Aim: Soil- transmitted helminths (STH) and schistosomiasis are a major public health problem in Kenya as well as in many other tropical countries. Intestinal parasite infections have been associated with malabsorption and nutrient loses that can lead to malnutrition. Malnutrition...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2016/25053
Background: Bacterial resistance is closely associated with the use of antimicrobial agents. Prolonged therapy with antibiotics can lead to the development of resistance in a microorganism that initially is sensitive to antibiotics, but later it can adapt gradually and develop re...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25023
Background: When using energized surgical devices in the vicinity of nerves, care must be taken to reduce the risk of thermal or electrical injury. For example, during thyroidectomy, it is critical to avoid damage to the recurrent laryngeal nerve while dissecting and coagulating...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25233
Olusola Olalekan Elekofehinti, Richard Oseh Osehodion, Tolulope Tosin Adeyelu, Tomisin Happy Ogunwa, Isaac Olatunde, Omosigho Aiwuyo & Oluwamodupe Cecilia Ejelonu·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aim: The current study investigated the hypoglycemic, antioxidant and hypolipidemic effects of the aqueous and ethanolic leaf extracts of Anarcardium occidentale in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Study Design: In vivo experiment. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Biochem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24357
Many theories have been put forward to explain insulin resistance in DM2. The cause of insulin resistance still remained an enigma till date. Defect in insulin signaling pathway is one such possibility considered for insulin resistance in DM2. For insulin signal transduction to o...
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Research Article10.9734/IJBCRR/2016/24489
Jindřich Kopecký, Ladislav Slováček, Birgita Slováčková, Zuzana Šinkorová, Jiří Knížek, Stanislav Filip, Petronela Trojanová, Ondřej Kubeček & Otakar Kopecký·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
Aims: In up to 50% of cases is pancreatic cancer accompanied with depressive symptoms or already developed depression. There is well described connection between pancreatic cancer and qualitative changes in immune system. The purpose of this pilot study was to observe the quantit...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25200
Introduction: Fabry disease is a x-chromosome hereditary disease with an incidence of 1/40000 newborns. Nowadays it presents as much in males as in females and its first clinical symptoms are seen in pediatric patients. Patients have reduced or no activity of alpha-galactosidase...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25294
Fernanda Gomes de Souza, Thaís Luiza de Almeida Correa Lima, Érica dos Santos Sarges, Eduardo Dias de Almeida, Janaina Miranda Bezerra, Marly de Fátima Carvalho de Melo & Carolina Heitmann Mares Azevedo Ribeiro·International Blood Research & Reviews·2016
Aims: The objective of this study was to verify the occurrence of anaemia associated with intestinal parasites and their involvement in anemic patients’ platelet levels. Study Design: Population-based descriptive cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of the Study: School of P...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/24453
Introduction: The latest estimates of global cancer incidence show that prostate cancer has become the second most common cancer among men in the world. A number of reports have linked oxidative stress to prostate cancer. Although oxidative stress has been found to be much preval...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25093
Introduction: Awareness and adequate knowledge regarding blood cancers is a crucial intervention for proper management and control. Objectives: This study aimed to quantify and compare the level of knowledge among affected and unaffected persons, identify possible determinants of...
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Research Article10.9734/IBRR/2016/24404
Objective: This study was to evaluate the normal ovarian volume among women of reproductive age using transvaginal ultrasound and correlating it with different age groups, parity and BMI. Methodology: A hospital-based cross-sectional descriptive study. The data were obtained from...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24679
Aims: Type 1 DM (T1DM) patients are shown having lower bone mineral density (BMD). Wnt signaling pathway is important in bone homestasis. Sclerostin is a major inhibitor of this pathway. The objectives of our study are to evaluate sclerostin levels of T1DM patients and to analyse...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25400
Soil fertility depletion is a widespread degradation problem in achieving global food security, but different attempts are available for maize production systems to alleviate the problems. Nitrogen use efficiency is required to meet increasing demands to produce sufficient food f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJEA/2016/23136
Aims: Patients’ expectations are essential part of healthcare delivery system. This would definitely relate to patient satisfaction and consequently would provide a guideline for promotion of community health level. This study illustrates the non-clinical expectations of patients...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25020