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Salvigenin has Potential to Ameliorate Streptozotocin-induced Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Complications in Rats

Hamid Mohammad Sadeghi, Amirhossein Mansourabadi, Mohammad Ebrahim Rezvani, Mojtaba Ghobadi, Nastaran Razavi & Mahmood Bagheri · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Objectives: Flavonoids are the active ingredients, found in herbal remedies for amelioration the variety of disorders. Salvigenin is a plant flavenoid, which is found in Salvia officinalis. Salvigenin has an antioxidant, anti-inflamatory, anti-tumor and vascular relaxant activiti...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25156

Parameters of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Patients with Passing Infringements of Brain Blood Circulation

Natallia V. Halinouskaya, Maria N. Starodubtseva, Evgenii V. Voropaev, Nadzeya M. Halubykh, Sergey V. Samsonau & Vasiliy B. Smychek · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: The paper aims at revealing the difference in the change of Systemic Inflammation (SI) parameters in blood plasma of patients with Passing Infringements of Brain Blood Circulation (PIBBC) and stroke during 10-day acute period. Study Design: Prospective cohort study. Place a...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24901

Idiopathic Sclerosing Encapsulating Peritonitis Revealed by Intestinal Obstruction

Haithem Zaafouri, Emir Ariane, Amine Lahmidi, Dhafer Haddad, Ahmed Bouhafa & Anis Ben Maamer · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Sclerosing encapsulating peritonitis (SEP) is a very rare entity characterized by encasement of small intestine by a fi­brocollagenous membrane. It is divided into primary (idiopathic) which is named as abdominal cocoon and secondary forms. The preoperative diagnosis is difficult...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24552

Painless Limbs and Moving Extremities Syndrome: A Variant of Painful Moving Limbs and Extremities

Sandip Kumar Dash · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Painless limbs and moving extremities is a rare condition. Only few case reports or short series of cases are reported. It is believed to be a variant of painful legs and moving toes. It can affect the lower limbs causing painless moving legs and toes or can affect the upper extr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24712

Glucose Enzymatic Modulation by Vernonia amygdalina in Streptozotocin- Diabetic Wistar Rats

Anthony Emeka Ojieh, Anthony C. Okolo, Lawrence O. Ewhre, Ikenna P. Njoku, John C. Igweh & Patrick C. Aloamaka · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

The present study examines the effect of some bioactive constituents of Vernonia amygdalina crude extract and fractions on enzymes involved in glucose metabolism and treatment of Diabetes Mellitus. Fresh Vernonia amygdalina leaves were extracted using ethanol. Four fractions from...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24900

Eye Care Practitioners’ Perception of Oculomycosis in Ghana

Linda Gyanfosu, George Asumeng Koffuor, Samuel Abokyi & Ben Ababio-Danso · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Aims: Oculomycosis is a major cause of visual impairment and blindness in the tropical regions of the world. Practitioners’ perception of the prevalence of oculomycosis and its associated risk factors could aid in the prevention of this ocular disorder. This study therefore inves...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25261

Assessing Pharmaceutical Equivalence of Generic Antibiotics Using in vitro Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Some Hospital Strains in Rwanda

Justin Ntokamunda Kadima, Jean Baptiste Nyandwi, Carole Inyange Kayitana & Albert Mashaku · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

The study aimed at evaluating the pharmaceutical equivalence of generic commercial products containing same common antibiotics by testing in vitro the antimicrobial susceptibility/resistance of common bacterial isolates from patients. In total 35 different generic preparations an...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25137

Mobile Phone Use and Risk of Adverse Health Impacts among Medical Students in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia

Amal A. Hegazy, Bahaa Aba Alkhail, Nabil J. Awadalla, Mahdi Qadi & Jawaher Al-Ahmadi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Internationally, there is growing concern about the adverse health effects of mobile phone use by young people. Aim: To determine the pattern of mobile phone use among medical students and determine the potential association between degree of use and self-reported hea...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24339

Association of Aminotransferase Levels with Severity of Obstructive Sleep Apnea

Moein Foroughi, Forough Soltaninejad, Majid Malekmohammad & Parisa Adimi · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is associated with several metabolic disorders. The hypoxia due to OSA can alter liver function and increases the risk of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and hepatic necrosis. Serum aminotransferase levels are predictive factors for live...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24763

Pattern of Ultrasonographic Breast Findings in Jos University Teaching Hospital

A. J. Salaam, S. M. Danjem & A. A. Salaam · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23793

A Survey Showing the Need to Incorporate the Teaching of Critical Appraisal Skills in the Undergraduate Medical Curriculum

Shameen Jaunoo & Hannah L. Adams · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24238

Assessment of Association Cytochrome Р450 Gene Polymorphism with Pathogenesis and Course of HСV in Uzbek Population

Azimova Sevara Bakhodirovna & Karimov Khamid Yakubovich · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24343

Height and Body Mass Index Estimated by Alternative Measures in Children with Spastic Quadriplegic Cerebral Palsy and Moderate/Severe Malnutrition

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25458

Profound Hyponatremia: Prevalence, Underlying Disorders and Outcome in Tertiary Care Hospital

Parminder Singh, Amarinder Singh, Jasneet Chawla, Amitoj Singh, Satinder Kaur & Manikant Singla · Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research · 2016

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...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23971