For the first time, we evaluated and presented the socio-demographic characteristics, clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of hospitalized coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients from Canton Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This retrospective, single-centre study included 159 RT-PCR verified COVID-19 patients (92 mild/moderate; 67 ...

By Anela Šubo, Amela Dervišević, Zulejha Omerbašić, Muhamed Zeid, Selma Spahić, Almir Fajkić, Damir Suljević

To evaluate the influence of exercise training on inflammatory markers and exercise tolerance in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. A total of 54 subjects were enrolled in the present study, including 34 CAD patients (CAD group: 59.2 ± 8.2 years) and 20 healthy controls (C group: 54.2 ± 8.0 years). C reactive protein (CRP), eryth...

By Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Gordana Kocić, Gordana Lazarević, Dejan Simonović, Milovan Stojanović, Stevan Ilić, Branka Đorđević, Dejan Petrović, Sanja Stojanović

The prevalence of sexual dysfunction in people infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is higher than in those without this infection. Sexual dysfunction in HIV-infected people is associated with adverse outcomes. This study aimed to investigate the predictors of sexual function in people infected with HIV. This cross-sectional study was d...

By Fatemeh Dadgar, Zeinab Moshfeghy, Roksana Janghorban, Marziyeh Doostfatemeh

The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of the carbomer concentration (used as the gelling agent, in the range 0.5 - 2.0%) on textural and sensory characteristics of gels with 3% panthenol using sensory analysis as subjective and texture analysis as an objective assessment method. An active substance in the gels was panthenol, which als...

By Milica Martinović, Nenad Stojanović, Ivana Nešić

There exists a knowledge gap in the quality and quantity of cancer-related research in Nigeria. This review gives a report on cancer research literature indexed in the Web of Science (WoS) in Nigeria from 1990-2019. The data used in the present study were published research papers retrieved from the Web of Science. Results: A total of 629 research ...

By Adams Moses Dele, Adeoye Raphael Idowu, Okaiyeto Kunle

Hypertension is a common disorder of old age, which could be prevented by medicinal herbs. The present study aimed to evaluate the effect of lavender extract on prehypertension in the retired population. This triple-blind clinical trial was conducted on 60 retired men and women who were divided into two groups of lavender extract and placebo using ...

By Mahboobeh Ahmadabadi, Fereshteh Ghorat, Raha Salehabadi, Sedigheh Rastaghi, Mostafa Rad

The use of macronutrient and micronutrient foods is associated with the duration of sleep. This study aimed to determine the effect of zinc supplements on the sleep quality of older adults. The current parallel randomized clinical trial study was performed using a convenience sampling method. One hundred and fifty older adults who met the inclusion...

By Abolfazl Afzali, Mojarrad Mohandes, Shahrbanoo Goli, Hossein Bagheri, Seyedmohammad Mirhosseini, Hossein Ebrahimi

The clinical therapy of COVID-19 infection during pregnancy is still insufficient and limited. The current literature on COVID-19 infection during pregnancy and childbirth is summarized in this article, with a focus on maternal and neonatal outcomes. From June 1 to September 7, 2020, a systematic search of pertinent medical subject heading (MeSH) t...

By Nasrin Fazel, Sina Shahrooyan, Shohreh Shahrouyan

Gastric teratoma is a extremely infrequent tumor and accounts for less than 1% of all teratomas among children population with male predominance. Herewith is described a case of mature gastric teratoma in a three months-old female infant associated with malrotation, hypotonia, torticollis and fusion of labia minoria. Due to the abdominal distension...

By Maja Zečević, Zoran Marjanović, Dragoljub Živanović, Milan Slavković

The lateral medullary syndrome is a neurological disease caused by ischemia in the lateral part of the medulla oblongata and is the most common form of brainstem infarction. Dysphagia is a common and clinically significant symptom of this disease because it is closely associated with the risk of recurrent pneumonia, malnutrition, dehydration, and a...

By Mile Vuković, Mirna Zelić