Girish Singh

Banaras Hindu University | BHU · Department of Community Medicine

OBJECTIVE: Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world. Depression as a disorder has always been the focus of attention of researchers. Over the last 50-60 years, large number of studies have been published from India addressing various aspects of this commonly prevalent disorder. Preksha Meditation is an effective interventi...

This is observed that reasons given importance by the respondents for their turning to Ayurveda were largely related to its safety and probability of helping in a particular clinical condition. Contrary to the common perception, enabling factors like availability, accessibility and affordability were given less importance by the respondents in this...

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional disorder of Gastro-intestinal tract (GIT) with not well defined etiopathology in conventional system of medicine. As a disease entity it’s comparable to Grahani roga & Pakvashayagata vata roga of Ayurveda, where motility of GIT is greatly hampered. The management of IBS seeks attention of research scho...

According to Ayurveda, the traditional system of healthcare of Indian origin, Agni is the factor responsible for digestion and metabolism. Four functional states (Agnibala) of Agni have been recognized: regular, irregular, intense, and weak. The objective of the present study was to develop and validate a self-assessment tool to estimate Agnibala....

Several questions are being raised regarding the accuracy of the methods of diagnosis and reporting of various clinical parameters according to Ayurveda in recent times. Uniformity in reporting, issues related to inter-rater variability, uniformity in applying statistical tests, reliability, consistency, and validation of various tools, - are some...

According to Ayurveda, an individual can be classified into any one of the seven constitutional types (Prakriti) depending on the dominance of one, two, or three Doshas. A ‘Dosha’ is representative of fundamental mechanisms that are responsible for homeostasis, and thus, to health. In the recent years, there have been several efforts to see whether...

Background: Recent years have shown an alarming rise in the incidence of diabetes mellitus (DM) all over the world. The present management of DM it not satisfactory. Hence, alternative systems of medicine are also being explored. Prameha as described in Ayurveda is a disease synonymous with today’s DM. The patients of Prameha inherently carry the r...

Purpose: We sought to determine the characteristics and relative frequency of transmission of MDR‑TB in North India and their association with the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of TB‑patients. Materials and Methods: To achieve the objectives PCR‑SSCP, MAS‑PCR and direct DNA sequencing were used against 101 Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

'What is the ideal way of teaching Ayurveda?' - has been a debated question since long. The present graduate level curriculum lists out the topics from 'contemporary medical science' and 'Ayurveda' discretely, placing no emphasis on integration. Most of the textbooks, too, follow the same pattern. This makes learning not only difficult, but also le...

Ayurveda prescribes daily and seasonal regimen in maintaining good health. Measures in the preservation of health have been described considering one's own Prakriti, Satva, Vayas, Bala, Agni, Ojus, season, and so on. Depending on the relative predominance of Doshas in various constitutions and seasons, certain regimens have been prescribed. The pre...

Amongst different types of Arthritis, osteoarthritis (OA) is most common form of joint disorders all over the world, which is a kind of joint disorders that results from cartilage degeneration. It occurs more frequently as we age but at present scenario due changing in food habits and lifestyle errors it also seems to visualize in younger and middl...

Pranayama aims by carrying the involuntary functions of the respiratory mechanism within human control. The term pranayama has comprised by two words: Prana + Ayama. Prana is the vital force and energy which permeates the whole universe. Prana is novel subtle than air and can be defined as the energy essence that is within everything in the univers...

Walking is an isotonic aerobic exercise and has been associated with reduced blood sugar level in diabetic patients and other physiological changes in observational studies. A study was conducted to determine the effect of isotonic aerobic exercise (walking) on blood sugar level and other important physiological parameters as per Prakriti. This stu...

Rationale: Walking is an isotonic aerobic exercise has been associated with reduced blood pressure and other physiological changes in observational o.p.d. studies. Study was conducted to determine the effect of isotonic aerobic exercise (walking) on blood pressure. Study collection: The present work comprised a study of 84 hypertensive cases, which...

"Ayurveda" is an ancient system of healthcare that is native to India. At present, in India, there are more than 240 colleges that offer a graduate-level degree (Bachelor of Ayurvedic Medicine and Surgery-BAMS) in Ayurveda. Even though the Central Council of Indian Medicine, the governing body that monitors the matters related to Ayurveda education...

