Biochemistry
Conjugated protein
Protein combined with a non protein part (prosthetic group) forms a conjugated protein. Eg: lipoprotein, nucleoprotein, chromoprotein, glycoprotein
Read More
Author: admin
Biochemistry
Carboxyhemoglobin
Carboxyhemoglobin is the product formed by the combination of carbon monoxide and hemoglobin. It is produced in red cells when a person inhales carbon monoxide. It does not
Read More
Preventive medicine
National nutrition programmes in India
Vitamin A prophylaxis programme Prophylaxis against nutritional anaemia Control of iodine deficiency disorders Special Nutirtion programme Balwadi programme ICDS programme Mid day meal programme
Read More
Preventive medicine
ICDS
ICDS – Acronym, abbreviation Intergrated Child Development Services
Read More
Preventive medicine
Food fortification
It is the process of adding certain nutrients to commonly used food material to improve the quality of food and to prevent deficiency disorders. Examples food fortification: Iodised
Read More
Preventive medicine
Assessment of nutritional status
Nutritional status of a group of people or individual can be assessed by mainly 3 methods: Weighing of raw food – All the food that is going to
Read More
Preventive medicine
Health – WHO Definition
“Health is a state of complete physical, mental and social well being and not merely an absence of disease or infirmity”
Read More
Medicine
Weil Felix Reaction
It is a heterophile agglutination test used for the serodiagnosis of typhus fever. It is based on the principle that the agglutinins present in the serum of patients
Read More
Medicine
Brill-Zinsser disease
Brill-Zinsser disease is the recrudescence of epidemic typhus in persons who earlier suffered from the disease. It is characterised by fever, transient rash and fall in blood pressure. It
Read More
