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

ERRATUM Article "The Factors Influencing Galectin-3 Levels in Acute Coronary Syndrome with Decreased Left Ventricular Function", authored by: Olivera Andrejić, Rada Vučić, Svetlana Apostolović, Milan Pavlović, Dragana Stokanović, Valentina Nikolić, Tatjana Jevtović-Stoimenov, Stefan Momčilović, was published in volume 34/2017/No 4. DOI of the o...

The aim of this study was to investigate problems with the administration of antipsychotic long-acting injections (LAIs) in patients with schizophrenia. Besides many benefits, long-acting injections have been associated with a number of complications at the site of the injection. The qualitative study included four medical workers and five patients...

By Anica Ranković, Slobodan Janković

The formation of Co(II) ion complexes with reduced low-molar dextran (RLMD, Mw 5000 g/mol) was studied at the pH range from 7.0 to 13.5. The cobalt content in synthesized Co(II)-RLMD complexes was ~3–12% (AAS) and it generally increases with pH. Co(II)-RLMD complexes were characterized by UV-Vis spectrophotometry and FTIR spectroscopy. UV-Vis...

By Žarko Mitić, Goran M. Nikolić, Milorad Cakić, Sanja Mitić, Goran S. Nikolić, Stevo Najman

Drowning is one of the accidents with the greatest impact on health. The objective of this paper was to analyze drowning deaths involving children up to four years of age in Campina Grande, Brazil. A cross-sectional study was developed using secondary data, carried out at the Forensic Medicine Unit. All autopsy reports of children 0-4 years of age,...

By Alessandro Leite Cavalcanti, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Thaisy Sarmento Batista de Oliveira, Kívia Gabriella Gomes Muniz, Christiane Leite Cavalcanti, Alidianne Fabia Cabral Cavalcanti

Organ transplantation is specific medical procedure which is used as a way of treatment. Transplantation is often the only way of curing a patient. Today, hundreds of people in the world live successfully with donor organs, and transplantations as medical interventions are performed routinely. In Europe, about 10,000 patients are saved annually by ...

By Svetlana Milijić, Aleksandar Nikolić

The aim of this study was to analyze the values of biochemical parameters in patients with diabetic ketoacidosis and ketonuria. In this prospective comparative study conducted at the Clinical Center of the University of Sarajevo, hundred patients of both genders with diabetes mellitus were enrolled. Newly diagnosed diabetic patients with complicati...

By Edhem Hasković, Azra Bureković, Adnan Husić, Muhamed Fočak, Erna Islamagić

Literature search shows that there is a shortage of studies that have investigated the relationships between the physical conditioning markers monitored over the course of a season and the quantitative assessments of training and competition in elite handball players. Thus, the aim of our work was to follow changes in speed, strength, power and end...

By Ljubomir Pavlović, Ivana Bojić, Nenad Stojiljković, Dušica Djordjević, Dragan Radovanović

Nursing students are more susceptible to sleep disturbances. The dormitory life also decreases the quality of their sleep. Due to the restriction of the use of drugs for the management of sleep disorders, the study was conducted to investigate the effect of aromatherapy with Citrus aurantium essence on the sleep quality among nursing students. In t...

By Sareh Shamsipour, Mohammad Hassan Sahebihagh, Hossein Ebrahimi, Asghar Mohammadpoorasl, Hossein Namdar Areshtanab

Oral anticoagulants, vitamin K antagonists (varfarin and acenocoumarol), are widely used for primary and secondary prevention of thromboembolic events. Previous studies have shown that patients had a low level of knowledge on warfarin, especially its interactions with food. The study was aimed at the development, reliability testing and validation ...

By Katarina V. Tomašević, Slobodan Janković