Objectives: The present study was aimed at constructing the Japanese version of the Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire for breast cancer (Brief IPQ-JBC), for use with Japanese middle- and early old-aged women who had not previously undergone mammography. We also examined the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14404
Background: The relationship between metabolic syndrome score and coronary artery disease severity is unclear in the presence of diabetes. Hypothesis: The hypothesis of this study is to assess whether there is a relationship between metabolic syndrome score and coronary artery di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13713
Background: The topic of postprandial oxidative stress continues to receive considerable attention, with elevations in oxidative stress biomarkers associated with human disease (e.g., insulin resistance, atherosclerosis). The predictable rise in serum triglyceride (TAG) following...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13816
Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome (HGPS) is a rare genetic disorder. The disorder is characterized by premature aging, generally leading to death. The purpose of this article is to review Hutchinson Gilford Progeria Syndrome and its characteristics. There are many symptoms fro...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13452
Aims: Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is a prevalent metabolic disorder both in industrialized and developing countries that makes a large health and financial burden to the patients and the society. In the current article, we review the existing literature to find evid...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/5947
Background: The high morbidity and mortality among young women from unsafe abortions resulting from unwanted pregnancy and teenage pregnancy are mostly as a result of low contraceptive usage especially emergency contraceptives (EC). This is often due to restricted availability, l...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12772
Aims: To report on a case of bilateral retrobulbar optic neuritis in a patient with acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) caused by varicella-zoster virus (VZV); and to review the literature focusing on: cases reported, epidemiology, pathophysiology, diagnosis and treatment....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14259
Aims: In 2003, 2008 and 2012, deaths in the UK showed unexpected and unexplained large increases similar in magnitude to the larger influenza epidemics seen before 2000. However there were no unusual levels of influenza to explain these spikes. This study aims to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14285
Lipedema is a disfiguring disorder with abnormal and progressive deposition of adipose tissue in the hips and lower extremities almost exclusively occurring in women. There is a hereditary tendency and a substantial variability in disease severity. Lipedema is often misdiagnosed...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13894
Objective: Evaluate the hemoglobin (Hb) target values in hemodialysis (HD) patients treated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agents (ESA). Methods: Records of anemia parameters of HD patients treated during year 2012 in 5 French dialysis centers were retrospectively analyzed. Pati...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14248
Aims: To determine the occurrence of incidental pathological and anatomical findings in CBCT scans. Study Design: Retrospective cross sectional descriptive study which was done at a private imaging center from 2010 to 2012. Methodology: 97 CBCT scans of the oral and maxillofacial...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/12463
Despite the widespread use of proteasome inhibitors in the treatment of multiple myeloma, the mechanisms of the anti-myeloma activity and the molecular pathways that execute the tumor cell killing are still unknown. In the present work we compared gene expression profile changes...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13421
Aim: To study the prevalence of Down syndrome by conventional chromosome analysis and G-banded karyotyping. Materials and Methods: A retrospective analysis was performed on the case records of2750 paediatrics patients, of which 682 cases of confirmed Down syndrome was recorded by...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13648
Background and Introduction: The incidence of Obesity and overweight appears to be on the increase in resource poor nations that previously had to battle infectious disease and under-nutrition only. Obesity is a cause of life threatening diseases and a leading cause of death in t...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/14020
Background: Gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) are rare tumors, but comprise the most common mesenchymal neoplasms of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract. We report a clinical series of abdominal GIST and discuss the diagnosis and management in Indian patients. Case Series: The...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2015/13856