Aim: The hormonal, physiological and anatomical changes throughout pregnancy affect the musculoskeletal system that lead to postural instability which may impair their lifestyles and increased risk of collapses. This study was aimed to assess postural balance in females during th...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21551
Introduction: Acute viral hepatitis due to faeco- oral group of hepatitis viruses is endemic in India. Outbreaks of hepatitis E virus infection are more common than the hepatitis A virus. Aim: The present study aimed at determining the seroprevalence of IgM antibodies to hepatiti...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21879
Introduction: Blood transfusion remains a mainstay therapy in sickle cell disease (SCD).Transfusional therapy may be complicated by allo-immunisation due to exposure to foreign red cell antigens. However, the prevalence and patterns of atypical antibodies in Nigerian SCD has been...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21755
The pharmaceutical model for treating chronic illnesses has largely dominated the practice of medicine since the Flexner report of 1910. It essentially entails biochemical based endeavors to correct detectable or discerned metabolic imbalances in diseased cells. These manipulatio...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21484
Fisherman`s Waders sign is caused by several medical conditions including venous thrombosis, portal hypertension and lymphoma. It is characterized by increased uptake of radiotracer in soft tissues below the mid-thorax level with normal tracer clearance above that level in bone s...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/22085
Goldenhar syndrome (GS) is a poly-malformation syndrome, also defined as oculo-auricolo-vertebral dysplasia with hemifacial microsomia. It is a rare congenital defect involving first and second branchial arches. The aetiology is not known. The most supported hypothesis is based o...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21666
Metastatic tumors of the stomach are very rare, with an incidence of 0, 2%- 0, 7% in the autopsy series. Malignant melanoma, carcinomas of breast, esophagus and lung are the most frequent primary tumor sites. The present case describes a 57-year-old woman who presented to the gas...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20203
Aims: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence and characteristics of Chlamydia trachomatis infections in a group of women visiting different Units in a referral Hospital from Spain Study Design: This was a hospital retrospective and descriptive study for the pr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/19542
Aims: To determine the lung function of cleaners exposed to particulate matter of aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 micrometer (PM2.5) in the streets and offices in Lusaka, Zambia. Study Design: This was a cross sectional study between two groups. Place and Duration of Study: Lu...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/20719
Aims: To identify the factors that can predict the development of diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) among patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in Basrah. Materials and Methods: Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in the emergency units of Al-Faiha General Hosp...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2016/21384