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Oct 18, 2017Open Access
Background: Both metabolic syndrome (MetSyn) and the
Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone System (RAAS) are predictors of adverse outcomes
in stroke patients. This study aimed at evaluating the association between RAAS and MetSyn among ischaemic stroke subjects in a
tertiary hospital of Ghana from September
2015 to June 2016. Methodology: The study purposively recruited 252 Ghanaians
comprising 132 ischaemic stroke patients and 120 appar ...
May 16, 2017Open Access
There has been a notable
rise in the number of patients diagnosed with chronic kidney disease (CKD) over
the years across the world, with most cases subsequently leading to end-stage
renal failure. Hemodialysis (HD) remains one of the main treatments for
end-stage renal disease (ESRD) worldwide. Despite improvements in dialysis
care, the mortality of patients with ESRD on maintenance hemodialysis is
per ...
May 15, 2017Open Access
Autoimmune pancreatitis (AIP) is a unique form of
pancreatitis which has autoimmune features. AIP has clinical presentations that greatly mimic pancreatic cancer (PC).
It is critical for clinicians to distinguish AIP from PC because their
treatments and prognoses are entirely different. We report a 62-year-old man with
obstructive jaundice and dilation in the main pancreatic duct (MPD). The diagnosis of AIP
was based on diagnostic ...
Mar 20, 2017Open Access
In sub-Saharan Africa, sexually transmitted
infections (STIs) and transfusiontransmissible infections (TTIs) are a public
health problem. Among them, we find the
syphilis that the recipient of blood might contract in the absence of serological
tests in the donor. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence
and profile of the individual at risk for transmission of Treponema pallidu ...
Dec 14, 2016Open Access
Background: Hypertension is taken as a global public
health crisis and it is named as a “silent killer” since
it is mostly asymptomatic with many life threatening complications such as
stroke, coronary artery disease, heart attack… Hypertension as the cause of
morbidity and mortality in older adults, it is one of the conditions that could
be mostly prevented and treated. In developing countries, most people with
raised blood press ...
Oct 26, 2016Open Access
Background: A retrospective study was performed to study the effect of polycythemia on the severity of coronary artery
occlusions and echocardiographic characteristics among acute coronary syndrome
(ACS) patients in Yemen. Methods:
Tow hundred and four (204) ACS patients in Yemen who underwent
coronary angiography were reviewed from January 2014 to December 2014. Results: The mean age of Polycythemia ACS patients was significantly ...
Aug 10, 2016Open Access
Secrets for Auxiliary Cultivation Life: The Essential Method of Using Herbal
Medicine for the Differential Treatment of the Five Zang Organs (Fu Xing Jue Wu Zang Yong Yao Fa Yao)
abbr. Fu Xing Jue ...
Jul 26, 2016Open Access
Background: Khat is a natural stimulant from the Catha edulis plant containing several chemical components, which
can explain palpitation as a frequent symptom that develops during or after
khat chewing. Aims: To study the effects of khat chewing on cardiac rhythm. Methods:
We selected sixty khat-chewing Yemeni individuals and divided them into two
groups: 30 we ...
Jun 15, 2016Open Access
Objective: This single-blind, randomized study aimed to evaluate effects
of acupuncture stimulation at the GV 20 point on the electroencephalogram
(EEG). Methods: Data was collected from 17 volunteers, aged 18 - 25 years old.
EEG recordings were obtained before and after verum acupuncture and after a one-week
interval EEG recording was also obtained before and after sham acupuncture.
Spectral analysis of the EEG data was compared ...
May 27, 2016Open Access
Researchers long ago demonstrated that top-down, inference-based
approaches to research have comfortably co-existed with more traditional
bottom-up, hypotheses-driven research. Yet most faculty omit any mention of
top-down approaches in direct instruction or training of students, despite
these approaches being both relatively common, occasionally necessary, and
considerably more efficient than traditional bottom-up research. The g ...
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