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Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3683
Erigene RutayisireCorresponding author
Women in Rwanda are still suffering from overweight and obesity and health-related complications. However, little is known about overweight/obesity prevention knowledge and factors associated with overweight/obesity prevention among women. The aim of this study was to determine knowledge and factors…
Feb 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2766-8630.jrnm-21-3713
Joshi BRCorresponding author
Introduction Multislice computed tomography examinations performed 3 to 4 days after the onset of symptoms is the imaging procedure of choice in acute pancreatitis, which is mainly done for evaluating the complications. Due to radiation exposure and cost, alternative scoring systems like Ranson’s sc…
Jan 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-20-3685
Hoda ElkhenanyCorresponding author
The current uncontrollable outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19) has unleashed severe global consequences in all aspects of life and society, bringing the whole world to a complete halt and has modeled significant threats to the global economy. The COVID-19 infection manifests with flu-like sympt…
Jan 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3702
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Older adults with hip joint osteoarthritis, a major cause of chronic progressively disabling highly painful functional experiences, may require a surgical joint replacement procedure known as total joint arthroplasty surgery. Objective This review aimed to address the question of whether…
Sep 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3545
Ezinna E EnwerejiCorresponding author
Department of Public Health, College of Medicine, Abia State University, Uturu, Nigeria
Public health professionals working in rural communities are aware of the health disparities which result from lack of physicians, limited services, and income during the pandemic. Also they are aware that some populations are more vulnerable than others. People in the rural areas are experiencing p…
Aug 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-20-3425
Snehasis JanaCorresponding author
The study was aimed to investigate the potential benefits of the Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (the Trivedi Effect®) per se and Biofield Energy Healing treated novel test formulation in male Sprague Dawley rats for their antiaging activity by monitoring aging biomarkers such as brain-derive…
Jul 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-20-3488
Abdelkader BoukerroucheCorresponding author
Esophagectony remains a high-risk surgical procedure. Esophageal cancer is often associated with a weight loss. The best nutritional condition is crucial for successful oesophageal surgery. The increased septic complications and costs have limited the wide use of total parenteral nutrition. Currentl…
Jun 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-20-3416
Volkan Sarper ErikciCorresponding author
Plastic bronchitis (PB) is a rare disease characterized by the presence of mucofibrinous plugs which may occlude and conform the shape of tracheobronchial tree. These casts are exteremely cohesive. Most common presenting symptoms include cough, fever and dyspnea and if the cohesive casts occlude the…
May 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-7881.jdrr-20-3343
Amged Hussen AbdelrhmanCorresponding author
Background Anemia of chronic disease is anemia found in certain chronic disease states, is typically marked by the disturbance of iron homeostasis or hypoferremia. Chronic renal failure is currently known as Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) or Chronic Renal Insufficiency (CRI) implies long-standing, pro…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2693-1176.ijgh-20-3269
Seyedeh Nasim HabibzadehCorresponding author
Abdominal obesitywith a big belly is one of the worse type of morbid obesity that is associated with different health failure outcomes. Central obesity leads to an increased risk of health complications such as metabolic syndrome, hypertension, insulin resistance,type 2 diabetes, heart disease and v…
Apr 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-20-3296
Baratali RezapourCorresponding author
Preventable factors such as infectious diseases (pneumonia, diarrhea, and malaria), malnutrition and neonatal complications are still the leading cause of child mortality worldwide 1 In 2013, it is estimated that 6.3 million babies born worldwide died before the age of 5, and approximately 9.2% of t…
Feb 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-21-3743
M. ElqatniCorresponding author
A case report of a common iliac artery aneurysm revealing underlying Behçet’s disease. It reviews diagnostic clues, vascular complications, and multidisciplinary management.
Jan 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-9273.jbtm-19-3157
Snehasis JanaCorresponding author
Sleep biomarkers in brain such as melatonin, BDNF (Brain-derived neurotrophic factor), PGD2 (Prostaglandin D2), leptin, orexin-A, and acetylcholine were evaluated in the unpredictable chronic stress (UCS) rodent model in the presence of Consciousness Energy Healing Treated (the Trivedi Effect®) nove…
Dec 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-3133
Tamar SanikidzeCorresponding author
To demonstrate that percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) may in some cases be a safe option for patients with a high-risk surgical category, we report a complex clinical case of revascularization of multivessel coronary artery disease including left main coronary artery (LMCA) quadrifurcation. M…
Oct 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-3039
Tamar SanikidzeCorresponding author
Chronic total occlusion (CTO) of the left main coronary artery (LMCA) is rare on the angiograms; Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting is the standard method of its revascularization. To demonstrate that PCI may in some cases be a safe option for patients with a high-risk surgical category, we report a co…
Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-19-2750
Dominic Konadu-YeboahCorresponding author
Purpose Foot injuries are common in low- and middle-income countries and continue to increase in incidence due to the surge in the use of motorcycles as means of transport.Yet, there is scanty data on the incidence and outcomes of treatment of open injuries to the foot in the developing world.We aim…
Apr 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5518.jcci-19-2700
Andrew S LaneCorresponding author
Rheumatic heart disease is becoming far less common in the developed world, and therefore expsoure to its complications are been seen less by clinicians. With the increasing ease of world travel, patients with less commonly seen medical conditions are increasingly presenting to Hospitals requiring m…
Feb 2019
Dallan P DarganCorresponding author
Background: Chest wall deformities may be managed with skeletal manipulation, which risks life-threatening complications. Custom-made prostheses are a less invasive surgical option, manufactured from silicone elastomer using 3D computed tomographic reconstruction and 3D-printed thoracic models. Meth…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-3030.jcgb-19-2581
Ashraf KhanCorresponding author
We report the case of a 75 year-old female with past history of ampullary adenocarcinoma presenting with a rapidly enlarging breast mass, initially misclassified on fine needle aspiration as a probable sarcoma, which was ultimately diagnosed as melanoma on resection in the absence of a known cutaneo…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.jom-18-2484
Eman H. RadwanCorresponding author
Obesity is associated with a number of serious medical complications, which are often referred to as the “insulin resistance syndrome”. The aim of the present study was performed to investigate the possible interaction between a conventional drug used for management of cholesterol and traditional he…