Cosmetology is a profession with a population of mostly women, who are exposed to a myriad of chemicals of concern every day in their workplaces. Research shows that salon workers are at greater risk for certain health problems compared to other occupations. This study aims at ev...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24619
Huda M. Al-Naemi, Ibrahim I. Abdallah, Osman B. Taha, Mahmoud A. Tarabieh, Nabil A. Iqeilan, Samya M. Al-Manea, Abeer O. Al-Attar, Mohamad H. Kharita & Antar E. Aly·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2016
The aim of this study was to estimate radiation doses to patients undergoing standard radiographic examinations using Computed Radiography (CR) and Direct Digital Radiography (DDR) in two hospitals within Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) in Qatar, and compare the results with regi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/23975
Background and Objectives: For optimum use of resources in an open access system, official guidelines for the appropriate use of colonoscopy have been proposed by the American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE). The objectives of this study were to determine the approp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24675
Introduction: Clinical laboratories have focused their attention on quality control methods and quality assessment programs dealing with analytical aspects of testing. But studies in recent years demonstrates that quality in clinical laboratories cannot be assured by merely focus...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/25012
Aim: To assess the prevalence of neuropathic pain (NP) in patients with sciatica and to determine the associated factors with increased incidence of neuropathic component in sciatica. Methods: A cross-sectional study enrolled 80 patients with sciatica from a rheumatology outpatie...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24688
Drug abuse in Nigeria has been indicated to be on the rise in recent years. The use of hard drugs and misuse of prescription drugs for nonmedical purposes cuts across all strata, especially the youths. Tramadol (2[(Dimethylamin) methyl]-1-(3-methoxyphenyl)cyclohexanol) is known f...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24620
Aim: This study aimed to find out the relationship between the clinical manifestations of patients with psychosomatic morbidity (PSM) and their family developmental stages. Study Design: A cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: The study period span between February...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24511
Heat shock protein 90 (Hsp90) represents one of the most conserved proteins in living organisms and is present in all kingdoms of life except for Archaea. HSP90 proteins define a widespread family of molecular chaperones that play a fundamental role in protein homoeostasis and vi...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24631
Background: HBV infection is an occupational disease where health care workers (HCW) are at high risk. Aim: To measure the sero-prevalence of Anti-HBcore Total and HBsAg among HCWs in Public Hospitals, White Nile State, Sudan; 2013. Methods: A cross-sectional, hospital- based stu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/18578
Fanconi Anemia (FA) is an autosomal recessive disease of childhood. However, the FA pathway is responsible for the development of leukemia and the other cancers. It has been also demonstrated that FA, an only human genomic instability syndrome is very sensitive to oxidative stres...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/24279