abstract：BACKGROUND:Sore nipples are common during lactation and remain the major reason for failing to establish successful breastfeeding. To formulate a peppermint gel and to evaluate its effect on the prevention of nipple crack associated with breast-feeding, a randomized double-blinded clinical trial comparing the above for...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Melli MS,Rashidi MR,Nokhoodchi A,Tagavi S,Farzadi L,Sadaghat K,Tahmasebi Z,Sheshvan MK

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Febrile seizures are a common occurrence in young children with incidence rates varying from 3-14%, depending on the geographic region. Studies have suggested that an elevated temperature is a factor in their development, though other factors may synergistically lower the seizure threshold. While it is recognized that...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Hoption Cann SA

更新日期：2007-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Chronic low-grade systemic inflammation is a feature of such chronic diseases as cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes (T2D). There is evidence that regular exercise is effective as a treatment in these situations. This study intended to assess the levels of two inflammatory mediators, C-reactive protei...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： de Lemos ET,Reis F,Baptista S,Pinto R,Sepodes B,Vala H,Rocha-Pereira P,Silva AS,Teixeira F

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to determine the effectiveness of continuous aminophylline infusion on refractory bronchospasm in long-term mechanically ventilated neonates. CASE REPORT:Presented are seven newborns with gestational ages from 24 to 38 weeks and mean age at treatment of 29.7 days. All were mechanically ventilate...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Migliori C,Garzoli E,Spinoni V,Chirico G

更新日期：2007-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigates the effect of the petroleum ether, chloroform, and ethyl acetate fractions of the total ethanolic extract of Convolvulus pluricaulis Choisy (Family: Convolvulaceae) on depression in mice. MATERIAL/METHODS:The petroleum ether (25, 50 mg/kg), chloroform (25, 50, 100 mg/kg), and ethyl a...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Dhingra D,Valecha R

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Small bowel obstruction cased by paracecal hernia is rare, and the condition is difficult to diagnose preoperatively. We herein report a case of paracecal hernia that was successfully diagnosed and treated with laparoscopic surgery. CASE REPORT:A 74-year-old man admitted our hospital. His previous medical h...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Hirokawa T,Hayakawa T,Tanaka M,Okada Y,Sawai H,Takeyama H,Manabe T

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bloodstream infections (BSI) represent a major cause of hospital-acquired infections in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) patients. This study was designed to determine the prevalence, risk factors and outcomes of these infections in one local facility. MATERIAL/METHODS:All patients admitted to one PICU ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Grisaru-Soen G,Sweed Y,Lerner-Geva L,Hirsh-Yechezkel G,Boyko V,Vardi A,Keller N,Barzilay Z,Paret G

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:NAA, marker of neurons integrity and viability, is one of the most important brain metabolites visible in 1H MRS. In most studies of schizophrenia, the decrease of NAA level was observed in the temporal, frontal lobes and in the thalamus. This finding was observed more often among chronic patients, what sugg...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Szulc A,Galińska B,Tarasów E,Kubas B,Dzienis W,Konarzewska B,Poplawska R,Tomczak AA,Czernikiewicz A,Walecki J

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of the study was to compare a computer assessment of carotid plaques with the quantity and distribution of inflammatory cells in the plaques and to find correlation with the incidence of cerebral stroke. MATERIAL/METHODS:The material consisted of 20 carotid plaques causing stenoses of internal carot...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Falkowski A,Parafiniuk M,Poncyljusz W,Kaczmarczyk M,Wilk G

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Children with hydrocephalus and increased intracranial pressure are treated with ventricular shunts. Multiple head CT is used to assess shunt malfunction and changes in ventricular size (volume). Because of the naturally high contrast of the head structures in CT imaging, a low-dose protocol for hydrocephali...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Rybka K,Staniszewska AM,Biegański T

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Active immunization techniques against exogenous source antigens (ags - such as bacteria, virus) proved to be successful in preventing many acute infectious diseases from occurring in a susceptible population. However, an active immunization technique that could be employed both prophylactically and therapeu...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Barabas AZ,Cole CD,Kovacs ZB,Lafreniere R

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The fungus C. albicans is among the leading agents causing death in immunocompromised patients. Most hospitals rely on conventional morphological techniques such as the germ-tube assay and the API system for correct identification. This technique is subjective and hence error prone. Recently, more and more m...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Yazbek S,Barada G,Basma R,Mahfouz J,Khalaf RA

更新日期：2007-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Semipermeability to fluid transport is one of the principal attributes of a tissue like articular cartilage. Consequently, this characteristic can be exploited in attempts to understand the functional roles of the biological layer of Surface Active Phospholipids (SAPL) which form on its surfaces. A previous ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Chen Y,Crawford RW,Oloyede A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Magnesium sulfate is used for seizure therapy and prophylaxis in women with eclampsia and preeclampsia worldwide. Magnesium may act by opposing calcium-dependent arterial constriction and may also antagonize the increase in intracellular calcium concentration. The objectives were to study the alterations in ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Aali S,Khazaeli P,Ghasemi F,Mehdizadeh A

