Introduction: Radiological examination of the breast is established as an essential part of the modern multidisciplinary approach to effective investigation and management of breast disease. Ultrasonography of the breast plays a prominent role in radiological management of breast...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23793
Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that can give rise to different cell types for performing several specialized functions or remain undifferentiated. They have provided an upfront in various fields of dentistry. In Orthodontics, they provide a step ahead in the field of crani...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25182
Aim: Evidence based medicine (EBM) not only increases knowledge but forms the foundations upon which decision making processes are used in medicine. This requires well-conducted research and the ability for doctors to critically appraise literature. The aim of this survey was to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24238
Aims: The assessment of polymorphisms CYP2C9*2 (430С>Т; rs1799853) and CYP2E1*1B (–C9896G, rs2070676) role of the genes of cytochrome Р450 in pathogenesis of the chronic viral hepatitis C (HCV) in Uzbek population became the main aim. Place and Duration of Study: The molecular...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24343
Andrea A. García-Contreras, Edgar M. Vásquez-Garibay, Enrique Romero-Velarde, Rogelio Troyo- Sanromán, Imelda E. Sandoval-Montes & Daniel Illescas Zárate·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Objective: To demonstrate that alternative measures are reliable predictors of height in children with spastic quadriplegic cerebral palsy (CP) and moderate/severe malnutrition and in healthy children. Methods: In an intervention study, thirteen patients with CP (10 females and 3...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25458
Background: Profound hyponatremia (<125 mmol/l) is a serious electrolyte disturbance often encountered in tertiary care setting and is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. Does hyponatremia per se or the underlying disorder contribute to increased mortality remai...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23971
Background: Multiple sclerosis (ms) is a chronic and often debilitating disease that mostly affects young people who constitute the active part of community. The incidence of the disease has increased in recent years. Fatigue is one of the common complaints in patients with ms, w...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24518
Aims/Objectives: To assess the attitudes of pregnant women based on their knowledge about anaemia and adequate diet in its prevention. Study Design: Descriptive. Place and Duration of Study: The ante-natal clinics: Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Osogbo and Osun State T...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23427
ntroduction: It is known that hypoxia affects human physiology and consequently impairs cognitive functions. In particular, low memory performances are common in a hypoxic extreme altitude environment. Aims: The aim of our study was to evaluate the effects of moderate hypoxia on...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25558
Background: Bacterial resistance is closely associated with the use of antimicrobial agents. Prolonged therapy with antibiotics can lead to the development of resistance in a microorganism that initially is sensitive to antibiotics, but later it can adapt gradually and develop re...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25023
Background: When using energized surgical devices in the vicinity of nerves, care must be taken to reduce the risk of thermal or electrical injury. For example, during thyroidectomy, it is critical to avoid damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve while dissecting and coagulating...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25233
Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Richard Oseh Osehodion, Tolulope Tosin Adeyelu, Tomisin Happy Ogunwa, Isaac Olatunde, Omosigho Aiwuyo & Oluwamodupe Cecilia Ejelonu·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aim: The current study investigated the hypoglycemic, antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of the aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Anarcardium occidentale in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: In vivo experiment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24357
Jindřich Kopecký, Ladislav Slováček, Birgita Slováčková, Zuzana Šinkorová, Jiří Knížek, Stanislav Filip, Petronela Trojanová, Ondřej Kubeček & Otakar Kopecký·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: In up to 50% of cases is pancreatic cancer accompanied with depressive symptoms or already developed depression. There is well described connection between pancreatic cancer and qualitative changes in immune system. The purpose of this pilot study was to observe the quantit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25200
Introduction: Fabry disease is a x-chromosome hereditary disease with an incidence of 1/40000 newborns. Nowadays it presents as much in males as in females and its first clinical symptoms are seen in pediatric patients. Patients have reduced or no activity of alpha-galactosidase...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25294
Introduction: The latest estimates of global cancer incidence show that prostate cancer has become the second most common cancer among men in the world. A number of reports have linked oxidative stress to prostate cancer. Although oxidative stress has been found to be much preval...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25093