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Vitamin D: A Key Factor in Prostate Health

Lana Lekić, Ervin Alibegović, Jasna Rahimić, Bojan Pavlović, Ana Pavlović, Aida Hamzić-Mehmedbašić, Aldijana Mahmutović Milićević, Nehra Mosorović, Emil Mujkić, Asja Šarić & Dino Alibegović · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

This study examines the correlation between vitamin D levels and the severity of symptoms and quality of life in patients with benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH). A total of 125 participants were categorized based on their prostate symptoms (mild, moderate, and severe) and vitami...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i81064

The Association between Depression, Daytime Sleepiness, Chronotype and Fatigue among the Students

Nishi Soni, Saurabh Jaiswal, Sudhir Kumar, Shalie Malik & Sangeeta Rani · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Fatigue and excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) are frequently conflated in everyday life, but they are separate concepts with distinct symptoms. Despite their potential to coexist or occur independently, their interplay with depression remains largely unexplored. This study inves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71061

Integrating Network Pharmacology and Traditional Chinese Medicine for Effective Inflammation Treatment

Zheng Wang, Hanting Yang & Yi Huang · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Inflammation is a common condition in the human body that significantly impairs immune function. Network pharmacology, with its strengths in bioinformatics and biomedical fields, offers a powerful tool for exploring the complex interactions involved in inflammation. By using trad...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71062

Nigerian Orthodontic Patients’ Satisfaction with Duration of Conventional Treatment, their Perception and Attitude towards Accelerated Orthodontics in a University Teaching Hospital

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Chinyere Ututu, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Marian Orikpete, Adetayo E. Fasakin, Benjamin O. Okino & Chikamaram O. Okino · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Accelerated orthodontics has been receiving increased interest in the global orthodontic community recently, but the knowledge and practice of it is still very limited among orthodontists and the orthodontic patients. Aim: To assess the satisfaction of some Nigerian o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71063

Evaluation of Plasma Fibrinogen Level, Platelet Count & Lipid Profile as Predictors of Cardiovascular Disease among Bangladeshi Healthy Male Smokers

Tarak Nath Das, Sumi Dey, Israt Jahan Chowdhury, Jakir Mohammed Hossen, Rahatul Jannat Nishat, Rifat Chowdhury, Asfaq Rafed Rahman & Nisat Zabin · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Smoking represents a substantial global health challenge, correlating with heightened rates of mortality and morbidity, notably including the onset of cancer. Within tobacco smoke are carcinogenic substances capable of perturbing cellular mechanisms and immune respons...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71059

Prevalence of Abnormal Lipid Profile Among Obese People in Mogadisho, Somalia

Abdullahi Abdulkadir Abdiaziz, Md. Biplob Hossain, Afsana Mahbub, Sadia Islam, Shohanur Rahaman & Md. Ashiqur Rahman · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: A lipid profile includes total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, triglycerides, and calculated low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol. Obesity is defined as excess body weight, and dyslipidemia is abnormal blood concentrations of total choles...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71060

The Intersection of Hepcidin and Polycystic Ovary Syndrome: A Review of Current Understanding

Athira PR, Swathi. D, Sukesh, Ajita Pillai & Delna N.S · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a prevalent endocrine disorder affecting up to 13% of reproductive-age women. It is characterized by a constellation of symptoms including menstrual irregularities, hyperandrogenism, and polycystic ovaries, often intertwined with metabolic dist...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71058

Adolescents Uptake of Family Planning Services during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Sabina Adabugah, Dennis Chirawurah & Adadow Yidana · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

The outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic ravaged the world and left significant effects on lives, health, economy and society. Existing records point to how previous pandemics significantly impacted adolescent sexual and reproductive health. This study examined the effects of COVID-...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71057

Effect of Combined Intramuscular Hyoscine and Vaginal Misoprostol on the Mean Induction to Delivery Interval among Post-date Pregnant Women in Federal Medical Center Owerri, Nigeria

Henry Ifeanyi Obani, Callistus Obinna Elegbua, Augustine Duke Onyeabochukwu, Kingsley Chukwu Episteme Obioha, Vincent Chinedu Ani., Emmanuel Adeola Adekanye, Angela Adaku Elegbua & Matthew Ikechukwu Eze · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Induction of labour is saddled with a lot of uncertainties; its failure is a challenge to the parturient and her Obstetrician and as well results in abdominal delivery. Misoprostol, a prostaglandin E1 analogue has increasingly been used for cervical ripening and induc...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71056

Synergizing Bacteriophage Therapy and Computational Neuroscience: A Ray of Hope in the Fight against Antibiotic Resistance

Saad Ghani, Imaan Ghani & Shazia Naureen · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Antibiotic resistance presents an urgent and pervasive global health crisis that jeopardises human well-being. This dilemma primarily arises from the inappropriate and excessive use of antibiotics across diverse sectors, leading to the emergence of bacteria that have developed re...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71054

Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes and Low Platelet (HELLP) Syndrome: A Dreaded Complication of Pre-eclampsia in a Young Nigerian Woman

Callistus Obinna Elegbua, Surajdeen Tunde Afolayan, Harold Yiralee Doneh, Bernard B. Akpu, Promise Onyeka Ubanatu, Angela Adaku Elegbua, Wofai Ubi & Oiseremen Samuel Ovbiagele · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

HELLP Syndrome is a fatal rare pregnancy-related syndrome characterised by hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes and low platelet count; occurring in 0.5-0.9% of all pregnancies and in 10-20% of pregnancies with severe pre-eclampsia. HELLP Syndrome is a complication of severe pre-ecl...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71055

Spinal Adhesive Arachnoiditis Following Surgical Treatment for an Intramedullary Tuberculoma of the Conus Medullaris: A Case Report from Western Mexico

Luis Marquez-Bravo, Agustin Parra-Macias, Natali Garcia-Cortes & Joaquin Nuñez-Gomez · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Objectives: Describe a rare case of intramedullary tuberculoma (IMT) complicated by chronic adhesive arachnoiditis (CAA). Presentation of Case: A 19-year-old woman presented with complaints of weight loss, progressive weakness of both lower limbs, and urinary retention. Neurologi...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71051

Impact of Age and Marital Status of Orthodontic Patients on their Satisfaction with Duration of Treatment, Perception and Attitude towards Accelerated Orthodontics

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Marian Orikpete, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Chinyere Ututu, Benjamin O. Okino & Augusta Mbagwu · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: The idea of accelerated orthodontics is to modify the bone temporarily to enable teeth move faster in the jaws so as to shorten the orthodontic treatment time. With the increasing global interests in patients’ concerns about the duration of conventional orthodontic tr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71052

Does Socioeconomic Class and Educational Level of Orthodontic Patients have any Impact on their Satisfaction with Treatment duration, Perception and Attitude Towards Accelerated Orthodontics?

Chukwudi O. Onyeaso, Babatope Bamidele Osagbemiro, Chinyere Ututu, Emmanuel Chukwuma, Marian Orikpete, Benjamin O. Okino & Chikamaram O. Okino · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: There is growing attention globally on the satisfaction of orthodontic patients about the duration of orthodontic treatment, and the importance of accelerated orthodontics but more information is needed concerning factors that could influence the patients. Aim: To inv...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71053

The Psychological Impact of Sports Injuries among Ghanaian University Athletes

Henrietta Baddoo & Appiah Nketia Ofori Dickson · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2024

Background: Sports injuries have been reported to affect athletes psychologically. Sports injury and the psychological health of athlete are parallel in nature thus affects the rehabilitation phase of an injury. Aim: The aim of the study is to determine the psychological impact o...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2024/v22i71049