Background: Interest in avoidance of antibiotic resistance development through non-antibiotic therapeutics prompts development of topical vaginal preparations that may inhibit vaginal microorganisms. Prior data on boric acid, zinc salts and probiotic microorganisms suggests a pot...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12327
Objective: To explore the neuroprotective effect of Irvingia gabonensis (IG) against cadmium-induced oxidative damage in rats brain. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Chemical sciences, (Biochemistry laboratory), Afe Babalola University and Department of Biochemistry, Ek...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12249
Aim: Typhoid fever is caused by Salmonella enteric serovar Typhi and S. enteric serovar Paratyphi A. B. C. Accurate diagnosis of this illness will greatly reduce the mortality and morbidity associated with it. This study therefore evaluated the available diagnostic methods for ty...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12380
Aims: To prove the effect of S. typhimurium vaccine on inhibiting foam cell formation and arterial wall thickness, and also to decrease body weight and abdominal visceral fat. Study Design: This experimental research was conducted using rat models. Place and Duration of Study: Fa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4480
Aims: To share our experience in the management of a patient of congenital bladder exstrophy, who conceived spontaneously following Indiana pouch surgery for urinary diversion. Presentation of Case: 21 year old primigravida, who had undergone urinary diversion surgery for congeni...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12585
Arteriosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory vascular pathology that features a leading cause of coronary artery disease contributing to significant mortality and reduced quality of life. The recent identification of the possible role of infections in the initiation of a serious of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12747
Background: Obstructed labour and ruptured uterus contribute a significant proportion to the alarming maternal mortality ratio in sub-Saharan Africa. Proper management of labour by using the partograph, a simple tool that is designed to detect early signs of abnormal progress, ca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10853
Alberto Gajofatto, Francesca Gobbin, Silvio Piffer, Francesca Calabria, Stefano Forlivesi, Flavio Fenzi, Alessandro Barbieri, Claudio Lunardi, Salvatore Monaco & Maria Donata Benedetti·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: Susac’s syndrome is a rare clinical entity characterized by encephalopathy, sensorineural hearing loss and retinopathy caused by immune-mediated arteriole occlusion in the brain, retina and inner ear. No familial cases have been reported. We describe here the cases of two s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12662
Aims: Currently there is not a single conventional marker to reliably assess liver function recovery after hepatectomy. Our aim was to investigate the potential role of circulating lipid levels as markers of liver function recovery. The study was conducted in the experimental lab...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11979
Aims: This study was aimed at evaluating the phytochemical and nutrient composition of G. kola seed. Also to examine the effect of G. kola seed on the serum lipid profile of fed rats. Study Design: Quantitative phytochemical, proximate analysis and in vivo effect on serum lipid p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12259
Arterial blood pressure (BP) can be reduced below pre-exercise levels after a single bout of exercise. This post-exercise reduction in BP is termed “postexercise hypotension” (PEH). The aim of this review was to present current studies exploring the mechanisms of PEH and discuss...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12731
Aims: To analyze simultaneous impact of biological, socioeconomic and behavioral determinants of excess weight in schoolchildren. Study Design: Cross-sectional study based on a representative sample of schoolchildren from 2nd to 5th grades of elementary school. Place and Duration...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12185
Aims: Understanding the strengths and weaknesses of educational environment can help managers to improve the educational system. The aim of this study was determining the gap between students’ perceptions and expectations of the educational environment at Health School of Hormozg...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8078
Objective: To assess lifestyle patterns associated with weight loss in newly-diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients (T2DM) in the St Carlos Study. Design: A 3-year, randomized, interventional study with three parallel groups. Setting: A single-center, outpatient clinic-based study. P...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/12800
Aims: The objective of the current study was to investigate potential demographic, lifestyle, and medical history risk factors for leiomyoma in a sample of Ghanaian women. Study Design: A case-control study was conducted among women who attended the Gynecology department of Komfo...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11823