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Jan 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-3585.jpmc-17-1836
Róbert PókaCorresponding author
University of Debrecen, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
Objective: Demographic analysis of intrauterine deaths in North-Eastern Hungary with national and international comparison. Materials and Methods: The authors collected data from the National Bureau of Statistics’ 1996-2014 database to assess frequency, gestational age, maternal age and education fo…
Dec 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-6694.jbbs-17-1860
Inna P. SolyanikovaCorresponding author
We explored the effect of a change in substrate-benzoate (as sole carbon and energy source) concentration in growth medium on the activity of benzoate 1,2-dioxygenase (BDO) of R.opacus 1CP cells, where BDO is the enzyme mediated the initial attack of benzoate. The activity of the enzyme was estimate…
Nov 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-5526.jmid-17-1762
James F. PhillipsCorresponding author
Despite widespread use of Geographic Information System (GIS) technology to strengthening health systems, the application of GIS to health systems strengthening in resource-poor Sub-Saharan Africa remains rare. Over the June 2012 to December 2013 period, the Ghana Health Service (GHS) conducted a pi…
Oct 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-17-1609
Jean-claude PEREZCorresponding author
DUF1220 proteins regions show the largest Homo-Sapiens lineage-specific increase in copy number of any protein-coding region in the human genome and map principally to 1q21.1. DUF1220 deletions have been associated with microcephaly and macrocephaly, respectively. DUF1220 copy number has been linked…
Jul 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-17-1538
Liping ZouCorresponding author
Status thymico-lymphaticus had ever been explained as a cause of sudden death usually in children, but few cases were reported in adults. We sought to determine the relationship between thymic hypertrophy and sudden unexpected death in adult (SUDA), and associated macroscopic and microscopic finding…
Mar 2017 DOI 10.14302/issn.2474-7785.jarh-17-1461
Sabrina LessardCorresponding author
Given the aging of the population, an increase in the number of persons in need of long-term care and end-of-life care can be expected in the coming years. The scientific literature underlines the lack of end-of-life care for elderly people in long-term care centres. The aim of this study is to expl…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-450X.JOM-16-1009
Syeda Sadia FatimaCorresponding author
Apart from the physical health implications obesity partakes on an individual; it also takes its toll on mental and psychological wellbeing of a person. A vicious cycle starts with hostility based on ‘obesity stigma’, eventually leading the person being stuck in a positive feedback loop. Every attem…
Oct 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-16-1153
Umair MasoodCorresponding author
A 69 year old female with a history of pancreatic mucinous cystadenoma (treated with Whipple procedure) and recently presumed liver cirrhosis presented to the hospital with melanotic stools. The source of the bleeding was initially thought to be secondary to upper gastrointestinal (GI) varices due t…
Jul 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4526.jddd-16-1203
Mark R. BorgaonkarCorresponding author
Background: Iron deficiency is a common reason for referral to a gastroenterologist. Objective: To identify predictors of colorectal cancer in patients referred to a gastroenterologist for iron deficiency. Methods: This was a retrospective review of consecutive patients referred to one of two gastro…
Apr 2016 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-16-980
Marco SteinCorresponding author
Spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) is one of the leading causes of death worldwide. In randomized trials on surgical therapy inclusion of the very old was limited by the recruitment process. This study was performed to evaluate the age limits in published surgical trials on ICH, and to deter…
Aug 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2372-6601.jhor-15-666
Vladimir ZaichickCorresponding author
Objectives: To clarify the role of trace elements in the etiology and the pathogenesis of the chondrosarcoma, a non-destructive neutron activation analysis with high resolution spectrometry of long-lived radionuclides were performed. Methodology: The silver (Ag), cobalt (Co), chromium (Cr), iron (Fe…
Jun 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-14-604
Ana Eliza AndreazziCorresponding author
Obesity is a worldwide epidemic that features a multifactorial syndrome characterized by a chronic positive energetic unbalance. Neonatal administration of monosodium L-glutamate (MSG) causes lesion on the arcuate nucleus of hypothalamus that led to development of obesity in the adult life in rodent…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-14-584
David W. HeyCorresponding author
During the past three decades the prevalence of childhood obesity has steadily increased in the United States. Causes of childhood obesity are complex and include numerous individual and environmental factors. The purpose of this study was to determine parent perceptions on the social-ecological bar…
May 2015 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-4496.jtc-14-395
Amal AlhefdhiCorresponding author
Background: Medullary Thyroid Cancer (MTC) is a rare malignancy, accounting for less than 3% of all thyroid cancers and causes significant morbidity and mortality. MTC is often due to an underlying mutation of the RET proto-oncogene, which can result in additional endocrinopathies that must be scree…
Oct 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-14-404
Richa HandaCorresponding author
This review discusses causes of lower‑limb bypass graft failure and strategies to improve durability. It considers patient selection, conduit choice, surveillance, and re‑intervention options.
Oct 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2374-9431.jbd-13-212
Hamdy Ahmad SliemCorresponding author
Diabetes mellitus type 2 (DMT2) is a complex polygenic disorder. DMT2 is a result of insulin resistance and destruction of pancreatic β-cell or dysfunction. Therefore, glucose builds up in the bloodstream, leading to nerve damage, blindness, organ failures and sometimes death. Recently, some recentl…
Oct 2014 DOI 10.14302/issn.2324-7339.jcrhap-14-541
Cristóbal S. Berry-CabánCorresponding author
A 25 year old, single, active duty soldier presented to a clinic in Afghanistan complaining of malaise, fatigue, acholic stools, and mild jaundice over a 5- to 7-day period. He had significantly elevated liver transaminase levels approaching 5000 U/L and a positive rapid human immunodeficiency (HIV)…
Nov 2013 DOI 10.14302/issn.2329-9487.jhc-13-253
Rohit SinglaCorresponding author
Background: Western studies have shown that hypertension increases carotid intima media thickness (cIMT) as early as in childhood and adolescence. However, similar data from India is lacking. Indians have different genetic, racial, geographic, cultural and dietary patterns. Hence a similar trend may…