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a common inheritable cardiac disorder that can lead to symptoms of dyspnea, angina pectoris, and syncope. Symptomatic patients are usually treated with negatively inotropic agents, such as beta-blockers, calcium channel blockers, or disopyramide. However, up to 10% of ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Veselka J

更新日期：2007-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim was to reveal the mechanism of hemolysis-induced acute pancreatitis and to evaluate the role of heme and heme oxygenase activity in inducing pancreatic inflammation in an experimental hemolysis model. MATERIAL/METHODS:Hemolytic anemia was induced in rats by intraperitoneal injection of 60 mg/kg acet...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Saruç M,Yuceyar H,Turkel N,Ozutemiz O,Tuzcuoglu I,Ayhan S,Yuce G,Coker I,Huseyino A

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Wilson's disease (WD) is an autosomal recessive disorder leading to copper overload, mainly in the liver and brain, due to mutations in the ATP7B gene. About 10% of heterozygous carriers of ATP7B gene mutations have decreased serum ceruloplasmin, posing diagnostic difficulties. CASE REPORT:We report a four-...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Sundaresan S,Eapen CE,Shaji RV,Chandy M,Kurian G,Chandy G

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The in vitro interactions of esophageal smooth muscle cells (SMCs) with synthetic absorbable polymers were tested and artificial muscle tissues harvested from subcutaneous implantation were examined. MATERIAL/METHODS:Esophageal tissue samples from adult and fetal (25-day gestational age) rabbits were cut in...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Korkmaz M,Yakut T,Narci A,Güvenç BH,Güilten T,Yağmurca M,Yiğit B,Bilir A

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:BACKGROUND; Cerebral amyloid angiopathy (CAA) is a condition characterized by amyloid deposition in the walls of leptomeningal and cerebral cortical blood vessels. Clinically, CAA results in recurrent lobar haemorrhage that frequently presents with cognitive impairment or recurrent cerebral ischaemic events....

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Felwick R,Amar K

更新日期：2007-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The catalytic contribution of four conserved histidines of human coproporphyrinogen oxidase (CPO) has been investigated using site-directed mutagenesis to change histidine (H) into alanine (A). MATERIAL/METHODS:The wild-type and mutant enzyme forms were analyzed for their ability to utilize coproporphyrinog...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Gitter SJ,Cooper CL,Friesen JA,Jones MA

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Antacids and gastric acid inhibitors are effective in the self-treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). The aim was to investigate onset of action of the antacid hydrotalcite compared with the OTC H2-receptor antagonist famotidine in patients suffering from heartburn. MATERIAL/METHODS:A total of...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Konturek JW,Beneke M,Koppermann R,Petersen-Braun M,Weingärtner U

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with a variety of conditions that cause upper-airway narrowing. It was hypothesized that upper-airway narrowing can occur in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when retrognathia develops secondary to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) destruction. Therefore, the...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Alamoudi OS

更新日期：2006-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Many investigations have focused on optimal doses/schedules since regulatory agency approval of paclitaxel (Taxol). Paclitaxel is generally administered at doses of 175-225 mg/m2 over 3 hours or 135-175 mg/m2 over 24 hours, every 3 weeks. The purpose of this study was to simplify administration and render it...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Kosmas C,Tsavaris N

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Most surgeons, ourselves including, use retrograde cardioplegia in numerable operations in cardiac surgery. It is believed to be not only supplementary to antegrade, but also a unique alternative in special complicated cases. Regarding CABGs (coronary artery bypass grafts), many authors advocate its routine use togeth...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Kouerinis IA,Manopoulos CG,Zografos GC,Apostolakis EI,Tsilimingas NB,Argiriou ME,Gorgoulis VG,Dedeilias PG,Tsoukas A,Bolos K,Tsangaris SG

更新日期：2006-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Current findings suggest that more attention needs to be given to the increase in body mass achieved by disabled populations, especially by individuals with mental retardation, to minimize long-term negative health consequences. Accordingly, it would be of interest to design adequate strategies based on phys...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ordonez FJ,Rosety M,Rosety-Rodriguez M

更新日期：2006-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Allergic rhinitis is considered a risk factor for bronchial asthma. It therefore seems essential to identify patients threatened with this disease in whom no disturbing bronchial symptoms have occurred. The study's aim was to evaluate the incidence of nonspecific bronchial hyperactivity based on exercise res...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Modrzyński M,Zawisza E

更新日期：2006-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:CC chemokine receptors are likely to have important roles in the regulation of leukocytes and mast cells. Chemokine receptors are crucial in orchestrating innate and acquired immune responses as well as in allergic inflammation. A disturbance in erythrocyte function can lead to bronchial hyperreactivity and ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Tyagi MG,Goyal S,Sathyakumar K,Subbana PK

