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Aug 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-23-4730
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Osteoarthritis and depression are both key barriers to healthy aging and greatly heighten the risk for many negative health issues that seriously impact life quality. When combined what are the implications? Aim This mini review examines 2023 data pertaining to osteoarthritis and depressi…
May 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2642-9241.jrd-23-4566
Krishna C VeligandlaCorresponding author
Safe and effective antitussive therapy remains a significant area of unmet need for cough management. Antitussive drugs are commonly used cough suppressants and include centrally acting (opioids and non-opioids) cough suppressants and peripherally acting antitussives. Authors searched PubMed, Google…
Mar 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-23-4442
Basil N OkeahialamCorresponding author
Objective Women have continued to bear a heavy burden of cardiovascular disease morbidity and mortality with hypertension as the flagship. This is partly because as the modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors are falling in rate, gender specific risk factors have persisted. One of them is age…
Mar 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9383.jhhr-22-4178
Hassan Abdulwahab Al-ShamahyCorresponding author
The study aimed to assess the oral health condition and its impact on the quality of life (QoL) among a sample of Yemeni population. The study including 256 individuals who responded to the Oral Health Impacts Profile (OHIP) through completing a face-to-face survey of the OHIP-14 Arabic version. The…
Jan 2023 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-23-4432
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Many older adults remain vulnerable to COVID-19 infections. They are also often at risk for frailty and poor health outcomes. Aim This exploratory review examines the correlates of long COVID and frailty and their association insofar as the older adult’s wellbeing may be jeopardized. Me…
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-22-4344
Rocio QuilodranCorresponding author
Geriatricians, Arturo Lopez Perez Foundation, Chile
This study characterizes an oncogeriatric cohort at a cancer institute, reporting tumor types, comorbidities, geriatric assessments, and treatment patterns. Findings inform service planning and individualized care for older adults with cancer.
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-4538.jphi-22-4235
Kebe E. ObetenCorresponding author
This study investigates the effect of Aqueous extract of abelmoschus esculentus on the microanatomy of the small, large intestine and stomach and the body weight of Wister rats. Twenty-one adults male wistar rats weighing between 100-120 grams were assigned into three groups consisting of seven rats…
Nov 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-22-4354
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Osteoarthritis, the most common joint disease and one affecting a large number of older adults is not always amenable to the use of passive interventions such as surgery or pharmacologic interventions, but even then, to maximize any desirable intervention approaches, a trustworthy and sup…
Oct 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2381-862X.jwrh-22-4228
U.O Anyanwu,Corresponding author
National Obstetrics Fistula Centre, Abakaliki
Background Gender based violence (GBV) refers to any violence targeted at an individual or group on the basis of their gender. It could occur in different forms with several clinical manifestations. The authors have described several clinical manifestations of GBV in a tertiary health centre, knowle…
Aug 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-22-4271
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Older adults suffering from chronically painful disabling osteoarthritis of one or more joints such as the hip joint continue to experience multiple health issues, commonly progressive debility, and excess disability. This mini review strove to examine current perspectives in the realm of hip joint…
May 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-22-4191
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background The origin of osteoarthritis, the most common disabling disorder of older adults remains uncertain. Aim This mini review examines the possible role played by various neuromuscular deficits in the osteoarthritis etiopathogenic process. Methods and Procedures Articles that haveaddressed the…
Mar 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-22-4105
Sadik Zakir AbaduraCorresponding author
Aflatoxins are toxigenic metabolites that are definitely occurring by lethal strains of Aspergillus parasiticus and Aspergillus flavus that commonly dwell and colonize in feed components and various nutritive foodstuffs particularly milk and milk based products. This Review has three main objectives…
Jan 2022 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-22-4070
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Many older adults, including those who have acquired painful disabling osteoarthritis of one or more joints may be frail rather than obese as is often reported. Those older adults who are frail may acquire osteoarthritis in turn if they encounter excess joint stresses and injury. Aims Thi…
Dec 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-4041
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Many older adults are vulnerable to becoming frail. They are also often at risk for falling and serious injuries and poor health outcomes. Aim This exploratory review examines the correlates of frailty, and fear of falling and their association insofar as older adults wellbeing may be jeo…
Nov 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-21-3925
Surendra Kumar SahCorresponding author
Introduction The nose is one of the important component of the face which is considered as the major clue for the ethnic origin. The proportion of the nose is determined on the same principal as that of the skull.The external nose extends the nasal cavities onto the front of the face and positions t…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3979
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Aging, a state often associated with poor emotional health status greatly impedes life quality and independence for many. Aim This mini review examines the potential of the concept of positive psychology as an active approach to fostering successful or more successful, rather than subopti…
Oct 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-21-3951
kaur BaljinderCorresponding author
Dept of Pediatrics, Government Medical College, Rajindra Hospital, Patiala..
This article has been retracted on July 20, 2022. VIEW THE RETRACTION NOTICE (https://doi.org/10.14302/issn.2692-1537.ijcv-25-5866) In December 2019, a novel coronavirus, now named as SARS-CoV-2, caused a series of acute atypical respiratory diseases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. The disease caus…
Aug 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3935
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Anxiety and depression are key barriers to healthy aging and greatly heighten the risk for many negative health issues that seriously impact life quality. Aim This mini review examines the potential of low level laser treatments or photobiomodulation therapy for ameliorating severe anxiet…
Aug 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2639-3166.jar-21-3858
Abubaker Haroun Mohamed AdamCorresponding author
The Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) is considered among the economic important pests in Sudan. Therefore, it became necessary to study and understand its biology and find out the appropriate control measure (s). To achieve the above objective, experiments based on Randomized Complete Block Des…
Apr 2021 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-21-3815
Ray MarksCorresponding author
Background Aging, a commonly accepted time period of declining heath has been shown to vary in terms of its impact on function and independence. Aims This mini review examines the current impact of COVID-19 on the goal of ‘successful aging’, a conceptual model and outcome variable deemed desirable,…