Background: Few clinical studies have assessed the efficacy of calcium polycarbophil that is currently recommended as an ideal and initial bulk-forming agent in patients with fecal incontinence. Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the short-term outcomes of calcium polyca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22709
Occupational exposure to mixed chemicals generates free radicals with inadequate antioxidants resulting in oxidative stress. Recently, hypogonadism in male auto-mechanics was associated with oxidative stress. Studies show that testosterone, a male hormone increases the activities...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22350
Background: Emerging evidences suggest that inflammation is involved in the pathogenesis of cardiovascular diseases. Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) has a central role in atherogenesis. The study was performed as a cross-sectional study to determine the role of MCP-1 i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22852
Aim: Timing of levothyroxine (L-thyroxine) administration seems beneficial for early obtaining thyroid state. The present study aimed at investigating the best time of L-thyroxine administration that can achieve earlier normalization of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) and free...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22757
The routine use of Monosodium glutamate (MSG) as a food additive found in commercial food products has being generating controversy regarding its health effects. This study investigated the effects of MSG administration on the histology of anterior pituitary gland in rats. Twenty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/16705
Introduction: Right ventricular dysfunction is a well known complication or association of Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Only recently the association of Left ventricular dysfunction with COPD has gained importance. Whether this is an independent co-morbidity or a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20607
Formoterol is a long-acting β2 agonist used in the management of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Oral ingestion of sympathomimetic aerosol preparations is unlikely to cause systemic toxicity as most of these agents are poorly absorbed via ingestion. Oral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22451
Daniel Hernández-Vaquero, Jose Manuel Fernández-Carreira, Carlos Revenga-Giertych, Carlos Martin-Hernández, Jose Antonio Queiruga-Dios & Jorge Albareda-Albareda·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Aim: The study of results of Total Knee Arthroplasty based exclusively on the use of models Posterior stabilized (PS) or Cruciate retaining (CR) may be insufficient if we do not analyse other factors. Our objective is to analyse the interaction of certain factors as age, sex, BMI...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22184
Aim: The aim of this case report is to present an unusual case of multidrug- resistant Bacteroides fragilis from a patient with pyopneumothorax who had a blunt injury to the thorax and got admitted in a tertiary care hospital, South India. Presentation of Case: The patient develo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22648
Summary: Extradural hematoma (EDH) has been seen as a neurosurgical emergency since eighteenth century. Efforts have been on since then to reduce the mortality associated with this entity. The mortality has dropped from around 80% in late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22292
Aims: To investigate if basal measures of serum prolactin correlate with biochemical and anthropometric data of Brazilian patients. Methodology: This study consists of a cross-sectional evaluation of basal serum prolactin levels and its correlations with biochemical (fasting glu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22604
Introduction: Self-medication is a serious issue worldwide and its irrational use becomes a major cause of global concern. Aims: The present study aimed to determine the knowledge of and attitude of students towards self-medication. Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22667
Introduction: Wearing a white coat is an accepted part of medical and dental practice. The actual use of white coats and how often they are changed varies greatly among individuals and their specialties. There has always been some concern that white coats may actually play a part...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22169
Aims: To investigate the effect of fansidar® and vitamin C co-administration on serum electrolyte and body weight indices of Wistar albino rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medical Biochemistry, Cross River University of Technology, Okuku Campus, between August 201...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22499
This study was aimed at investigating the prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of isolates from wounds of diabetic and non diabetic patients in University of Uyo metropolis. Eighty five wound swab samples were collected from the culture bench of University of Uyo Health Cente...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21585