Cobra (Naja naja) is widely distributed in Sri Lanka, but its bites are less common compared to viper bites. Its envenoming could be deadly due to neurotoxicity and severe local tissue necrosis. We describe a series of ...

Background: Burn injuries can result in long term impairment, limitation and activity participation restrictions in a patient‘s life. The majority of burns occur in low- and middleincome countries. In axillary or shoulder ...

Three months ovitrap survey was conducted to assess the suitable position in placing the ovitraps for dengue vector mosquito surveillance and this study was initiated due to loss of valuable data from our previous studies ...

Introduction The level of child nutrition plays a crucial role in growth& development which construct lifetime effect. This study was intended to improve nutritional status of children through community based health ...

Naturally occurring flavonoid quercetin is capable of scavenging free radicals and possess antioxidant properties. Present study explores cardioprotective and cardiotoxic effects of quercetin on rat embryonic H9c2 ...

Dengue is the most important mosquito-borne viral infection transmitted to humans in Sri Lanka causing more than 30,000 cases annually. The objective of the study was to identify possible social and entomological risk ...

Virtual patients are web-based interactive clinical scenarios and are being increasingly used globally in undergraduate medical training. Despite its value, virtual patients are not been used widely in the local context. ...

Undergraduates who pursue their main stream studies in English find the ability to express themselves in English imperative not only for day-to-day communication in the academic setting but also as a prerequisite skill ...

During the second half of the 20th century to be precise the last forty to fifty years the study of literature has metamophosised strikingly due to the magnetism of such miscellaneous critical techniques to texts as ...