Objective: To determine the frequency and associated factors of dyslipidemia among obese type 2 diabetes mellitus subjects. Materials and Methods: A total of 377 consecutive subjects diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes mellitus who were falling in the eligibility criteria were include...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32429
David Ogez, Emmanuelle Zech, Aline Van Maanen, Céline Brison, Sylviane Meulemans, Mireille Aimont, François Duhoux, Martine Berlière & Philippe de Timary·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Introduction: Cancer patients usually will not ask for psychological support. To increase the proportion of patients who may benefit from psychological support, an encounter was implemented in our hospital, within days following the announcement of a breast cancer diagnosis. In t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32251
Background: For several reasons, the use of traditional medicine (TM) related to complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) has been rising globally. Therefore, the extent to which people are involved in TM/CAM therapies needs regular studies around the world. Objective: This c...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32749
Aims: To investigate changes in the gender ratio (M/F) at birth, fertility and stillbirth rates in England and Wales. Study Design: Analysis of average GR (1974-2010) for 570 UK local government areas. Re-analysis of average GR for births in the UK (2007-2014), by place of birth...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32372
Background: Majority of men in Sub-Saharan Africa have been observed to have poor family planning (FP) behaviour. The study was carried out to determine the awareness, perception and practice of family planning among men in Ede South Local Government Area (LGA), Osun State, Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32408
Aims: This study aims to identify reproductive factors associated with risk of breast cancer among Jordanian women. Study Design: A case-control study design was used. Place and Duration of Study: Data was collected between February and October 2016 from three large hospitals whe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32401
Aims: To determine the etiology and pattern of presentation of patient with hand injury in a semi-urban center in Bayelsa State Nigeria. Study Design: This is a retrospective study in which all the case notes of patients who had hand injury at Niger Delta University Teaching Hosp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30731
Stroke is a major challenge to physicians worldwide, with a high incidence, mortality, disability rates and costs. Systemic hypertension (SH) is the most dominant risk factor for the development of stroke. It results in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) which is a strong risk fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32076
Introduction: Regulation of the the metabolic activities of the liver is done by oxygen, which is considered as a critical signaling molecule in that issue. Oxygen delivery dysregulation provoke hepatic steatosis and inflammation. Hypoxia inducible factors (HIF1α) control the exp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30390
Aims: This in vitro study evaluated the surface roughness and microhardness of nanocomposites, after storage in acid solution for three months, with different techniques polishing systems. Study Design: In vitro study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Restorative Dentis...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/30988
Hugo Ramiro Segura-Puello, Juan Sebastián Segura-Charry, Ingrid Tatiana Gómez Martínez, Sandra Viviana Guitarrero Bustos & Diana Lorena Nieto Mosquera·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2017
Background: Breast Cancer continues to be a major oncological problem. Despite the several advances in medical science focusing on controlling this condition and avoiding relapse, is inevitable. The relapse rates with conventional treatment (surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/31808
Background: Systemic sclerosis is a chronic autoimmune inflammatory disease with wide-spread fibrosis of the skin and internal organs. The hypoparathyroidism associated with systemic sclerosis is infrequent and rarely reported in literature. Case Report: A 48 year-old female pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/15775
Background: The level of inflammatory factors such as tumor necrosis factor-alfa (TNF-α) and C-reactive protein (CRP) is increased in ESRD patients and is associated with incremental mortality in these patients. Omega-3 is known as a regulator of inflammatory system. The aim of t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/27659
Peripheral blood stem cells (PB-SCs) are probably the most common and the most “slighted” stem cells utilized in medicine, their clinical application is back to year 1986 with the intent of replacing BM as a stem-cell source. This brief manuscript provides a general view into the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32206
Aims: To compare the atherogenicity of edible oils namely, palm, groundnut and egusi melon oils in male rabbits by determining their lipid profile and presence of atherosclerosis in their aortas. Methodology: Twenty-five 8 weeks old male rabbits divided into five groups were used...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2017/32060