Aims: To find out the scientific base of the traditional plant Myrmecodia pendans as a new natural source for herbal remedies in aspect of its therapeutic compounds and cytotoxic effect on normal cells. Study Design: Experimental laboratory, in vitro study. Place and Duration of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17465
Myxomas represent the most frequent benign tumor in adult population. It accounts for 25% of all cardiac tumors. Multiple myxomas within the cardia at unusual sites is very rare. We report a 60 year old lady who presented with myxomas in left atrium, right atrium, and pulmonary a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17630
Hereditary epidermolysis bullosa (EB) constitutes a genodermatosis group with variable clinical severity. Three main types were identified according to electron microscopy study as follows: simple, junctional, and dystrophic type. Recent discoveries of the molecular basis of epid...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16869
Aim: Long term consumption of dietary oils has been implicated in the etiology of hypertension. This study seeks to compare the effects of long term consumption of fresh palm oil (FPO) and thermoxidized palm oil (TPO) on baroreceptor reflex sensitivity (BRS), which is responsible...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17257
Background: It is well known fact that smoking and chewing of tobacco products have number of well documented detrimental effects on the oral cavity. There is an evident that oral cancer risk is related to both intensity and duration of tobacco smoking. Aim: This study was design...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15517
Background: Sickle cell anaemia is an inherited disorder in which the red blood cells become rigid and sticky, and change from being disc-shaped to being crescent-shaped. The change in shape is as a result of an abnormal form of haemoglobin which leads to damage of some organs. A...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17480
Objective: Hippotherapy or Equine Assisted Therapy (EAT) is an alternative therapeutic treatment which is based on the special benefits of horse riding. The purpose of the herein review is to investigate the efficacy of this method for the treatment of several dysfunctions affect...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17023
Aim: To compare the amount of bone loss (if any) at the mesial and distal sides in delayed and immediate loaded dental implants. Study Design: Total 20 partially edentulous (anterior region of Maxilla) patients were randomized and equally divided into two groups. Group A received...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17500
Aim: Slow growth rate in culture renders the traditional isolation, identification, and drug susceptibility testing of clinically important mycobacteria inadequate when there is an urgent need for a precise diagnosis in order to initiate patient treatment. Molecular methods all r...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16945
One of the major causes of death in the world is cancer. Due to significant advances in molecular and cellular biology, previous approaches in cancer treatment have progressed, applying new strategies. Identification and use of chemotherapy and radiation sensitizers and their eff...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16946
Background: Syphilis is a sexually transmitted infection caused by Treponema pallidum. The disease becomes very common among individuals with multiple sexual partners without protection. Aim: This research aimed at assessing the prevalence of syphilis infection in Cape Coast Metr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16267
Studies on COPD have largely focused on the smoking rather than the non-smoking population. Hence we conducted the study to identify the non-smoking causes of COPD. The study was conducted in the Department of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical Colleg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13177
Background: Accurate assessment of the severity of stenosis is critical in patients with aortic stenosis. The ambiguities and imprecisions of the current diagnostic parameters can result in sub-optimal clinical decisions. In this feasibility study, we investigate the functional d...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17136
Aims: Aim of study was to determine the perception of rural medical practice among final year medical students in medical schools of southeast Nigeria and the associated factors. Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The six medical schools...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16937
Interest to develop new anticancer drugs and to design combination treatments with little or no secondary effects provides new scope for traditional phytochemicals in chemoprevention and therapy. Propolis is a known source of polyphenols, and flavonoids found in them have been wi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16216