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- Date Rape Drugs and its Detection in Alleged Victim
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M. Murugan
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K. K. Bairagi
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Affiliations
1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Karaikal 609 609, IN
1 Dept. of Forensic Medicine, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Karaikal 609 609, IN
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Indian Journal of Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Vol 5, No 1 (2011), Pagination: 113-114Abstract
Date rape is forced or coerced sex between; partners, dates, friends, friends of friends or general acquaintances. As there are many cases coming to lime light day by day, a quick overview of the common drugs and what specimen can be collected at what point of time is discussed in this paper.Keywords
Date Rape, Drugs, Specimen.
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- Global Scenario in Counterfeit Medicines: Threat Assessment, Existing Remedies and Recommendations
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Affiliations
1 Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry-607402, IN
2 Forensic Medicine, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Karaikal-609609, IN
3 Forensic Medicine, SAIMS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh- 458111, IN
1 Pharmacology, Mahatma Gandhi Medical College & Research Institute, Pondicherry-607402, IN
2 Forensic Medicine, Vinayaka Mission’s Medical College, Karaikal-609609, IN
3 Forensic Medicine, SAIMS, Indore, Madhya Pradesh- 458111, IN
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Indian Journal of Public Health Research & Development, Vol 3, No 1 (2012), Pagination: 118-122Abstract
Counterfeit or fake medicines are drugs which are previously expired, fraudulently diluted, adulterated, substituted, completely misrepresented, or sold with a false brand name. They constitute 10% of the global drug market and mostly originate in the developing world, where regulatory and enforcement measures are weakest. Lack of expected clinical benefit, direct harm and emergence of drug resistance can occur due to counterfeit medicines. WHO, along with national and international organizations are taking legislative, regulatory, enforcement, technological and quality assurance initiatives to prevent and detect counterfeit medicines, besides raising awareness about the issue. However, despite making good progress, the threat looms large for the consumer as long as he is not empowered to differentiate between genuine and counterfeit medicines.Keywords
Counterfeit Medicines, Fake DrugsReferences
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- Cockburn R, Newton PN, Agyarko EK, Akunjili D, White NJ. The Global Threat of Counterfeit Drugs: Why Industry and Governments must communicate the dangers. Plos Med 2(4): e100. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0020100
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- Bate, Roger. Making a Killing: The deadly implications of the counterfeit drug trade. Washington, DC: The American Enterprise Institute Press, 2008: pp 20-24
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- Agazzi, I. Laws confuse fake and generic drugs – WHO. Inter Press Service 2010, July 19. Accessed August 19, 2010.
- Ziance, RJ. Roles for pharmacy in combating counterfeit drugs. Pharmacy Today 2008; 14(6): pp-55-75. Accessed August 4, 2010.
- Deisingh, AK. Pharmaceutical counterfeiting. The Analyst 2005; 130:271-279. doi: 10.1039/b407759h.
- Loken M, Chaudhuri A. Counterfeit drugs: Problems and solutions for the Indian Pharmaceutical Industry. Accessed August 19, 2010.
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- Liang, BA. Counterfeiting and piracy. WIPO/OECD Expert meeting on measurement and statistical issues. Geneva, Switzerland; 2005, October 17-18.
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- Gender Prediction:Anthropometric Study of Mastoid Process and Foramen Magnum
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1 Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai-27, IN
2 Sridev Suman Subharti Medical College and Hospital, Dehradun-07, IN
1 Tagore Medical College and Hospital, Chennai-27, IN
2 Sridev Suman Subharti Medical College and Hospital, Dehradun-07, IN
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International Journal of Health Research and Medico Legal Practice, Vol 4, No 1 (2018), Pagination: 55-58Abstract
Introduction: Sex determination of human skeletal remains is considered as an initial step in identification. Sex determination of fragmented skeletal remains has immensely helped in identification of an individual. Foramen Magnum is an integral component of studies on skull in particular interest for anthropology, anatomy, forensic medicine, and other medical fields. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of mastoid process and foramen magnum measurements as a tool for sex determination in unidentified skeleton. Methods: Seventy seven completely undamaged skulls of known sex in book record were used for the study. Adult crania (age ranges between 20-70 years) of known sex were obtained from various sources. Adult skulls of mature individuals, without destruction of mastoid process in the region of the craniometrical points, were chosen for the study. Skulls that showed evidence of injury/fracture or deformity were excluded from this study. A measurement of the mastoid and foramen magnum was done as per Moore-Jansen et al. 1994, using vernier/sliding calipers (0.01mm) and craniophore. Analysis was done using IBM – Statistical Package for Social sciences (SPSS) version 21. The means between the male and female samples were compared for significance using the Student’s t – test. Results: Out of the 77 skulls studied, 45 were male and 32 were females. In male, mastoid length mean is 2.82, whereas in female it is 2.51. In male the mastoid width mean is 1.57 and in female is 1.38. Statistics revealed high significance in mastoid length and mastoid width (p value: 0.01 and 0.012 respectively). Mastoid index did not show much significance. Conclusion: Our study revealed statistically significant parameters (p<0.05) in mastoid length and mastoid breath. Reports on the use of mastoid process and foramen magnum as a tool for sex determination in unidentified human skeleton has been reported in different populations.Keywords
Sex Determination Mastoid Length, Sexual Dimorphism, South Indian Population.Full Text
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