The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of simvastatin therapy on bone mineral density in hypercholesterolemic postmenopausal women. Fifty-three women, mean age 62,92  +6,08 years treated at the Institute for Treatment and Rehabilitation Niška Banja were included into this study. All patients were divided into two groups: I gro...

By Todorka Savić, Dimitrije Janković, Irena Janković, Vladmila Bojanić, Boris Đinđić, Nataša Miladinović Tasić, Ivan Tasić

The aim of the paper was to examine the neuroendocrine differentiation of endocrine cells and neurons of myenteric plexus of fetal duodenum. The material consisted of duodenums of 14 fetuses of different gender, in the third and fifth month of gestational age. Fetal duodenal tissue was fixed in the Bouin solution, routinely processed and embedded i...

By Ivan Nikolić, Vera Todorović, Aleksandar Petrović, Dejan Mitić

Monitoring of antibiotic prescribing promotes rational use of drugs, reduces costs and slows down the development of resistance. Upper respiratory tract infections (URIs) are common conditions managed in primary health care (PHC). The aim of this study was to evaluate prescribing of antibiotics, especially in the treatment of URIs in PHC of Ni&scar...

By Radmila Veličković-Radovanović, Biljana Kodela, Jasmina Petrović, Radmila Mitić, Milan Rančić

Preventive, legally prescribed medical examinations of the population under sanitary supervision, with the aim of diagnosing asymptomatic lambliasis, include the application of conventional microscopic examination (CVM) with concentration technique (CT)of one stool sample. The aim of the paper was to compare the results obtained by the enzyme imnun...

By Nataša Miladinović-Tasić, Suzana Tasić, Aleksandar Tasić, Dragan Zdravković, Jovana Đorđević, Tatjana Micić

Functional recovery is a key determinant of post-stroke rehabilitation. The aim of the paper was to show the importance of sitting balance measuring in post-stroke rehabilitation. Prospective cohort study involved 25 (9 men and 16 women) patients who suffered from the first stroke. The study was conducted in the Clinic for Physical Medicine and Reh...

By Milan Mandić, Nataša Rančić

There is nearly a unanimous standpoint that fissure system is the "region sensitive to caries". These difficulties imposed the consideration of efficient protection of the fissure system from caries. For final realization of this method, both adequate selection and comprehensive planned application of contemporary materials is necessary (composite ...

By Lidija Mladenović, Dragan Mladenović, Sanja Mladenović

Although arterial hypertension is an important factor contributing to cardiovascular complications in coronary patients with and without diabetes mellitus (DM), target values of blood pressure are rarely achieved in practice. The aim of the study was to compare the attainment of target blood pressure in patients with DM who survived myocardial infa...

By Emina Aleksić, Radmila Stamenković, Marina Deljanin-Ilić, Ivan Tasić, Todorka Savić, Aca Vacić

The literature data suggest an inverse relationship between osteoarthritis (OA) and osteoporosis (OP), implying rare simultaneous existence in the same patient and the fact that OA and OP represent two extremes, i.e. two different patient populations. The data about the association of increased bone mineral density (BMD) and OA, and increased bone ...

By Valentina Živković, Bojana Stamenković, Jovan Nedović, Aleksandar Dimić, Katarina Marković

Artificial intelligence (AI) is the subfield of computer science concerned with projection of intelligent machines, software, and algorithms. By way of computer-assisted monitoring of dental patients, the amount of raw electronic data markedly enlarges, creating the possibility of using AI in scientific analysis. In order to prevent the reasons and...

By Milan Miladinović, Branko Mihailović, Aleksandar Janković, Goran Tošić, Dragan Mladenović, Dušan Živković, Miloš Duka, Biljana Vujičić

Medical students need to be aware not only of their present and future needs during the course of medical English but also of difficulties and problems they possess concerning the knowledge of general English. The aim of the study was to collect and analyze students’ errors as markers that would point to the areas of English where additional ...

By Zorica Antić