PREVALENCE AND CORRELATES OF HELICOBACTER PYLORI INFECTION AMONG UNDER-FIVE CHILDREN, ADOLESCENT AND NON-PREGNANT WOMEN IN NEPAL: FURTHER ANALYSIS OF NEPAL NATIONAL MICRONUTRIENT STATUS SURVEY 2016.

Most of the Helicobacter pylori infections occur in developing countries.The risk factors for H.pylori infections are poverty, overcrowding, and unhygienic conditions, which are common problems in under-privileged countries such as Nepal.Despite having a high risk of H.pylori infections, no national level study has been conducted to assess prevalen

The Asian citrus psyllid (ACP) Diaphorina citri Kuwayama (Hemiptera: Psyllidae) is the insect vector of the fastidious bacterium Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus (CLas), the causal agent of citrus greening disease, or Huanglongbing (HLB).The widespread invasiveness of the psyllid vector and HLB in citrus trees worldwide has underscored the need fo

Abstract Background Physical activity (PA) counselling is an effective approach to promote PA in primary health care (PHC).Barriers to PA counselling in PHC include time constraints, lack of knowledge and skills of providers, and systemic barriers.Using electronic health (eHealth) has the potential to promote PA.This scoping review aimed to identif

Objective The skin is an important immunological barrier of the body as well as an optimal route for vaccine administration.Gua Sha, which involves press-stroke treatment of B-3 the skin, is an effective folk therapy, widely accepted in East Asia, for various symptoms; however, the mechanisms underlying its therapeutic effects have not been clarifi

Mark A Moyad,1 Robert U Newton,2 Ulf W Tunn,3 Damian Gruca4 1Department of Urology, University of Michigan Medical Center, Ann Arbor, MI, USA; 2Exercise Medicine Research Institute, Edith Cowan University, Joondalup, WA, Australia; 3Urological Clinic, Facharztzentrum Academic Hospital Sana Klinikum Offenbach, Offenbach/Main, 4Global Medical Affairs