Swami Pranavananda Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital

Contact dermatitis is a common inflammatory skin disease resulting from exposure to irritants or allergens, which manifests as erythema, itching, and sometimes vesicles. Homoeopathy, with its holistic approach, provides effective treatment by targeting the constitutional predisposition. The present case study illustrates the effective homoeopathic treatment of contact dermatitis in a 48-year-old female patient using the principle of individualization based on totality of symptoms.

"The silent lament of unfulfilled potential echoes through the corridors of a life only half-lived, where once-bright possibilities dissolve into the shadows of what could have been."

The adolescent period marks the tremulous period of life in regards to mental health. A variety of factors contribute to the onset of mental health issues in this age group and they become vulnerable to social exclusions, discrimination, risk taking behaviors, learning difficulties, physical illness and human rights violations. The physical and mental strain of Medical education makes them further vulnerable. Added to this the uncertainty in starting Homoeopathic education makes them more susceptible to developing mental health issues. In this survey, the mental health disturbances in adolescents on entering homoeopathic medical education and its impacts were studied. The emotional disturbances were first identified using DASS 21 scale and after evaluating its results they were given a second questionnaire to identify the impacts of these disturbances [Depression, Anxiety and Stress].

Migraine headache is a common neurological complaint characterized with unilateral moderate to severe throbbing/ pulsating headache with nausea, vomiting, photophobia or phonophobia. Migraine is caused due to spontaneous over activity of sensory pathways in the brainstem leading to abnormal amplification in pain. Migraine is characterized by episodic headache, which is typically unilateral and often associated with vomiting and visual disturbance.Methods: For the current study, the cases were selected from the patients from OPDs, IPD of National Homoeopathic Medical College and Hospital, Viraj Khand – 1, Gomti Nagar Lucknow. The study duration was 18 months and patients were selected as per inclusion and exclusion criteria. The patients were categorized into mild, moderate, severe migraine according to Visual analogue scores. After complete case taking and repertorization with the help of Kent Repertory individualized homoeopathic medicine was given to patients followed by regular follow-ups and after completion of duration of study patients were again accessed according to VAS scores and data was analyzed to reach up to the final conclusion.Result / Interpretation: At the end of study it was found out of 30 patients, 25 patients showed improvement, and 5 patients showed no significant change and there was no any patient with deterioration.Conclusion: At the end of study it was concluded that individualized homoeopathic medicines selected on the basis of Kent Repertory are significantly effective in the treatment of migraine; in current study approx.83% cases were improved.

Tinea faciei is a common fungal infection that mimics many other annular lesions. By this case report aimed to show the “Usefulness of Homeopathic treatment in tinea faciei. Case Summary: Three cases of ring worm i.e tinea faciei successfully treated with individualized homeopathic medicine. All three cases were reported at Vedika Homoeo & Yoga clinic. The first case was of 38 year old female patient complaints of ring worm on Left side of cheek since 1 year with remarkable redness with burning sensation .The second case was of 10 year old boy complaints of lesions on right side of face since 6 months. In the third case, 5 year old boy complaints of ring worm on face since 1 year. All three cases were treated with individualised homoeopathic medicineafter case taking and repertorization. All these cases were followed up regularly and they get cured within 3 months of regular treatment. Common remedies include calcarea carbonica, Arsenic album and Sulphur. This case series shows positive results of homoeopathy in the treatment of Tinea faciei.

Plagiarism is referred to as literary copying or stealing work or idea without acknowledgment of an original author that ultimately hampers the quality of an article. Plagiarism is rampant in current times as writers donot have knowledge about this unethical malpractice. Also, with easily available information on any topic through internet, writers indulge in the wrong trend of copying to prepare their articles with greed to gain name, fame and also increase the number of their publications for promotions and salary hike. The writers indulging in plagiarism are considered incompetent and these dishonest perpetrators have to face punishments and they even lose their reputation. This review article deals with historical background, causes, types of plagiarism; role of publication agencies, plagiarism detection tools and strategies to avoid it. The need of the hour is to create awareness as to what constitutes plagiarism by conducting seminars, workshops on guidelines that need to be followed by the authors while writing articles. Maximum responsibility lies with the authors to follow the moral, honest policies and not to indulge in fraudulent behavior.

Abstract Psoriasis is a chronic skin disease with manifestations in skin, nails and joints. The disease usually runs a long course of remission and relapses, and is usually worse in winters. Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score above 15 is considered to be an independent criterion for classifying a case as severe psoriasis. The conventional systemic therapy controls the symptoms but is costly and has known adverse effects. Individualised homoeopathic treatment has a potential role in providing safe and cost-effective treatment in psoriasis. In this article, three cases of severe psoriasis vulgaris treated with Homoeopathy at Bakson Homoeopathic Medical College and hospital are presented. Two cases were under treatment for a period of 20 months and one case received treatment for 24 months. Significant reduction (60–100%) in PASI score was observed with individualised homoeopathic treatment.