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Mar 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-20-3231
Naiya PatelCorresponding author
Health services research is a multidisciplinary field which involves policy makers, health care providers, as well as quality outcomes professionals of the health services provided in an organizational setting to name some. Using qualitative research methodology to get insights of both the provider…
Mar 2020 DOI 10.14302/issn.2575-1212.jvhc-20-3234
Fabrizio di VirgilioCorresponding author
Aim of the Research The aim of this study is to analyze a group of dogs of different breeds affected by osteosarcoma (OSA), to document any prevalence of this primary bone neoplasia in breeds that are phylogenetically close and to help with further research human medicine, as a model of study for pr…
Nov 2019
MUDr. Miroslav BudošCorresponding author
Modern medicine gives treatment options even in cases, where this has not been possible in the past. We want to present how negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) helps in limb salvage. The case report brings our insight and experience on how to be successful with NPWT. We present a high-energy inju…
Oct 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2641-7669.ject-19-3040
Abdul Kader MohiuddinCorresponding author
Many lay people along with some so called “key opinion leaders” have a common slogan “There's no answer for cancer”. Again, mistake delays proper treatment and make situation worse, more often. Compliance is crucial to obtain optimal health outcomes, such as cure or improvement in QoL. Patients may…
Sep 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2572-5424.jgm-19-3024
Sikandar Hayat KhanCorresponding author
Background The objective of this review is to unify the various genetic defects along with elaborating metabolic pathways in Familial Combined Hyperlipidemia(FCHL) and also to differentiate the phenotype of FCHL from metabolic syndrome. Methods PubMed and Cochrane’s library was searched for keyword…
Aug 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-19-2989
K. BlondonCorresponding author
Background Medication adherence remains a challenge for patient management. Changes in the drug regimen after a hospital stay can lead to confusion or misunderstandings. We implemented a structured patient-centered interview during which a computer-generated individualized medication plan was discus…
Jun 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-18-2067
Kenisha J EvansCorresponding author
Lyme disease has been a topic of debate practically since its discovery in the 1970’s. The hot topic is whether or not long-term antibiotics should be used for Lyme disease patients with persistent symptoms. The source of such a long-running debate stems from the difference in opinions over the caus…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2470-5020.jnrt-19-2618
Naiya PatelCorresponding author
Objective Testing a new drug, treatment, and medical device clinically is critically important before prescribing it to patient. Not determining the drug’s safety and efficacy through clinical trials might impose life threatening outcomes on its consumers. The research paper describes the critical f…
Feb 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2564
Prittesh PatelCorresponding author
The widely held belief that emotional and psychological processes affect our physical health, mental health and general well-being are central to a holistic view of the individual, and as such, it is a useful foundational concept in integrative medicine. The purpose of this paper is to review substa…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2638-4469.japb-18-2565
Nida Tabassum KhanCorresponding author
Coriander, commonly known as Sabit dhania in Pakistan is a well-known spice used in traditional cooking. It is an essential component of ayurvedic medicine used for the treatment of digestion and gastric ailments. Coriander seeds are available throughout the year as whole seeds and in powdered form.…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-18-2495
Obioma AzuonwuCorresponding author
Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Medical Bacteriology / Virology / Parasitology Unit, Rivers State University, Nkpolu – Oroworukwo, Port Harcourt, Nigeria.
Over the years, plants have been a major source of medicines, especially in the rural areas of the developing communities, with probably lack of functional health care facilities and trained health care personnel on hand for emergency medical response. However, with the dynamics and improvement in s…
Jan 2019 DOI 10.14302/issn.2574-612X.ijpr-18-2503
Jan M Keppel HesselinkCorresponding author
Since the 2nd part of last century neo-shamanic rituals using mind-altering extracts from plants or animals have become increasingly popular in Europe and the USA. The first rituals coming to the west were based on drinking a special Amazonian tea, Ayahuasca, based on 2 different plants, with active…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2328-0182.japst-18-2517
Gopal NayakCorresponding author
Silver sulfadiazine is a topical medicine that belongs to sulfa antibiotics class of drugs and used in treating wound infections in burn patients. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Consciousness Energy Healing Treatment (the Trivedi Effect®) on the various properties of silver sul…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2379-7835.ijn-18-2501
Paolo MainardiCorresponding author
In the last few years, gut microbiota has been identified to be an essential mediator in health and disease. In fact, it interacts with various organs and systems in the body, including brain, lung, liver, bone, cardiovascular system, and others. Microbiota-derived metabolites such as the short chai…
Dec 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2576-9359.jot-18-2388
Stuart M. FlechnerCorresponding author
This review article provides ethical guidance for determining which kinds of financial benefits provided to living organ donors are ethically appropriate. It does so by way of ethical analysis of a policy case study: the National Kidney Registry (NKR) has implemented a donor insurance program to all…
Aug 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-18-2221
Motaz Ahmed Abdelrahman NuggedAllaCorresponding author
Background: Faculty of Medicine and Health sciences at University of Kassala, Sudan was established 1990. It adopts the traditional curricula, which implemented in preclinical (basic sciences) and clinical phases. This study was held to explore students' perception and attitudes towards the basic sc…
Aug 2018
Qifeng BaiCorresponding author
Drug design, referred to the fields of pharmacology, biotechnology and medicine, is in silico, in vitro and in vivo assay processes of finding new candidate medications based on the biological targets. The in silicoexperiments of drug discovery are involved in the macromolecular structure databases,…
Jul 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-690X.jfm-18-2180
Rafael VargasCorresponding author
In this work, it is analysed how the medical practice is imbued with Cartesian rational thought as well as empiricist thought and it is stated that medicine is an art and is science. It is proposed that the object of knowledge of the medical practice is not the concept of disease but health. It is f…
Apr 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2577-2279.ijha-18-2030
N. A. KiryanovCorresponding author
Introduction: The use of non-medicinal facilities for correcting processes in various pathological conditions is one of the most urgent problems of modern medicine. Purpose of the Work: To study the effect of low-intensity infrared laser radiation on reparative bone formation and angiogenesis in bon…
Apr 2018 DOI 10.14302/issn.2640-6403.jtrr-18-2054
Hernán PintoCorresponding author
Cellulite is a very frequent clinical condition that, despite not being serious, constitutes one of the greatest aesthetic concerns of a large number of women. In recent years, some of the technologies that have allowed the development of devices and key tools in aesthetic medicine treatments have b…