Introduction: Skin care is defined as practices that help in maintaining the structural and functional integrity of the skin. Routine skin care focuses on keeping it clean, balanced, protected and free from irritation. This can be achieved with a simple regimen including gentle cleansing, moisturising and protecting the skin from UV rays. Aim: To evaluate the awareness and practices regarding skin care among medical students. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study involving medical students studying at a medical college in Western India. A questionnaire consisting of close-ended questions regarding skin care awareness and practices was used as study tool. Data was analysed using the STATA14 software. Results: The study group comprised of 300 participants of which 201 (67%) were females and the rest 99 (33%) were males. The age of participants ranged from 17 to 23 years. Ninety-three (31%) felt that ideally face should be washed twice in a day, while 153 (51%) students were having the awareness regarding makeup removal before sleep. The ideal sunscreen SPF was not known by 211 (70.3%) students while 47 (15.7%) knew that it should be 30-50. Awareness regarding physical exercise, yoga and meditation improving the skin health was seen in 201 (67%) and 235 (78.3%), respectively. Awareness regarding adequate sleep and healthy diet necessary for healthy skin was reported by 261 (87%) and 250 (83.3%) students, respectively. Total 129 (43%) students used Over-The-Counter (OTC) products or face wash to wash their face, 167 (55.7%) used some or other cosmetic products, 226 (75.3%) students didn’t share their cosmetic products with others while 277 (92.3%) students didn’t use sunscreen routinely. Conclusion: Medical students need to be aware about skin care practices, so that they can educate the general public about its importance particularly in country like India where most of the general population is under the influence of advertisements in newspaper and television about routine skin care.

Lymphangioma is an uncommon congenital malformation of the lymphatic system that manifest as a benign tumor. They are most commonly seen in children and rarely in adults. Lymphangiomas in the peritoneal cavity are extremely rare in adults, comprising of less than 1% of all lymphangiomas. We report a case of 18-year-old healthy female who was diagnosed with cystic mesenteric lymphangioma of the small intestine on CT scan as a part of her routine health check-up. CT scan reported a large well-defined cystic mass in mesentery of the small intestine filled with a hyper dense fluid. The lesion had thin capsule and internal septa. Radiological diagnosis was confirmed intra-operatively on laparoscopy. The patient underwent laparotomy with resection of the cyst and the involved jejunum segment followed by end to end anastomosis. The specimen was sent for histo-pathological examination and the findings were consistent with the diagnosis of cystic lymphangioma of the jejunal mesentery. Cystic mesenteric lymphangiomas are rare entities in a clinical setting that can be easily missed on clinical examination or may present as asymptomatic disease. CT scan is the gold standard investigation for diagnosis of mesenteric lymphangiomas. The preferred surgical approach depends on the location of the lesion, the clinical features and the spread of the lesion to surrounding structures.

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The main objective of the present research work was to see the Effect of C. A. Mand C.A. Mintegrated with C. Lon attainment of Sanskrit concepts .For achieving the present objective of the study the investigator divided the purposeful sample of 207students into two groups i.e. Experiment Group & Control Group the investigator first administered Standardized Sanskrit Grammar Achievement Scale(SGAS) as Pre-Test , than applied 30 days treatment on both the group i.e. Experiment Group were taught the concepts of the Sanskrit Grammar according to C.A.M Method & Control Group were taught by C. A. Mintegrated with C.L Method. After treatment the investigator administered Standardized Sanskrit Grammar Achievement Scale(SGAS) as Post-Test on both the groups and after scoring the Pre-Test and Post-Test the final Gain score was obtained . For analysing the data Analysis of Variance(ANOVA) was used. The results revealed that there was a significant difference found for Area & Method at 0.01 level of Significance, Area X Gender, Area X Method, Gender X Method at 0.05 level of Significance between the C.A.M group & C. A. Mintegrated with C.L group. It proves that the C. A. Mintegrated with C. Lis the best way to teach concept of Sanskrit.