Correlation Between Hemoglobin A1C Level and Fasting Blood Glucose Level: a Summary on the Reports in the Setting with High Prevalence of Hemoglobin Disorder
The investigation of hemoglobin A1C is presently accepted as a tool for the evaluation of the glycemic control in the diabetic patients. However, due to the high cost, it is limitedly used in many developing countries. The old classical approach, fasting blood glucose determination, is still the standard method in those countries. There are many re...
By Viroj Wiwanitkit
Viral Myocarditis-Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge for Physicians
Myocarditis is defined as inflammation of the heart muscle according to clinical, immunohistological and pathological criteria. Myocarditis can manifest a wide spectrum of symptoms ranging from mild dyspnea or chest pain, and sometimes without a specific therapy it can lead to cardiogenic shock and death, too. According to the evidence, the inciden...
By Dejan Simonović, Marina Ilić
Late Diagnosed Cervical Spine TBC Spondylitis: Case Report
Cervical tuberculosis is a rare disease with a high complication rate. Tuberculosis of the cervical spine is reported in about 6-9% of all cases of spinal tuberculosis. Early diagnosis and treatment of spinal tuberculosis is essential in order to prevent neural deficit. Management strategies for spinal tuberculosis range from ambulatory chemotherap...
By Saša Milenković, Jordan Saveski, Ilir Hasani, Neda Trajkovska, Venko Filipče
Teleradiology - Radiology at Distance
Teleradiology has made using the Internet explorer possible to access to images and patient findings, to browse, view and write radiological reports on any computer in any location, with all the appropriate rights (security and confidentiality). Diagnosis, consultation and education of students, doctors and paramedical staff, scientific...
By Rade Babić, Zoran Milošević, Gordana Babić
Contribution of Selected Medicinal Plants for Cancer Prevention and Therapy
Since time immortal, plants have been used for maintaining health and curing disease. With cancer being a widespread threat to humanity, plants play an important role in cancer prevention, as well as in therapy. Medicinal plants provide new active chemopreventive molecules. In addition, treatment with plants can ease side-effects as well as provide...
By Zohara Bachrach
An Outline of EMP Course Design
Society is now at a stage at which it is possible to obtain information about almost anything within a very short period of time. Such a situation requires the usage of one language for mutual understanding and communication of scientific, technological and academic information among different linguistic groups within a multi-linguistic community. ...
By Zorica Antić
Lymphocyte Subsets in Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid of Children with Lung Infiltrates
The analysis of the subpopulation of lymphocytes - CD4+, CD8+ lymphocytes in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) of paediatric patients can provide useful information related the lung parenchyma. The aim of the paper was to analyze the results of bronchoscopy of patients presenting with persistent lung infiltrates and to find out of the diagnostic y...
By Amina Selimović, Senka Dinarević, Tatjana Pejčić, Ermina Mujičić, Aida Hasanović, Siniša Ristić, Nataša Banjac, Željko Pavlović
Seasonal Variations of the Incidence of Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm at the Territory of the South Serbia
Literature data on the association between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons are contradictory. The influence of climatic factors on the rupture of abdominal aorta is geographically dependent. The aim of this research was the investigation of the connection between the incidence of ruptured abdominal aorta and seasons at the ter...
By Zoran Damnjanović, Milan Jovanović, Predrag Đorđević, Nenad Ilić, Irena Janković, Igor Smiljković, Nikola Đorđević, Dragutin Grozdanović
Value of the First Examination for Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip - Our Experiences
Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) means a distinct dislocation (lateralisation and cranialisation) of the femoral head from the poorly developed (hypoplastic and steeper) acetabulum. The aim of the paper was to establish, in a retrospective and prospective study conducted in the period between January 1, 2006 and December 31, 2010, th...
By Predrag Grubor, Milan Grubor, Marinko Domuzin, Ivan Golubović
Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor Cells
Spermine Oxidation Products Induce Mitochondrial Alterations on Tumor CellsCytotoxic products of polyamines generatedin situby an enzyme-catalyzed reaction may be useful as a new avenue in combating cancer. This study demonstrates that multidrug resistant (MDR) cancer cells (colon adenocarcinoma and melanoma) are significantly more sensitive than t...
By Enzo Agostinelli