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Low Dose of Sevelamer is Enough to Prevent Coronary Artery Calcification Progression in Prevalent Hemodialysis Patients

Sharaf El Din UAA1*, Zayed BED1, Al-Shihaby AR2, Salem MA3 and Salem MM1

Aug 31, 2016

Objective: Our objective is to study the possible role of low dose sevelamer hydrochloride on the rate of progression of coronary artery calcification...

Primary Synovial Sarcoma of the Kidney: An Unusual Presentation

Lomonaco SH1, Peralta AMG2*, Zarate ESF2, Ricardo JAL3, Perez KR4 and Barreto R4

Aug 31, 2016

The Synovial Sarcoma (SS) is a rare neoplasm, the fourth most common type of sarcoma. Most often located at the para-articular region of inferior limb...

Intermittent and Mild Persistent Asthma in Young Children, Adolescents and Adults: What Treatment Options?

Cheepsattayakorn

Aug 30, 2016

Matching the treatment intensity with the severity of asthmatic symptoms is the basic treatment for asthma. Intermittent treatment with rapid sympto...

C-termini Analysis of Monoclonal Antibody Fragmentation

Xiaobin Xu*

Aug 29, 2016

Fragmentation of therapeutic monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) is a critical quality attribute (CQA) that needs to be monitored and controlled during the b...

Association between Cardiovascular Risk and Nutritional Status of Elderly

Jardim AT*, Nascimento JXPT and De Sousa RML

Aug 29, 2016

During the aging process occur several changes, among them the increased weight and obesity contribute to the health risk potential of this population...

Insignificance of Perirenal Fat Invasion in Small Renal Masses

Hale N2*, Davis C1, Hill S1, Welch C1 and Deem S1

Aug 29, 2016

Objective: To evaluate oncologic outcomes in clinical T1a tumors which remain pathological T1a compared to tumors which were upstaged to pathologic T3...

India’s First Tall × Tall Coconut Hybrid Development

Selvaraj KSV*, Ganesamurthy K, Natarajan C, Rajendran R, Jawaharlal M, Jerard BA and Maheswarappa HP

Aug 29, 2016

An evaluation trial conducted over 30 years on coconut hybrid combinations has resulted in identification of a superior, high yielding Tall x Tall hy...

OSAS, Sleep, Dreams and Metabolic Disorders. Is There Enough Light in This Jumble?

Tatti P*

Aug 26, 2016

The role of sleep on human health has been largely underplayed till the 60’ when the first papers appeared, but the true advancement in this field c...

Bright and Low Driving Voltage Top-Emitting Organic Light Emitting Diodes on Silicon

Xue Q1, Chen W1, Zhou M1, Jian C1, and Xie G2*

Aug 26, 2016

To match the driving voltage (3-5 V) of the driving circuits on silicon, we report an organic light-emitting device on silicon substrate featuring low...

Sphincter of Oddi Dysfunction: A Survey of Current Practice in USA

Alejandro L Suarez*, Peter B Cotton, Qi Pauls, B Joseph Elmunzer, Valerie DM and Gregory A Coté

Aug 26, 2016

Background and aims: The role of sphincter of Oddi dysfunction (SOD) and sphincter of Oddi manometry (SOM) in patients with post-cholecystectomy pain ...

Usefulness of Magnesium Supplementation in the Control of Metabolic Glucose Disorders

Guerrero Romero F*

Aug 25, 2016

Magnesium participates as essential cofactor in the vast majority of the enzymatic process related with energetic metabolism furthermore, emerging c...

Uterine Artery Embolization: an Innovative Treatment Approach of Uterine Myomas

Androutsopoulos G*, Michail G and Decavalas G

Aug 25, 2016

Nowadays, uterine artery embolization (UAE) is a widely acceptable non-surgical procedure appropriate for selected patients with uterine myomas [1-6...

Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaires in Breast Cancer Patients. A Comparative Study Plus Systematic Literature Review

Stavrakis T*, Foroglou P and Papapolichroniadis C

Aug 25, 2016

Background: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women globally as well as the principle cause of death. Despite the high incidence rates of th...

Assessing Dietary Diversity Score and Nutritional Status of Rural Adult Women in Abia State, Nigeria

Ukegbu O* Patricia and Ekebisi C

Aug 25, 2016

Aim: The aim of the study was to assess dietary diversity score and nutritional status of rural adult women in Abia State, Nigeria. A sample of 240 w...

