Osteoporosis is a chronic disease with increasing incidence that predominantly occurs in female population. There are evidences that bisphosphonates, selective estrogen receptor modulators, denosumab, teriparatide and strontium renalate, prevent vertebral fractures while alendronate, risedronate, zoledronic acid, denosumab and strontium renalate pr...

By Ivana Tadić, Ljiljana Tasić, Nada Vujašinović Stupar, Katarina Ilić, Dejan Stevanović

Quality of life (QOL) in families can be affected when a child has cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of this research was to determine the effect of a child’s disability on the mother’s quality of life by comparing mothers of children with CP and mothers of normal children. Two sample groups were chosen from a total of 42 mothers to answer a...

By Samira Borzoo, Mansoureh Nickbakht, Mehrdad Jalalian

The study of features of pharmacodynamics of a new analgesic is an important and urgent task of modern pharmacology. These data allow us to clarify the nosology for application of an analgesic and to create a theoretical background to optimize its use. An effect mediated by the transient receptor potential cation channel, subfamily V, member 1 (TRP...

By Oleh Yadlovskyi, Tatiana Bukhtiarova, Lyudmila Bobkova, Irina Tatianshenko, Igor Monchak, Andrew Khayrulin

Ultrastructure of adhesive bond is a significant indicator of the efficiency of the bond between material and dental tissue. Bonding between composite and hard dental tissue is also most commonly assessed by measuring bonding strength or by absence of marginal gap along restoration interface. The aim of this investigation was to estimate ultrastruc...

By Stefan Dačić, Aleksandar Mitić, Jelena Popović, Dragica Simonović Dačić, Marko Igić

Symptoms of bladder dysfunction are significant public health problem due to their prevalence, morbidity and treatment costs. Most stem from bladder control problem which is governed by the brain, yet we know little about CNS and bladder. Advances in brain imaging technology have brought new insight in how brain works in different bladder diseases ...

By Staša Tadić

Reproductive health implies that people are able to have a responsible, satisfying and safe sex life and that they have the capability to reproduce and the freedom to decide about it. It is directly conditioned by social, cultural and behavior factors. One in every five people in the world is an adolescent, and 85% of them live in developing countr...

By Olivera Radulović, Slađana Babić, Milena Veljković, Ana Stefanović, Čedomir Šagrić, Katarina Bulatović

Uvae ursi folium (Arctostaphylos uva ursi, Ericaceae) is the best known and most widely used herbal urinary antiseptic. In traditional medicine, other Ericaceae species are also used for the treatment of urinary tract infections. The present study investigates antimicrobial activity of five species of Ericaceae family native to the Balkan Peninsula...

By Dragana Pavlović, Branislava Lakušić, Dušanka Kitić, Milica Milutinović, Milica Kostić, Bojana Miladinović, Nada Kovačević

By introduction of all-trans retinoic acid (ATRA) in de novo acute promyelocytic leukemia (APL) an revolution in therapy of this disease has been made. The rate of molecular complete remissions (CR) have been doubled compared to conventional chemotherapy with anthracyclines ranging from 90% to 95%. Consolidation therapy is required in order to redu...

By Ivan Petković, Ivica Pejčić, Svetislav Vrbić

The aim of the paper was to determine the disease trends and characteristics of anti-HCV antibody carrier status for the purpose of better prevention and disease control. The materials used were annual reports, reports of diseases and deaths from infectious diseases, and epidemiological surveys of the Public Health Institute Niš in the perio...

By Marina Kostić, Biljana Kocić, Lidija Popović Dragonjić

Medicinal herbs and their mixtures, which are widely used for prevention and treatment of some disease, can also present health risks due to the presence of toxic metals such as Pb and Cd. The application of different agrotechnical practices during plant growing season, as well as the process of circulation of substances in nature, may be the cause...

By Biljana Kaličanin, Dragan Velimirović, Ivana Arsić, Sofija Đorđević