Aims: Diabetic foot ulcers (DFU’s) pose socio-economic challenges and are a major cause of hospital admissions and morbidity often causing suffering and poor quality of life for diabetics especially in developing world. The aim of this study was to determine the bacterial profile...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6054
Background and Objective: Clinical trials have shown the potential use of 5-HT3 receptor antagonists like Ondansetron, Tropisetron and Zacopride in a number of disorders of gastrointestinal tract and the central nervous system such as cancer chemotherapy induced vomiting, anxiety...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11176
Background: Metabolic outcomes of obesity and its associated disorders may not be equivalent across ethnicity and diabetes status. Aim: In this paper, we examined the association of abdominal obesity, by ethnicity and diabetes status, for indicators of glucose metabolism in Black...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10333
Aim: This work was aimed at studying the pathogenicity of bacteria causing infectious keratitis through experimental infection using different groups of rabbits that were inoculated with clinical isolates and assessed through biochemical and histopathological investigations. Stud...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10233
Background: Pulmonary Arterial hypertension (PAH) is a late complication in adult patients with homozygous sickle cell Anaemia (SCA). The early identification of PAH may be of paramount importance. Aim: This study is aimed at evaluating the usefulness of NT pro BNP in the assessm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10047
Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) provides a huge economic strain worldwide and is responsible for over 4 million deaths in Europe annually. Atherosclerosis, a key component of CVD, is recognised as an inflammatory process. This clinical pilot-study aimed to compare a rang...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10424
Aims: Investigating the E codes related to suicide and self-inflicted injuries through the prevalence, the patient characteristics, the methods and means employed and the characteristics of the hospital stays; and compare them with the others E codes group. Study Design: Retrospe...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11322
Basal cell carcinoma or BCC, is a malignant epithelial tumor of the skin, usually seen in the head and neck. Most BCCs are slowly growing and behave in a relatively benign, nonaggressive fashion, but a few of them grow rapidly and infiltrates the structures beneath the skin. Beca...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10143
Aims: To evaluate the correlation between insulin resistance and other conventional risk factors with respect to severity of coronary artery disease (CAD) in patients with more than 5 years of treatment for type 2 diabetes mellitus. Study Design: Cross-sectional study. Place and...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11169
Introduction: Before launching an etonogestrel subcutaneous implant on the Australian market, a training programme for health care providers (HCPs) was designed, and endorsed by both the Royal Australian New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and Family Planning...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10988
Aims: To explore protective role of the antioxidant flavonoid quercetin (QE) towards experimentally-induced atherosclerosis in rats. Study Design and Methodology: This study was carried out during Feb. 2014. Experimental atherosclerosis in rats was induced through oral intake of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/11126
Background: The “Toxic Butts” campaign was funded by the California Tobacco Control Program as part of a tobacco product waste toolkit. The campaign was to function as a case study, helping to establish best practices for social media use by tobacco control while at the same time...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10650
Background: Mortality from cardiovascular diseases (CVD) is on the increase globally and the presence of multiple CVD risk factors is related to poor CVD outcomes. Most studies in Nigeria described the prevalence of CVD risk factors in populations with hypertension, diabetes, met...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8737
Aim: The aim of this study is to review the literature concerning malignant transformation of radicular cyst. Material and Method: A literature search using MEDLINE, accessed via the National Library of Medicine PubMed interface (http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed), searching for...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9536
Carla A. H. V. Miyashiro, Susana N. Diniz, Daniel A. F. de Oliveira, Ivair D. Gonçalves, Regina M. S. Pereira, Renata G. Silva, Niraldo Paulino & Cristina E. Okuyama·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate both the antioxidant effect and anti-inflammatory activity of a new transition metal coordinated rut in compound, Rutin-Cu2 complex. Study Design: Flavonoids have proven antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities. Moreover, recent res...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/10228