According to Ayurveda, the native Indian system of healthcare, three Doshas, namely, Vata, Pitta, and Kapha, are the basic mutually reciprocal mechanisms that are responsible for the maintenance of homeostasis in human beings. Ayurveda classifies entire human population into seven constitutional types (Prakriti), based on the dominance of any singl...

The authors would like to apologise for the following errors that the original paper contains [1].

Poor maternal nutritional status and substandard antenatal care, which result in increased women's risk, low birth weight and stillbirth, afflict many countries with weak or emerging economies even today. Studies that address the effect of extending nutrition awareness among pregnant women to the net outcome of pregnancy remain scarce. We aimed to...

This is the modified version of “Self-assessment questionnaire to assess Prakriti” that we used in the present study. While using this questionnaire, the respondents are required to allot specific scores mentioned against each question/statement if their response is the one that is specified against each item. On the other hand, if the response is...

In the present day scenario, Ayurveda is globally being perceived in several contradictory ways. Poor quality of Ayurveda graduates produced as a result of poorly structured and poorly regulated education system is at least one of the important factors responsible for this scenario. The present study was carried out to evaluate the 'Global challeng...

In India there are more than 200 colleges offering graduate level education in Ayurveda. The Central Council of Indian Medicine, established through an Act of parliament in 1970, supervises the matters related to education in Ayurveda. Even though the Council has implemented various educational norms to ensure minimum standards in educational insti...

Ayurveda is the oldest system of Medicine in the world, its antiquity going back to the Vedas. It adapts a unique holistic approach to the entire science of life, health and cure. The areas of special consideration in Ayurveda are geriatrics, rejuvenation, nutrition, immunology, genetics and higher consciousness. The Ayurvedic texts describe a set...

OBJECTIVE(S) : To estimate the probabilities of the duration of postpartum amenorrhea (PPA) at various time intervals METHOD(S) : One hundred and twelve women were interviewed and 39% reporting continuance of amenorrhea on the date of interview were considered as censored cases. Survival analysis procedure using life table approach was applied. RES...

Medical science is a science of life and life is full of uncertainties and statistics has some concepts, tools and techniques to measure the degree of uncertainties. Primarily, statistics is a science, which deals with such phenomena where the occurrence of events cannot be predicted with certainty. So is with human life where nothing can be predic...

Background: Full breastfeeding refers to exclusive breastfeeding, which is the practice of feeding only breast milk excluding water, breast milk substitutes, other liquids and solid foods. `Full breastfeeding for the first six months is the most appropriate infant feeding practice. The duration of full breastfeeding varies considerably among women...

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of an individualized education program for children with scholastic backwardness.Methods: Among the children attending a Child Guidance Clinic for scholastic backwardness, 12 of them who were diagnosed as slow learners based on current level of academic functioning and IQ, and 6 children having mild mental r...

Medical research literature until recently, exhibited substantial dominance of the Fisher's significance test approach of statistical inference concentrating more on probability of type I error over Neyman-Pearson's hypothesis test considering both probability of type I and II error. Fisher's approach dichotomises results into significant or not si...

The aim of randomization in clinical trials is the creation of groups that are comparable for any known or unknown, potentially confounding variables. Randomization, if done properly, ensures strengthening both the internal validity by minimizing selection bias and external validity by providing a correct basis for generalization. Randomization is...

This study presents a simple regression analysis of the impact of full and partial breast feeding on post-partum amenorrhoea (PPA) in lower middle class Indian women. The study has been done on a sample of hospital based data collected in 1992. The analysis shows a highly significant correlation. Further, the impact of lactation on PPA was notably...

Data were collected from 450 lower middle class women who came during 1992 for delivery at University Hospital, Banaras Hindu University, in a study to assess the level of awareness of reproductive-age lower middle class women with at least one child on the risk period of conception during the menstrual cycle. Knowing about the risk period of conce...

A sample survey of immunisation coverages in children in the rural areas of Varanasi was undertaken to study how the socio-economic status of parents affects immunisation of their children. The present state of affairs in immunisation programme in India inspite of its established utility and added attempts towards its implementation, seems to be un...