Aims: To evaluate salivary and serum IgG levels in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) and healthy control subjects and to assess the effect of treatment on IgG levels. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Oral...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4068
Aim:To determine possible factors associated with lethal outcome of pneumonia and to assess the accuracy of Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) and Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM) score in predicting mortality from pneumonia. Study Design: A retrospective analytical study Place an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4965
Background: Radiation protection in paediatric radiology requires special attention than in adult because children are more sensitive to radiation and at higher risk. This risk is explained by the longer life expectancy in children which allows for harmful effects of radiation to...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4119
Aims: This study was embarked upon to determine the effect of diabetes mellitus on food intake, water intake and body weight, and to ascertain the impact of treatment with crude Aloe vera gel on diabetic animals. Methodology: The phyto-constituents and median lethal dose of crude...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5406
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of topical 4% potassium hydroxide (KOH) solution in the treatment of pityriasis versicolor in comparison with topical 1% clotrimazole solution. Study Design: Single-blinded, comparative therapeutic study. Place of the Study: Department of Derma...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5636
Aims: A commercial rapid test kit for anti-Hepatitis C Virus (anti-HCV) detection was evaluated and compared for diagnosis of hepatitis C by detection of immunoglobulin G(IgG) antibodies against a third generation Enzyme Immunoassay(EIA) as gold standard. Methodology: A total of...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5518
Aims: Literature is calling the attention to several risks for developing prostate cancer (Pca), and race is one of them. We performed an analysis of data of the charts of all unfavorable PCa (uPCa) treated with the combination of high-dose-rate brachytherapy (HDR) and external b...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4892
Aims: To compare between the effectiveness of transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation versus Acupressure on post-operative nausea and vomiting in women scheduled for abdominal hysterectomy. Place and Duration of Study: Department of obstetrics and gynecology, Kasr El-Aini...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4005
Aim: Factor XIII is a transglutaminase that crosslinks fibrin in the last steps of the coagulation process. A few polymorphic sites have been identified in this gene, one of them being a point mutation (FXIII Val34Leu), leading to an amino acid change of valine to leucine. Severa...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4730
Aims: To assess the feasibility of using supportive interactive text messages to reduce repeat self-harm, and to reduce the frequency and intensity of suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviour in patients discharged from an Emergency Department (ED) after an episode of self-harm....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5242
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of honey on blood pressure and heart rate on healthy male and female subjects. Methodology: 20ml honey orally administered was evaluated in hundred healthy male and female subjects. Their basal systolic blood pressure (SBP),...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4152
Aims: Procalcitonin, the prohormone precursor of calcitonin rises in serum response to bacterial infections. Circulating PCT levels decrease when the infection is controlled by the host immune system or antibiotic therapy. The present study was conducted to measure the diagnostic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4413
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are both sexually transmitted infections, which have impacted the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and cancer in women. Infections with one of these viruses can facilitate infection with the other. In Jamaica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4538
Aims: Eggs are a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids known for their antioxidant properties. Mexican children have been shown to consume limited amounts of fruit and vegetables. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether the inclusion of eggs in the di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4702