ambient SCIENCE

As per the World Health Organization (WHO), more than 80% of the world's people depend on medicinal plants for their primary care. India has more than eight percent plant genetic diversity of the world's biodiversity with medicinal properties. Cancer is one of the foremost causes of death throughout the world. Naturopathy ., the use of plant extract or their derived products may reduce adverse side effects in the treatment of cancer. Recent research data shows that a lot of plants have promising anti-cancer properties but yet to be evaluated for human beings in the lab. The aim of this paper review is to identify the plants having anticancer properties, their conservation, sustainable use and challenges regarding their use as medicine.

Ageing population across the globe is always facing health challenges that need a solution that is sustainable and costeffective. A gradual decline in usage of the ancient wisdom of treating ailments with common plants has made the elderly population highly dependent on synthetic medicines, which bring along its pros and cons. Natural medicines obtained from plants can be the key to solve the health challenges afflicting the ageing population. Oleaceae family in the flowering plants is a treasure trove of medicinal plants having a large number of secondary metabolites of pharmaceutical importance. In this article, Oleaceae has been reviewed extensively and an overview of the medicinal properties of its various genera has been presented. The natural products obtained from these plants possess anti-hypertensive, anti-diabetic, anti-depressants, anti-oxidant, anti-tumour and neuroprotective properties. Oleaceae emerges as a promising family that can be effective in managing health issues of the elderly population. Therefore medicinal plants and their secondary metabolites of this family should be properly evaluated for the benef its of the old age population across the globe.

Multiple risk factors are there to develop coronary artery disease (CAD) one of which is a high level of uric acid.Various studies have evaluated the effect of serum uric acid on coronary artery disease, overall results, however, remain controversial.We aimed to investigate the association between serum levels of uric acid and the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with stable angina.The analytical epidemiological study was conducted on 274 patients with stable coronary artery disease based on angiographic indications.The data on the presence and severity of coronary atherosclerosis were collected using a customized questionnaire and Gensini score (GS) and organized into statistical package SPSS for further analyses.The GS score increased with age, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, and glomerular f iltration rate (GFR<90).GS in men with hyperuricemia was statistically higher than the women and was more than those without hyperuricemia.Hyperuricemia was higher in males than in females and it revealed an inverse relation with age in the males.After three months, the serum levels of uric acid in the losartan treated patients signif icantly reduced, whereas the betablocker treated patients showed increased serum levels.Our f indings showed increased serum levels of uric acid developed the severity of coronary artery disease and this relationship was signif icant only in men.

Considering the nature of the Librarians' profession, and huge amounts of information and electronic resources, they usually suffer from stress and anxiety. The purpose of the present study is to know the role of librarians in reducing library anxiety on the basis of a systematic review. The study begins with a literature review on library anxiety with the keywords "library anxiety" and "librarians" in Persian scientif ic databases and all the websites of medical sciences journals in Iran to collect all the articles on library anxiety published from 2006 to 2018. In total, 18 articles were studied. The main items of library anxiety included the barriers on information resources, barriers related to using library items, level of anxiety related to the user-librarian interactions, the number of times users visit the library, the extent of using information services and information literacy, library space and information seeking and notif ication. It has been concluded that in the f ield of library anxiety, various factors are involved in the emergence of this specif ic type of anxiety.

Musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) are among the most common occupational injuries that can arise from various risk factors. This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 100 staff workers of the Jahrom University of Medical Science through Demographic Questionnaire, Nordic Musculoskeletal Disorders Questionnaire (NMQ) and Rapid Off ice Strain Assessment (ROSA) method. Prevalence of MSDs in the neck, shoulder, wrist, upper back, lower back, and one or both thighs were 24, 25, 4, 8, 24 and 11 percent, respectively. Given the high prevalence of MSDs among staff workers of the Jahrom University of Medical Science, it seems to be necessary to perform educational interventions to prevent skeletal and muscular