Introduction: Pregnant women are potentially a high-risk population during infectious disease outbreaks such as COVID-19, because of physiologic immune suppression in pregnancy. However, data on the morbidity and mortality of COVID-19 among pregnant women, compared to nonpregnant...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4681
Objective: To assess the results of children who have been diagnosed with retinoblastoma in less than 6 months of age in terms of globe saving and the need for chemoreduction (CRD). Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study from 2018 to 2021 that includes 8 eyes of 4 i...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4680
Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP) is associated with increased cardiovascular disease mortality and all-cause mortality. Despite availability of medication for treatment of hypertension and prevention of complications, the goal of universal optimal BP control has remained...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4679
This prospective study aimed to comprehensively investigate the impact of L-Lysine aescinat supplementation on the neurological outcomes of patients recovering from spinal fractures and traumatic spine injuries. A total of 32 patients were recruited and categorised into two group...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4678
Aim: To evaluate the effect of vitamin C supplementation on lipid profile parameters among oil and gas workers occupationally exposed to petroleum fumes through inhalation over a period of 12 months. Study Design: A total of 150 subjects between the age ranges of 18 to 45 years o...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i3676
Introduction: TNF-α plays a key role in initiating pathologic angiogenesis, however, literature on the effects of infliximab on angiogenesis is limited. Objective: The study aimed to investigate the effects of infliximab on angiogenesis in an in vivo chick chorioallantoic membran...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i4677
Background: VAP, or ventilator-associated pneumonia, is one of the most common ICU-acquired diseases and a significant cause of mortality among Intensive Care Unit patients. Infectious illnesses are currently underestimated in the South Asian Region, which has limited health reso...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i3675
Guiera senegalensis is a plant of the Combretaceae family, found in West Africa and Central Africa. It has many properties such as antibacterial, antifungal, anticancer, antioxidants, which are the subject of this study. The objective of this study was to realize a qualitative an...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i3674
Background: Infections are recurrent in the presence of external skin lesions and significantly complicate the healing process. Plant extracts are used in the management of these complications. Objective: This study was aimed to evaluate the phytochemical composition and the in v...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i3673
Background: Coagulation disorders are common in patients with Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Coagulation abnormalities occur as a result of HIV-related thrombocytopenia, induced hepatotoxicity due to highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) that impairs liver function an...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i3672
Aim: Malnutrition being a public health problem among children is more common in low- middle-income countries such as Nigeria, with a nationwide prevalence rate of 32 percent among children under the age of five years. This study aims to assess the management strategies of malnou...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i2670
Objective: The objective is to find out the preferred surgical approach of retinal surgeons from different part of the world for the management of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment. Materials and Methods: We did a survey via a questionnaire regarding the management of rhegmatogen...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i2671
Objective: To evaluate the visual and anatomical outcomes of pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) in patients with dropped nucleus following complicated phacoemulsification (PE). Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Ophthalmology Department of Lahore General H...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i2668
Objective: To determine the frequency of recurrence after 6 cycles of primary intravenous chemotherapy of retinoblastoma patients in a tertiary health care hospital. Materials and Methods: This study was conducted at the Department of Ophthalmology, Lahore General Hospital, Laho...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i2669
Christian Ihechukwu Uzoukwu, Johnpaul Chukwu, Kingsley Chimuanya Umezurike, Mary-Theodora Barbara Ochiabuto, Chidera Godson Chukwuemeka, Blessing Uzoma Nwoye, Edmund Osi Ugomore & George Okechukwu Chukwuma·Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2024
Background: The action of bacterial infection in the urinary tract can trigger the release of free radicals which could progress and overwhelm endogenous antioxidants, hence oxidative changes occur. This work aimed to estimate the level of oxidized low density lipoprotein (Ox-LDL...
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Research Article10.9734/jamps/2024/v26i2667