Aims: To assess the feasibility of using supportive interactive text messages to reduce repeat self-harm, and to reduce the frequency and intensity of suicidal ideation and suicidal behaviour in patients discharged from an Emergency Department (ED) after an episode of self-harm....
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/5242
Aims: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of honey on blood pressure and heart rate on healthy male and female subjects. Methodology: 20ml honey orally administered was evaluated in hundred healthy male and female subjects. Their basal systolic blood pressure (SBP),...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4152
Aims: Procalcitonin, the prohormone precursor of calcitonin rises in serum response to bacterial infections. Circulating PCT levels decrease when the infection is controlled by the host immune system or antibiotic therapy. The present study was conducted to measure the diagnostic...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4413
The Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) are both sexually transmitted infections, which have impacted the prevalence of cervical dysplasia and cancer in women. Infections with one of these viruses can facilitate infection with the other. In Jamaica...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4538
Aims: Eggs are a good source of lutein and zeaxanthin, carotenoids known for their antioxidant properties. Mexican children have been shown to consume limited amounts of fruit and vegetables. The purpose of the current study is to determine whether the inclusion of eggs in the di...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4702
Aims: The aim of our study was to investigate the effects of continuous action of ultrasonic waves of variable frequencies on behavior of rats in "classical" tests used to reveal depression-like behavior, to evaluate the influence of different psychotropic drugs on rates of these...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4994
Boris G. K. Azantsa, Raïssa F. Ntentié, Mary-ann A. Mbong, Anne-pascale N. Kengne, Dieudonné Kuaté, William Dakam, Huguette C. M. Yangoua, Laure J. Ngondi & Julius Oben·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2013
Aims: To study the prevalence of hypertension hemodynamic subtypes, prehypertension, hypertension (HTN) stages 1 and 2 as well as to evaluate the influence of overweight and obesity on those prevalences among untreated hypertensive Cameroonians. Study Design: This study was descr...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4685
Aims: To evaluate the effectiveness of a brief educational intervention and a predictive difficult airway (DA) checklist on performance of emergency endotracheal intubation by residents. Place and Duration of Study: The Emergency Department (ED) of Interim Louisiana State Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/3001
Aims: To investigate in vitro antioxidant/radical scavenging activities and hepatoprotective ability of ethanolic leaf extracts of Cassia occidentalis (COLEX) in male Wistar rats treated with sodium arsenite (NaAsO2). Study Design/Methodologies: Using four different methodologies...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4356
Objective: To investigate the demographic characteristics and dietary patterns of elderly adults (>60 years) in Ondo State, Nigeria. Methodology: This was a random sampling of 400 elderly individuals (>60 years) living in Ondo State, Nigeria. Data on demographic and non-dem...
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Research Article10.9734/BJMMR/2013/4111