Aims: This Study aimed to evaluate toxic changes that might occur in rabbit cornea after UVB exposure and possible protective role of Trehalose. Study Design: Eighteen adult white female rabbits were divided into three groups, six rabbits for each one. Group Ι received buffered s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8354
Aims: Cephalometric norms vary between populations as well as among ethnicities within a known population. This study presents an update on cephalometric findings among Nigerians as well as the prevalent jaw patterns among subjects with malocclusion. Study Design: A cross section...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8953
Guillain Barre Syndrome (GBS) is an acute neuromuscular weakness and paralysis associated with areflexia and often spontaneous recovery, but carries the potential risk of respiratory depression owing to muscle weakness. Worldwide, 1 to 3 cases/100,000 are reported. The syndrome i...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7226
Aim: To highlight the need to consider multiple myeloma as a probable diagnosis while evaluating a patient presenting with paraparesis and backache. Presentation of Case: A 55 year old woman presented to a hospital in Calabar, Nigeria with complaints of low back pain and progress...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7360
Aims: To study the morphology and do the morphometric analysis of placenta and to correlate with the foetal parameters, in order to help in the assessment of the state of well being of foetus. To study the histomorphological features of placenta in various conditions complicating...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8805
Background: Globally, the rate of cesarean delivery is increasing rapidly over the past years. Aim: The study was conducted to investigate the incidence and the predictors for cesarean delivery in nulliparous women at Khartoum Hospital, Sudan. Methods: A prospective cross-section...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8514
Aims: To investigate the impact of supplemental vitamin D on pulmonary function in patients with stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). Study Design: Case-control study Place and Duration of Study: Department internal medicine, Rouhani hospital, Babol university of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8373
Augustine O. Ebonyi, Stephen Oguche, Emeka U. Ejeliogu, Sylvanus E. Okpe, Oche O. Agbaji, Solomon A. Sagay, Prosper Okonkwo, John A. Idoko & Phyllis Kanki·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2014
Aim: To determine risk factors for first-line antiretroviral treatment failure in HIV-1 infected children attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Jos. Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: Paediatric HIV clinic at the Jos University Teaching H...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8869
Background: Lactose intolerance is highly prevalent in Mediterranean area. Substantial portions of patients remain symptomatic in spite of fair lactose-free diet. Aims: Assess in a series of IBS consecutive patients: 1) the prevalence of lactose intolerance; 2) the frequency of a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8391
Aims: To assess the therapeutic effect of curcumin supplementation in modulating the expression of NF-κB in the joints of collagen-induced arthritis (CIA) rats. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Postgraduate Studies and Research, International Medical University, between...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/7475
Copper is widely used in industry. It has been associated with several health hazards among exposed workers. Aim: to measure the indicators of oxidative stress as malondialdehyde level and superoxide dismutase enzyme activity and their association with copper and arsenic levels a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8284
Aims: The aim of the present study was to find out the periodontal health status among pregnant women attending various government hospitals in Faridabad city. Methodology: This was a descriptive cross sectional single study carried on 800 pregnant women attending various governm...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5986
Aims: To evaluate single-year-of-age specificity in deaths in England and Wales associated with a large, unexpected and unexplained increase in 2012. To demonstrate that this type of event has occurred previously across the entire UK. To demonstrate that infectious-like spread at...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/9072
Aims: To systematically identify and summarize prognostic indicators in patients with acute liver failure and to evaluate their predictive value. To analyse a wide spectrum of indicators used worldwide for prediction of outcome in patients with acute liver failure as a starting p...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8463
Aim: To determine the prevalence of cholelithiasis in Nigerians with sickle cell disease in steady state, using ultrasonography. Study Design: A prospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Haematology Clinic, University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Benin City a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/8645