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Background: Acute respiratory tract infections and otitis media (RTI/OM) are frequent among children and are commonly treated with antibiotics. In randomised trials, antibiotics have only small or negligible short-term effects on OM and RTI such as pharyngitis, bronchitis, laryngitis, and common cold, comparable to their side-effect potential. Aim of the study: To assess efficacy of Anthroposophic and Conventional Treatment with Antibiotics in Children with acute respiratory or ear infections. Methods: The study was conducted in the department of Department of Pediatrics and Department of General Medicine of the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India. For the study, we selected patients reporting to OPD of the pediatric clinic with chief complaint of sore throat, cough, or ear pain and onset within 7 days. A total of 60 patients were included in the study. Results: A total of 60 patients participated in the study. Number of male patients in Group A was 13 and in Group C was 17. On comparing the results, statistically significant results were observed with respect to response on Day 7, response on Day 14, recovery on Day 7 and on 14th. Conclusion: The rate of improvement of symptoms and rate of recovery with Anthroposophic treatment for acute respiratory infections and ear infections is significant and it should be encouraged in pediatric patients.
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Background: Hypomagnesemia has been associated with type 2 diabetic mellitus and is known to be a risk factor for microvascular complications. This study aimed to evaluate serum magnesium levels in patients with type 2 DM and correlate them with microvascular complications. Materials & Methods: A hospital based cross-sectional study was conducted on150 patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus were admitted in the Mahatma Gandhi Hospital, Bhilwara, Rajasthan, India. Serum magnesium levels were assessed in all the diabetic patients and they were also tested for presence of microvascular complications. Results: In the present study majority of the patients (71.33%) were males and male to female ratio was 2.48:1. The commonest age group was > 60 years (50%) and the mean age was 60.38 ± 10.81 years. The duration of diabetes in 45.33% of the patients was between 6 to 10 years and mean duration was 7.43 ± 4.11 years. Hypomagnesemia was associated with microvascular complications including diabetic retinopathy, diabetic nephropathy and diabetic neuropathy (p<0.050). Also, association was found between serum magnesium levels glycaemic control and duration of diabetes (p<0.050). Conclusion: Hypomagnesemia is widely prevalent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus and a major risk factor for the development microvascular complications that is, diabetic retinopathy, nephropathy and neuropathy. Key words: Hypomagnesemia, Diabetic nephropathy, Diabetic neuropathy, Diabetic retinopathy, Microvascular complications, Type 2 diabetes mellitus