Puducherry

Introduction: Maternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness(MIDD), a specific clinical syndrome results in sensory neuralhearing defect in diabetes population which may lead toA3243G mutation in tRNALeu (UUR) gene.Materials and methods: A prospective case control study, thenon probability convenient sampling technique was followedin this study. The subjects were divided into non diabetic anddiabetic with maternal inheritance groups. Hundred patientswith the strong maternal history of diabetes is group 1 andhundred non diabetic individuals with no maternal history ofdiabetes is group 2. Blood and urine samples were collectedand analyzed biochemical parameters among the two groups.In addition, audiometric analysis was also carried out for thosegroups.Results: The mean age of onset of diabetes was 41 yearsand deafness was 51 years. The mean plasma glucose,Glycosylated Hemoglobin(HbA1C), Serum Insulin, InsulinResistance, Cholesterol, Triacyl glycerides, Very Low DensityLipoprotein(VLDL), Low Density Lipoprotein, SerumUrea, Serum Uric acid, Serum Creatinine and Albumin toCreatinine Ratio (ACR) levels in patients were significantlyhigher whereas High Density Lipoproteins(HDL) and urinecreatinine levels were significantly low as compared withcontrols. The mean Body Mass Index (BMI) is slightly higherin patients as compared with control group.Conclusion: The study helps us to understand that theMaternally Inherited Diabetes and Deafness syndromeseverely alters the insulin resistance level, ACR ratio and lipidprofile which may lead to multiple organ disorder at early ageof diabetes.

Metabolic syndrome – prevalence and significance of its detection in selected population in pondicherry.

Obesity by itself is not an immediate lethal disease, however, it is a significant risk factor associated with a range of serious noncommunicable diseases. Our aim is to find out the prevalence of metabolic syndrome in interns coming from higher socioeconomic class. Sixty one interns participated in the study. BMI, WHR and blood chemistry were performed. EGIR criteria were considered to identify the metabolic syndrome. According to EGIR criteria, insulin resistance was found in 24.5% cases and metabolic syndrome exists in 14.7% of overweight/obese interns. Insulin resistance as per HOMA-IR was found in 6% of those having metabolic syndrome. High diastolic blood pressure, low HDLc are prone to develop metabolic syndrome by six times where as an increase in WHR (central obesity) particularly in male are eleven times more prone to develop metabolic syndrome. Abbreviations :–EGIR – European Group for Insulin Resistance, HOMAIR – Homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), WHR – waist hip ratio. HDLc–HDL cholesterol.

Association of tuberculosis with malignancy at KIMIO--an oncology centre.

The association of tuberculosis and malignancy was studied at an oncology centre in Bangalore. The study period was from January 1981 to December 1995. A total of 8779 clinical material obtained from patients were screened for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Out of which 675 were positive for acidfast bacilli, 385 from non malignant conditions and 290 from malignant conditions. Highest incidence is seen in Head and Neck cancer (42%) followed by Gastrointestinal cancer (14.1%), Lung cancer (13.8%), Haematological cancer (10.7%), Reproductive cancer (10.3%) and miscellaneous group (9%), Antibiogram of Mycobacterial cultures was done in 282 subjects. Resistance patterns to antitubercular drugs showed highest with Isonicotinic acid hydrochloride (INH) (17.7%), followed by para amino salicylic acid (PAS) (8.5%), Streptomycin (SM) (6.7%), Rifampicin (RIF) (4.6%) and Ethambutol (EM) (0.35%).

Fusarium solani infection in a patient with acute myelogenous leukemia--a case report.

Multiple necrotizing skin lesions due to Fusarium solani in an elderly man with acute myelogenous leukemia is described.

Prevalence of HIV infection in voluntary blood donors and cancer patients.

The HIV infection pattern amongst cancer patients and voluntary blood donors was studied at an oncology centre in South India. The study period was from May 1991 to March 1994. A total of 18,260 subjects were screened for HIV infection. Of which 14,266 were voluntary blood donors and 3994 were cancer patients. The HIV infection rate amongst voluntary blood donors and cancer patients was 0.042% (6/14266) and 0.4% (16/3994) giving a seropositivity rate of 0.42 and 4.0 per 1000 respectively.