Background: Silent myocardial ischemia is defined as objective documentation of myocardial ischemia in the absence of angina or anginal equivalents. There are a number of reports of exercise-related sudden deaths and myocardial infarctions in aerobically trained athletes sufferin...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6145
Distal renal tubular acidosis (dRTA) is seen in the human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) population in the setting of hypergammaglobulinemia and antiretroviral agents, whereas isolated HIV infection is rarely reported to be associated with dR...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/6650
We report the case of a 10 year old girl with a late diagnosis of a high grade osteosarcoma (Stage IIb) of the right femur in a low income setting. The diagnosis could clinically have been made much earlier if the observation of an enucleated congenitally blind left eye due to a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5037
Aims: Previous researches identified the gene for Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) and found several different gene mutations that cause this inherited rheumatic disease. The aim of this work is to investigate the correlation between severity of symptoms of FMF and the number a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5311
Aims: To objectively evaluate the level of scientific research of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCs) of the provincial capital cities in China. Design：To compare each capital city’s scientific research output in China, the authors used authoritative Chinese datab...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5599
Aims: The study was designed to investigate the testiculo protective effects of ethanolic roots extract of Pseudocedrela kotschyi on alloxan-induced testicular damage in diabetic rats. Study Design: Experimental diabetes using animal models. Place and Duration of Study: Departmen...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5680
Aims: To conduct a review of the literature concerning existing methods to detect alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in human serum and to examine the dietary factors that modulate ALP-intestinal isoenzyme (IAP) activity, in light of new findings about its additional functions. Backgroun...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/3309
Joanna R. Rozisky, Gabriela Laste, Liciane F. Medeiros, Vinicius S. dos Santos, Lauren S. Adachi, Isabel C. de Macedo, Wolnei Caumo & Iraci L. S. Torres·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: Morphine treatment in early life is a practice widely used in paediatric intensive care units. However, the consequences of this treatment on behavioural responses throughout life have been poorly studied. It is well known that behavioural symptoms after morphine exposure a...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/3586
Aims: To identify the effect of the oral bacterial extract OM-85 on essential parameters of asthma control. Study Design: This was a double blind, prospective study, consistent of a 4 week run-in and a 24 week double blind period. Place and Duration of Study: An outpatient clinic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/4458
Aims: There is an increasing recognition of the putative association between the use of biomass fuels and the risk of cataracts. However, the exact strength of this association is currently unknown. Our aim was to synthetically quantify the association between biomass fuel use an...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2014/5297