Background: Signaling transductions in bone development and regeneration are complicated and relied on various growth factors functioning in an orchestrated manner. FGF2 and insulin are bone anabolic agents. Co-induction of rat marrow stromal cells (rat MSCs) by FGF2 and insulin...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37534
Introduction: Hitherto considered to be exclusive to the developed countries, the burden of coronary heart disease (CHD) is now high and continues to rise in the developing countries. This has been attributed to the increasing prevalence of its risk factors, linked to trends in u...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/38031
Background: In Africa, primiparity is associated with high maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality during pregnancy and childbirth. This study aims to establish a clinical score to identify the primiparous parturients at risk of pejorative evolution. Methodology: This was a...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37613
Background: Autoimmune liver diseases (autoimmune hepatitis, primary biliary cholangitis, primary sclerosing cholangitis) are conventionally considered to be very rare among native black Africans where chronic hepatitis B virus infection is the commonest cause of chronic liver di...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/36681
Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the reasons for extraction of permanent teeth in Al-Madinah Al- Munawarah. Methods: A questionnaire was distributed to 180 dental students and dentists at Taibah university dental clinic to record the patient's information, the extr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37739
The bony avulsion of the Triceps is a rare injury. The Triceps tendon injury accounts for <1% of all tendon injuries. Various surgical techniques have been described for the repair. We describe our variation of suture anchor technique for bony avulsion of Triceps injury and re...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37121
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of reflection on learning during family medicine posting, to introduce a reflective writing exercise into an undergraduate medical curriculum, including their levels of satisfaction and their concerns. Methods: We use...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37225
Mycophenolate Mofetil (MMF) is an immunosuppressive drug frequently used for prevention of graft rejection in solid-organ and hematopoietic stem cell transplants. MMF-induced diarrhea is a known complication, however, details regarding its clinical manifestations, treatment optio...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37412
Background: Screening mammography is currently the most effective and reliable Imaging method for early detection of breast cancer in women, when it is most treatable, thus reducing the health burden and mortality arising from breast cancer. Objective: This study was to assess th...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37132
Since 1969, when the first case of Lassa fever was documented in Lassa town, Nigeria, Lassa fever has assumed endemic proportion with yearly outbreaks in West African countries of Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia; with devastating public health implications. Despite the...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37171
Pediatric patients with large mediastinal mass are in danger of having critical respiratory and hemodynamic problems during anesthetic and surgical process. Traditionally, the key to the success of anesthetic management in pediatric patients with mediastinal mass is to keep spont...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37545
Aims: In this pilot study we aimed to investigate prevalence, characteristics and possible mechanisms of headache in acute ischemic stroke from a Chinese tertiary hospital. Methodology: Five hundred and fifteen patients with acute ischemic stroke from Chinese PLA General Hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37352
Background: About one billion people in the world suffer from vitamin D deficiency or insufficiency. The consequences of low vitamin D level include increased risk of some cancers, cardiovascular diseases, and type one diabetes, which makes it a crucial public health concern. In...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37483
Aim of the study is to review the awareness level of radiation risks in health care sectors among healthcare workers in Middle Eastern countries. This is an intensive literature review study. Search was done using google scholar, PubMed and Science Direct engines, with key words...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37438
Background: Few studies have investigated or verified the deformation of staples surgically administered in the human stomach. The shape of the formed staple must represent the characteristics of the stapler used. Methods: In cases of gastrectomy, the shape of staples administere...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2017/37226