Prevalence of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil of public areas in Iran: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Publication date: June 2018Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine, Volume 54, Issue 2Author(s): Bahman Maleki, Ali Khorshidi, Mohammad Gorgipour, Aliyar Mirzapour, Hamidreza Majidiani, Masoud ForoutanAbstractToxocariasis is a zoonotic and widespread infection which manifest as a spectrum of syndromes in humans such as visceral, neural, ocular, covert and asymptomatic. Herein we aimed to design a systematic review and meta-analysis to determine the prevalence of Toxocara spp. eggs in soil depositories in Iran. English (PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, Web of Science, Science Direct, EBSCO, and Ovid) and Persian (Scientific I...
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Antidiabetic medication adherence and associated factors among patients in Botswana; implications for the future
ConclusionAdherence to antidiabetic medication was found to be suboptimal in a setting where medicines are provided free of charge. Only HIV positivity was found to be significantly associated with better adherence, probably due to effect of greater psychosocial support and counselling as part of HIV treatment. There is a need to carry out studies to further improve understanding of factors associated with medication adherence that are pertinent to Botswana and similar settings given the growing prevalence of diabetes. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Health-related quality of life and associated factors among patients with diabetes mellitus in Botswana
Conclusions: Diabetic patients in Botswana have relatively poor HRQOL. The fact that most patients present late with complications calls for policy attention to diagnose diabetes mellitus early and prevent associated complications, ultimately improving health-related quality of life among diabetes mellitus patients. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Ameliorative effect of apelin on streptozotocin-induced diabetes and its associated cardiac hypertrophy
ConclusionThis study suggested that apelin can ameliorate diabetes and its associated myocardial hypertrophy through mainly its anti diabetic, anti hyperlipidemic and anti oxidative stress properities. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Superimposed effect of ovariectomy on type 2 diabetes mellitus in Wistar rats
ConclusionWe concluded that metabolic disturbances induced by diabetes might be getting worse after ovariectomy via intensification of oxidative stress and inflammatory state. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Sexual function of pregnant women in the third trimester
ConclusionsSexual function of pregnant women in the third trimester were negatively effected. Health professionals should be trained to evaluate sexual difficulties in pregnant women and to recommend possible solutions. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Unmet need for postpartum family planning in Alexandria, Egypt
ConclusionIntegration of family planning education during antenatal, natal and postnatal care services in Egypt should be actively initiated. Women with unmet need for PPFP in general and those with intention to use a contraceptive in particular should be targeted for recruitment efforts and services in any program tackle the problem of family planning and rising fertility in Egypt. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Sleep restriction progress to cardiac autonomic imbalance
Publication date: June 2018Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine, Volume 54, Issue 2Author(s): Arbind Kumar Choudhary, Tanwir Alam, Anup Kumar Dadarao Dhanvijay, Sadawarte Sahebrao KishanraoAbstractPrevious studies have shown that night shift work is thought to be a risk factor for cardiovascular disease and inadequate sleep is a common feature of night shift work. Since it’s more difficult to maintain adequate sleep duration among night watchmen during their working schedule, hence the purpose of our present study was to investigate whether mental stress or fatigue over restricted sleep period in night shift, affects H...
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Time course effects of 5,5-dihydroxyl pyrimidine-2,4,6-trione (alloxan) as a diabetogenic agent in animal model
ConclusionThe data obtained shows that alloxan at the investigated doses produced sustained hyperglycemia at 21st and 24th hour post administration, and 170 mg dosage of the compound is apparently a better diabetogenic dose, particularly in terms of reduced animal mortality. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Risk factors associated with paediatric tuberculosis in an endemic setting
ConclusionAbsent of cross ventilation, contact with adult source case and overcrowding are the most significant predictors of pulmonary TB in children. Although ingestion of unpasteurized milk is a significant predictor and important source of TB, it is not a major source of TB transmission when compared to contact with adult source case (Open TB). (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
The role of eugenol in the prevention of chromium-induced acute kidney injury in male albino rats
ConclusionThe findings of the current study revealed that eugenol protected the kidney against PDC-induced acute kidney injury in rats by its antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Knowledge of basic life support among the students of Jazan University, Saudi Arabia: Is it adequate to save a life?
ConclusionsOverall, a majority of the students of Jazan University did not have complete knowledge of BLS (CPR). The outcomes of this study will be helpful for education and healthcare service providers of the Saudi kingdom as a whole and for Jazan region. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Metabolomics-based studies in the field of Leishmania/leishmaniasis
Publication date: Available online 2 July 2018Source: Alexandria Journal of MedicineAuthor(s): Nasrin Amiri Dash Atan, Mehdi Koushki, Nayeb Ali Ahmadi, Mostafa Rezaei-TaviraniAbstractLeishmania is a neglected protozoan parasite which creates some problems for public health with different clinical infections in different countries around. Due to the lack of an effective drug without side effects and the emergence drug resistance, there is an urgent need to introduce the novel drug targets and new drugs and vaccines to control leishmaniasis during recent years, metabolomics and other “Omics” platforms has become an impor...
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 10, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Attitudes towards menopause and depression, body image of women during menopause
ConclusionsWomen with an optimistic attitude towards menopause tend to have a more positive body image and their depression level is lower. (Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine)
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
Physiological variables and molecular study of KLK2 and KLK3 among patient with benign prostatic hyperplasia
This study includes 60 patients with prostatic hyperplasia with an average age of 64 years old and 30 samples as a control with same age group. The study obtained that there was significant association (P ≤ 0.05) between PSA (KLK3) and prostatic hyperplasia. Result also mentions that there was significant decrease in testosterone level and significant increase in dihydrotestosterone level. The present study for KLK2 and KLK3 genes showed molecular variation in both genes, varied between polymorphism and allele polymorphism. PCR amplification of specific primers of KLK2 gene showed polymorphisms ranged betw...
Source: Alexandria Journal of Medicine - July 5, 2018 Category: General Medicine Source Type: research
