An ecological study on orofacial clefts in northeastern Brazil
The objective of this paper was to evaluate the prevalence of live births with orofacial clefts in Northeastern Brazil, with regard to Brazil’s federative units. An ecological, descriptive study was developed based on the data recorded in the Brazilian Information System on Live Births (SINASC), between 2011 and 2016 in nine Brazilian capital...
By Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Everton de Sousa Catão, Tiago Virgínio Fernandes1, Natália Medeiros Andrade, Gustavo Correia Basto da Silva, Liege Helena Freitas Fernandes, Catarina Ribeiro Barros de Alencar, Alidianne Fábia Cabral Cavalcant
Predictors of potential drug-drug interactions in patients at intensive care unit
Drug-drug interactions (DDIs) with serious adverse consequences for patients at intensive care unit (ICU) occur with the prevalence of 5.3%. The aim of our study was to reveal the risk factors for potential DDIs among the ICU patients. This retrospective cohort analysis took place in the ICU of the Clinical Center Podgorica, Montenegro, between Jun...
By Ivana Iličković, Vesna Orlandić-Čejović, Sanja Tanasković, Slobodan Janković
The impact of disease activity in patients with rheumatoid arthritis on metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk assessment
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have a 1.5 times higher cardiovascular disease mortality compared to the general population, while the life expectancy of these patients is 5-10 years shorter compared to the general population. In RA patients, all stages of atherogenic process are accelerated. Systemic inflammation underlying RA is an indepe...
By Ivana Aleksić, Sonja Stojanović, Ivan Tasić, Bojana Stamenković
Adjustment and Its Association with Demographic and Clinical Factors among Iranian Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The First Native Diabetes Adjustment Assessment Scale
The prevalence of diabetes is increasing worldwide. Middle Eastern countries will be confronting an im-mense increase in the number of diabetes mellitus cases by 2030. Living with diabetes mellitus has been characterized as a dynamic individual transitive adjustment, based on restructuring of the illness perceived experience and management of the s...
By Parviz Sadeghi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Rasoul Zarrin, Hossein Ebrahimi, Reza Sabanloei
Asymptomatic hypercalcemia due to cavitary pulmonary tuberculosis: A case report
Hypercalcemia in granulomatous diseases as tuberculosis (TB) is uncommon. We describe a case of a 21-year-old male whose serum calcium level was 14 mg/dL at the time of admission. Chest imaging revealed a cavity at the top of both lungs as well as the closure of the right laberal angle. The sputum smears and culture were evaluated regarding Mycobac...
By Soheil Ebrahimpour, Ahangar Darabi, Mahmoud Sadeghi-Haddad-zavareh, Afshar Mohseni, Mehran Shokri, Arefeh Babazadeh
Postpartum psychiatric disorders: Review of the research history, classification, epidemiological data, etiological factors and clinical presentations
Postpartum psychiatric disorders are mental disorders which occur after childbirth. Untreated depression and anxiety during pregnancy as well as stress and previous episodes of depression are significant risk factors for postpartum psychiatric disorders. Postpartum blues, postpartum depression and postpartum psychosis, as well as postpartum anxiety...
By Jelena Stojanov, Miodrag Stanković, Olivera Žikić, Jovana Antonijević
Antibacterial activity of Origanum compactum essential oil tested on vaginal and cervical clinical bacterial strains
Origanum compactum (O. compactum) is an endemic Moroccan medicinal herb. Numerous studies have shown that O. compactum organic extracts, essential oil and its main components possess a broader spectrum of pharmacological and therapeutic activities such as antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant and antitumour activity. This research was designed to ...
By Merima Ibišević, Darja Husejnagić, Radmila Kazanović, Ivana Arsić
Erratum
ERRATUM The article entitled: “Adjustment and Its Association with Demographic and Clinical Factors among Iranian Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The First Native Diabetes Adjustment Assessment Scale “, authored by: Parviz Sadeghi, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab, Rasoul Zarrin, Hossein Ebrahimi, Reza Sabanloei was published in v...
By Board Editorial
The importance of monitoring of suspended particles in the ambient air of the City of Niš
The aim of this paper was to show the results of monitoring of the concentration of suspended PM10 particles and heavy metals in the PM10 fraction in the City of Niš and to identify possible seasonal variations of PM10 concentrations in the same period. The goal was also to point out the importance of monitoring of these pollutants by review...
By Ljiljana Stošić, Dušica Stojanović
Chemo-herbal potentials of fractionalized extract of Mimosa pudica in cadmium-induced hepatocellular tumor with associated Alpha-fetoprotein and gamma-glutamyl transferase elevation
The plant Mimosa pudica (M. pudica) has been reported by researchers as an anti-inflammatory herb, amongst other properties, but its use as an anticancer herb is still sketchy. This study was aimed at evaluating the n-hexane, butanol and aqueous fractions of M. pudica leaf extract as a chemo-herbal therapy in cadmium-induced hepatocellular tumor. F...
By Monday Felix, Ekiokakpo Patience, Chukwuma Ferdinand, Obari Osaro