Background: The Internet has become an integral part of life. India is the third largest country in the world next to china and United States in respect of the number of internet users. Adolescents usually have poorer self- control, worse self-regulation, and poorer cognition as compared to adults and are considered the most vulnerable group to the temptations of the internet. Objective of the study was to understand the patterns, preferred use of internet, prevalence Internet addiction and its effect on their mental health status among college students in Nagpur.Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out in different colleges across in the Nagpur corporation during the period Dec 2016 to May 2017. Pre-validated, pre-tested, structured questionnaire was developed. Young’s 20-item scale for Internet addiction (YIAT) was applied to qualify for the prevalence of Internet addiction. The 12-item General Health Questionnaire has excellent psychometric properties as a screening instrument for psychiatric disorders in nonclinical settings.Results: This study of college students aged 17-25 years with marginally high male representation (51.92%), identified 30.69%, 26.60% and 0.26% students with mild, moderate and severe Internet addiction respectively. Those who are having internet addiction are two times at a risk of having poor mental health (OR = 2.28, p = 0.01).Conclusions: Disproportionate Internet use is an evolving issue among college going students as our study have highlighted that excessive use of the Internet undesirably affects one’s physical and mental health and social well-being.

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Background: Hypertension is one of the leading cause of global burden of disease. Blood pressure is typically lower in premenopausal women than in their male counterparts. But women loose this advantage after menopause.Objectives: Objectives of study were to know the prevalence of hypertension among postmenopausal women and to study some of its epidemiological factors. Methodology: It was a community based cross-sectional study with a sample size of 100 postmenopausal women residing in Kamptee, an urban satellite township of Nagpur district in central India conducted for a period of two months. A written informed consent was taken and a study questionnaire was administered to the participants. Data regarding demographic characteristics, alcohol and tobacco consumption, dietary habits, physical activity, psychological stress and family history was obtained. Physical examination such as waist circumference, hip circumference, weight, height, blood pressure and pulse rate was recorded. Blood pressure was recorded using mercury sphygmomanometer and weight was recorded using standardised electronic weighing machine. Results: The prevalence of hypertension in postmenopausal women in the urban area was found to be 33%. The prevalence of isolated systolic hypertension was 30% and that of isolated diastolic blood pressure was 44%. There was significant difference in positive family history of hypertension and body mass index (BMI) between hypertensive and non-hypertensive women. Conclusion:The prevalence of hypertension (33%) among postmenopausal women in Kamptee town was high. There was large burden of risk factors among the study population.

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