Exposure to high altitude imposes significant strain on cardiopulmonary system and the brain. As a consequence, sojourners to high altitude frequently experience sleep disturbances, often reporting restless and sleepless nights. At altitudes above 3,000 meters (9,800 ft) almost a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17501
Cleopatra C. Nacopoulos, Ismene Dontas, Efstathios Chronopoulos, Lubna Khaldi, Anna Maria Vesala, Ioannis K. Triantafyllopoulos & Nikolaos Papaioannou·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2015
Objective: Growth factors have been applied in maxillary sinus augmentation with clinically successful results. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the effectiveness of growth factors in combination with various synthetic scaffolds. Methods and Materials: A systematic revi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15613
Background: Obstructive hyperplasia causing obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) is one of the most common conditions indicating tonsillectomy. Actinomycosis and H. pylori were assumed to have a role in tonsillar hyperplasia causing OSAS Purpose: Study the presence of Actinomy...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17654
Background: Health Risk behavior is a major concern in the society, especially among young people. Aims: This study evaluated the influence of self-image; socio-demographic factors and low parental supervision on pornography consumption and substance use among Nigerian adolescent...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16780
It is vital to determine whether a fetus is showing a normal physiological response to the stress of labour or if the fetus is exposed to intrapartum hypoxia to ensure timely and appropriate management. Failure to interpret fetal heart rate correctly during second stage of labour...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17022
Background: Tuberculosis is still a major global health problem. Human tuberculosis is caused by species of bacteria belonging to the Mycobacterium genus. In this study we determined mycobacterial species affecting patients from Botucatu, Brazil, and tested M. tuberculosis sensit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14797
Aims: A discussion about the treatment options for cardiac arrest due to cocaine toxicity. Presentation of Case: This is a case report of a young man who underwent general anesthesia for a urologic procedure. He suffered a ventricular fibrillation arrest and required over an hour...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15822
Aims: The chest wall tuberculosis accounts for 1-5% of all cases of musculoskeletal tuberculosis. Here we are presenting a rare case of anterior chest wall tuberculosis in an immunocompetent patient. Presentation of Case: A 20-year-old male came for routine medical check-up, whic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16832
Aim: The epidemiology of coccidian parasites in HIV patients of sub-sahara Africa is poorly understood. This study aimed at determining the epidemiology of coccidian parasites and their associated risk factors. This was a cross sectional study carried out in Arua district in West...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/15959
Aims: To compare the treatment outcome of the 37.5 Units/day follitropin-alpha (Study Group) with 75 Units/day (Control Group) as the initial dose for chronic low-dose step-up ovulation induction for unexplained infertile, non-PCOS (polycystic ovarian syndrome) women. Methodology...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17266
Background: Infertility is a phenomenon which influences all lifestyle aspects of a couple and has cultural, social, legal and especially psychological consequences. Depression is a common consequence of infertility and its impact can be devastating to the infertile persons and t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16302
Aim: To determine the level of awareness, knowledge and attitudes among health workers in different settings of health care in Nnewi, Nigeria towards the reporting of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). Methods: A descriptive cross-sectional study of 372 health workers in different he...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17183
Cancer cells are known to have different metabolic properties than normal cells, particularly their tendency to undergo glycolysis even under aerobic favoring conditions. This has created interest in how mitochondrial function in tumor cells may differ from that in normal cells....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/17113
Aims: To assess the knowledge and attitude of post- graduate medical students regarding evidence based medicine (EBM) and to find out the barriers against its implementation, if any. Study Design: Medical college based cross-sectional survey. Place and Duration of Study: The stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16398
Aim: Our study aims to assess the mean pupil size under scotopic, mesopic, photopic and dynamic conditions in patients with PXS. Methodology: This study was performed in Ophthalmology Clinic at Ä°stanbul Bakırköy Dr.Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital. Fourty-six patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/16423