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Tracheal intubation of comatose patients is common, but contrary to most standards for respiratory care, heated nebulizers are not always used. This deviation from recommendations appears to be widespread. CASE REPORT:In the case examined, a tracheotomized patient suffering from severe anoxic brain injury w...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ford GP,Reardon DC

更新日期：2006-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The finding of sex steroid receptor protein in non classical reproductive tissues suggested the possibility that sex steroids may have a relevance to the immune system. MATERIAL/METHODS:The J111 cells were maintained in RPMI 1640 complete medium at 37 degrees C in 5% CO2 in air. Cells were resuspended at 1x...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Ahmadi K,McCruden AB

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Spigelian hernia is a rare partial abdominal wall defect in the transversus abdominus aponeurosis or Spigelian fascia. We here report the case of a patient with incarcerated greater omentum in a Spigelian hernia. CASE REPORT:The patient presented with a six-hour history of nausea, constant abdominal pain, a...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Zacharakis E,Papadopoulos V,Ganidou M,Zacharakis E

更新日期：2006-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The US is in the midst of an epidemic of neurodevelopmental disorders (NDs). Thimerosal is an ethylmercury-containing compound added to some childhood vaccines. Several previous epidemiological studies conducted in the US have associated Thimerosal-containing vaccine (TCV) administration with NDs. MATERIAL/...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Geier DA,Geier MR

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Writing and reading 'Discussion' sections in medical articles require a procedure as exact and structured as that involved in raising questions, choosing materials and methods and producing results for a health research study. The medical article as a whole can be considered an exercise in modern argumentation and its...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Jenicek M

更新日期：2006-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Bifenthrin is a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide derivative of naturally occurring pyrethrins from chrysanthemum flowers. Bifenthrin is considered relatively safe and therefore incorporated as the active ingredient in preparations sold over the counter for household use. Recent studies have raised concern th...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Nandi A,Chandil D,Lechesal R,Pryor SC,McLaughlin A,Bonventre JA,Flynnx K,Weeks BS

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Prognosis in patients with gastric cancer is determined by the tumor itself, as well as certain patient-related factors. MATERIAL/METHODS:In this study, 138 patients with high-grade gastric adenocarcinoma who were admitted to our hospital between September 1999 and April 2002 were retrospectively evaluated ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Alici S,Kaya S,Izmirli M,Tuncer I,Doğan E,Ozbek H,Sayarlioglu H

更新日期：2006-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Two hundred fifty one men and women participated in a study of the prediction of fear of heights, snakes, and public speaking by providing retrospective accounts of multimodal classical conditioning events involving those stimuli. The fears selected for study represent those believed by some to be innate (i....

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Wu NY,Conger AJ,Dygdon JA

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Individuals infected with non-tuberculous mycobacteria may elicit false-positive reactions on tuberculin skin testing. The QuantiFERON-TB (QFT) assay utilizes tuberculin and M. avium antigens and, therefore, may be more specific for latent tuberculosis infection. The objective of this study was to investigat...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Shah SS,McGowan JP,Klein RS,Converse PJ,Blum S,Gourevitch MN

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Recombinant human activated protein C (drotrecogin alfa [activated]--DAA) demonstrated in Phase III controlled clinical studies significant reduction of mortality in patients with severe sepsis and high risk of death. The aim of the study was to assess the therapeutic efficacy of DAA in patients included in ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Kübler A,Mayzner-Zawadzka E,Durek G,Gaszyński W,Karpel E,Mikaszewska-Sokolewicz M,Majak P

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:99mTc-HMPAO-labeled leukocyte scintigraphy (WBCs) is useful in the diagnosis of vascular graft infection. However, false positives can occur in the early postoperative period. There are no data concerning the usefulness of WBCs in detecting endovascular prosthesis infection during this period. The aim of our...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Liberatore M,Misuraca M,Calandri E,Rizzo L,Speziale F,Iurilli AP,Anagnostou C

更新日期：2006-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study was designed to determine the incidence and patterns of sexual dysfunction after curative radical resections (CRR) with or without extended systematic lymph-node dissection (ESLND) for rectal cancer Material/Methods: A total of 91 patients with rectal cancer were reviewed with respect to surgical ...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Cöl C,Hasdemir O,Yalçin E,Yandakçi K,Tunç G,Kuçukpinar T

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The most prominent theory describes the Crohn's Syndrome as a dysregulated, inappropriate immune response to otherwise innocuous bowel flora in a genetically susceptible host. The autoimmune theory assumes that a specific infectious agent does not exist. Data from mouse models, impairment of the mucosal epithelial bar...

journal_title：Medical science monitor : international medical journal of experimental and clinical research

authors： Chamberlin WM,Naser SA

更新日期：2006-02-01 00:00:00