Background: Bronchiolitis of infancy is a clinically diagnosed respiratory condition presenting with breathing difficulties, cough, poor feeding, and irritability and, in the very young, apnea. Objective: To determine the effect of cesarean section and UTI on bronchiolitis in chi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20403
Knowledge of the seasonal variation in births and deaths during normal years is important for analyses of the effects of wars, famines, epidemics or similar privations on these variables. In studies of seasonality, multiple trigonometric regression models are more flexible than t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21965
Aim: To ascertain the common causes of LGIB in the elderly and to evaluate sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy as the initial investigation for diagnosing LGIB in the elderly in the developing world. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted over a period of two years at SMHS Hosp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20437
Aim: To demonstrate the role of MRI in detecting cerebral anomalies and cerebral hypo perfusion in surviving twin after the co twin demise of monochorionic twin pregnancy. Case Presentation: 28 year old second gravida came for routine antenatal sonography at 29 weeks. Her routine...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20424
Aim: To evaluate alternate anthropometric index for obesity in type 2 diabetes and metabolic syndrome. Study Design: This is a cross sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Medicine, Kasturba medical college-hospital, Mangalore, Manipal university, between...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22263
Aims: To examine the effects of micronutrient supplementation on CD4+ cell count and anthropometric parameters in 210 HIV-positive adult patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy and treatment naïve. Study Design: A prospective and interventional study was performed compar...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21736
Aims: To examine simultaneous effects of Conjugated Linoleic Acid (CLA) and L-carnitine (LC) on weight gain in diet induced obese rats. Study Design: Experimental study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Nutrition, Faculty of Para-Medical Sciences, Ahvaz Jundishapur Univ...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21609
Background: Hormonal contraceptives that contain estrogen and progesterone alter the genital tract epithelial configuration which has been suggested to be associated with shifts in the vaginal flora, changes that occurring as a result of contraceptive measures may disrupt the res...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21391
Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge and attitude of Nigerian men working in a tertiary institution toward infant feeding. Study Design: The study was cross sectional in design. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in University of Ibadan, Ibad...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20348
Background: Bacterial meningitis is a fatal disease with high mortality and morbidity that needs emergency management. Objective: Determination the sensitivity and specificity CSF Heat Shock Protein 70 levels in differentiation of bacterial meningitis. Methods: A cross sectional...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22297
The economic losses associated with diseases caused by Trypanosoma congolense and the devastating effect of Ancylostoma caninum (A. caninum) in dogs’ necessitated the present study. Sixteen dogs grouped into 4 of 4 members each were used in the study. GROUP I was uninfected dogs...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21148
The aim of this research was to estimate the prevalence of gluten sensitivity in neurologic diseases of unknown etiology and to determine their clinical and biological characteristics in a Moroccan population. Patients and Methods: A prospective case-control study was performed o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21929
In human, carcinoma of pancreas, a rare disease and mortality rate is quite high in Indian population. Epidemiological studies support the hypothesis that folate metabolism regulate DNA stability and prevent cancer. Because folate have been linked to dietary supplement and defec...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20599
Aim: To describe the radiological findings in a case of pseudo Meig’s syndrome with rare association of pericardial effusion. Presentation of Case: We report a case of pseudo Meig's syndrome who also had pericardial effusion. The patient had sonography and MR imaging of the abdom...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21978
Background: Renal disorders are increasingly being recognized as major contributors to morbidity and mortality. Variability in their pattern in different populations and regions of the world and changes occurring with time have been demonstrated. We aimed to determine the curren...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21480