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Background: Konkan area in Maharashtra, India is rich in Biodiversity and known for its Natural Beauty. At the same time geographical difficulties, poor socio-economical status, superstitial and religious beliefs are some important factors contributing to more Psycho-social problems in this area including Physical Health. We focused in this Study to find out Psychological Problems, Health issues and planning future activities for School going adolescent girls. Methods: The Study was carried out on total no. Of 1290 School going adolescent girls of age group 11-20 years, over the period of six months. The following Psychological and Physical parameters were considered. Mental Status Examination, Higher Mental Functions, Personality, Decision Making capacity. Hemoglobin status, Body Mass Index and Health related factors of Adolescent girls. Results: According to Psychological assessment78.46% had abnormal expression, poor hygiene, low decision making. 72.47% were underweight and 47.22% were anemic. Conclusions: More Active measures need to be taken for care of Psychological and Physical health. Awareness Programme needs to implement for Students, Parents, Teachers and Public.
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Seventy gastrectomy specimens of carcinoma-stomach received at the Department of Pathology, Medical College, Calicut were prospectively studied. The carcinomas were classified according to Lauren (1965) and adjacent mucosa was studied for evidence of atrophic gastritis and intestinal metaplasia (IM). The scoring system of Lauren was applied in all cases to analyses histogenesis. In cases with histological evidence of intestinal carcinoma, the adjacent mucosa showed IM, suggesting that "intestinal carcinomas" arise from areas of intestinal metaplasia. However, nine of the histollogically "diffuse mucous cell" carcinomas also showed intestinal metaplasia, and four of them were "intestinal" and others "gastric" when Lauren's scoring was applied. In this study type I and type II metaplasia were seen with a total absence of type III colonic metaplasia, raising the question, whether complete small intestinal type metaplasia also has to be viewed as a pre-malignant condition, in high risk areas.