Scientific Understanding of Kati Basti and its Application in Sciatica (Gridhrasi)

Kati Basti is an Ayurvedic treatment approach that includes several acts such as Bahyasnehana (external oleation), and Swedana Chikitsa (fomentation therapy). Katibasti is not mentioned in any of the classical sources. Even though it is not injected into the body, it is nevertheless referred to as Basti because medicated and lubricated substances are applied to certain parts of the body for a set period. In Kati (back) and Adhah shakagata vikaras, Katibasti is beneficial (disorders of the lower part of the body). This type of external Basti is very beneficial for muscle spasms, lower back tightness, and bone tissue strengthening in the back area. Backache is the common term used for trending diseases of today's lifestyle due to the engagement of people in improper postures, one of them is sciatica. Sciatica (Gridhrasi) is a word for low back pain that travels down the inside of the leg, through the hip, to the back of the thigh, and down the inside of the leg. In general, 5-10% of people with low back pain have sciatica, but the lifetime prevalence of low back pain is believed to be between 49 and 70 percent. Modern science's treatment of sciatica is unsatisfactory, involving the use of analgesics for pain alleviation and surgical techniques that are frequently associated with side effects. Gridhrasi or sciatica is treated with a variety of methods described in Ayurveda. Kati Basti is a one-of-a-kind therapeutic technique due to its simple, non-invasive, and effective approach. The present review focus of Kati basti, its scientific understanding, its mode of action along its application in sciatica.

Follicular Ameloblastoma with emphasis on correlation between pathological findings and clinical behaviour.

Ameloblastoma constitutes a homogenous group of neoplasm with mandible as a common site of occurrence in head and neck region. Histologically it appears in different patterns with follicular and plexiform as common one. We hereby report a case of 47 year old male with emphasis on correlation between histological findings and clinical behaviour of lesion. Regular follow up of patients should be carried out to predict the behaviour of this tumour and to ascertain histopathologic correlation to biological behaviour of the tumour.

An update on precancerous lesions of oral cavity.

Oral cancer is the most common head and neck cancer, found in 270,000 patients annually worldwide. Some cancers develop from precancerous lesions; however, there is no definitive clinico pathological factor or biomarker that reliably enables malignant transformation to be predicted in an individual patient. Early detection and early treatment of oral cancer are important for improving the survival rate of patients; prevention of oral cancer will clearly contribute most to decreasing its death rate. So correct diagnosis and timely treatment of premalignant lesions with high risk of malignant transformation may help to prevent malignant transformation.

Forensic odontology in the era of computer and technology.

We are living in the era of science and technology and it have infused with many aspects of our everyday life. With the advent of newer technologies the criminals have made full use of it which sometimes facade a challenging task to investigators such as forensic experts to catch the crime. This paper will discuss the need for computer forensics and application of technologies to be practiced in an effective and legal way, formalize basic technical issues, and point to references for further reading. It promotes the idea that the proficient practice of computer forensics and awareness of applicable laws is essential for today’s networked organizations.

Degradation of predigested distillery effluent by isolated bacterial strains.

Batch studies were conducted on degradation of anaerobically digested distillery wastewater by three bacterial strains, viz. Xanthomonas fragariae, Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus cereus in free and immobilized form, isolated from the activated sludge of a distillery wastewater treatment plant. The removal of COD and colour with all the three strains increased with time up to 48 hr and only marginal increase in COD and colour removal efficiency was observed beyond this period up to 72 hr. After this period removal efficiency remained fairly constant up to 120 hr. The maximum COD and colour removal efficiency varied from 66 to 81% and 65 to 75%, respectively for both free and immobilized cells of all the three strains. The strain Bacillus cereus showed the maximum efficiency of COD (81%) and colour (75%) removal out of the three strains. An interrelationship between the percent COD and colour removal was carried out by correlation and regression analysis and was justified by high values of coefficient of correlation (r = 0.99) for all the cases. The first order removal rate kinetics was also applied and rate constants were evaluated for COD and colour removal efficiencies.

Isolation, screening and identification of bacterial strains for degradation of predigested distillery wastewater.

Three bacterial isolates from the activated sludge of a distillery wastewater treatment plant identified as Xanthomonas fragariae, Bacillus megaterium and Bacillus cereus were found to remove COD and colour from anaerobically digested distillery wastewater in the range of 55 to 68% and 38 to 58% respectively.

Health status of carpet weaving children.

A cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the health status of children engaged in carpet weaving factories of Jaipur City. Two hundred and ninety school going boys of similar socio-economic status served as controls. A higher prevalence of signs of nutritional deficiencies was observed in carpet weaving children. Analysis of the presenting complaints and the illness suffered in the past six months also revealed a significantly higher morbidity in these children. A statistically significant difference was also observed in anthropometric measurements of the two groups.

Prevalence of haemoglobin D in Uttar Pradesh.

Haemolysates from 1098 unrelated individuals residing at Lucknow were investigated for haemoglobin variants by cellogel electrophoresis. Haemoglobin 'D' trait was found in 16 subjects (1.5%). The prevalence of Hb-D trait in Khatris was 3.1 per cent compared to 0.5 per cent in other Hindus. One case of Hb-D trait with thaiassaemia was also seen in a Muslim girl.