Tocopherols and Fatty Acid Profile in Baru Nuts (Dipteryx Alata Vog.), Raw and Roasted: Important Sources in Nature that Can Prevent Diseases

Lemos MRB*, Zambiazi RC, de Almeida EMS and de Alencar ER

Aug 25, 2016

Brazil has extensive biodiversity in their biomes, where the Cerrado, vegetation of the Brazilian interior, contributes a nutritional and medicinal p...

Fluorescent Study of Albumin Alterations in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Kalnina I*, Kirilova E and Zvagule T

Aug 25, 2016

The structural/functional properties of albumin play an important role in the pathogenesis of various diseases (e.g. diabetes mellitus). In differen...

Bariatric Surgery as a Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Narrative Review

Aguiar PCM*, Printes TRM and Feitosa IC

Aug 25, 2016

Diabetes is a chronic disease with high morbi-mortality and has been considered in the entire world a public health problem. Type 2 diabetes mellitus ...

Triple Therapy with Empagliflozin, Linagliptin and Gliclazide in a Patient who Refuses Insulin: New Solutions to an Old Problem

Navarrete RET1*, Pires WS and Betti RT

Aug 25, 2016

Background: Insulin therapy refusal is a common subject in the routine of endocrinologists. New therapeutic options can work around this issue. Objec...

Modulation of Hepatic Gluconeogenesis: A Therapeutic Target for Diabetes

Lee IK* and Joen JH

Aug 25, 2016

Liver is the major organ responsible for the maintenance of glucose homeostasis under fasting conditions. Hepatic gluconeogenesis is tightly regulat...

Oronasal Fistula in Dogs

Marija Lipar* and Rajka Turner

Aug 25, 2016

Antimicrobial Drug-Resistance of Zoonotic Foodborne Pathogens and Consequences on Public Health

Daniel Sergelidis*

Aug 25, 2016

The emergence of antimicrobial drug-resistant bacteria and their dissemination in the community represents a real challenge to Public Health, both tod...

Use and Possible Reproductive Effects of Contaminated River Water on Pigs Kept in Urban Informal Settlements of Nairobi City

Ambrose NK*

Aug 25, 2016

Pig farmers in the informal settlements of Nairobi Kenya were interviewed to evaluate the use and possible effects of polluted river water on the repr...

Mathematical Model of the Pharmacokinetic Behavior of Warfarin

Durisova M*

Aug 24, 2016

The current study is a companion piece of an earlier study by Colburn published in August 1983 Issue of the Journal of Pharmacokinetics and Biopharmac...

Safe and Optimum Steps for Total / Hemi Thyroidectomy

Vikas Jain*

Aug 23, 2016

Thyroidectomy is always an interesting surgery for all general, ENT, endocrine and oncosurgeons. There is lot of paradigm shift in thyroid surgeries f...

Comparative Evaluation of Fixed Dose Combinations of Fluticasone/ Formoterol and Budesonide/ Formoterol in Patients of Mild- Moderate Bronchial Asthma

Kaushal S*, Singh J, Kajal NC and Biswas A

Aug 23, 2016

The prevalence of asthma is rising worldwide with 10–12% adults and 15% children affected presently. It can have a considerable impact on the quality...

Cervical Vestibular Myogenic Potentials (C-VEMP) in Healthy Individuals: Comparison between Tone-Burst and Click

Felipe L*, Melo GSD, Pereira AB, Monteiro AR, Tavares CC and Volpe FM

Aug 20, 2016

Introduction: Cervical Vestibular Evoked Myogenic Potential (c-VEMP) is one of the clinical tools to evaluate vestibular function. The c-VEMP can be r...

Kimura’s Disease: A Rare Disorder

Priya R*, Virmani N and Dabholkar JP

Aug 20, 2016

Kimura's disease is a rare disorder characterised by single or multiple soft tissue masses, cervical lymphadenopathy, peripheral eosinophilia and rais...

Nutrition - Critical for Human Capital Development

Ngozika N*

Aug 20, 2016

Nutrition is a fundamental driver for human capital development. No individual can develop well without adequate supply of nutrients and other subst...

Health Aspects of Antioxidant Nutrients: A Consice Update

Mostafa I Waly* and Nejib Guizani

Aug 20, 2016

Oxidative stress (OR) reflects an imbalance between the systemic manifestation of reactive oxygen species and a biological systems ability to readily ...

Gross Responses, Haematological Indices and Serum Biochemistry of Growing Cockerels Fed Diets Containing Graded Levels of Rumen Liquor Fermented Sugarcane Scrappings as Replacement for Maize

Ari MM*, Alu SE, Daniel MA, Omede AA, Umoren E1,4 and Iji PA

Aug 20, 2016

This study investigated the gross response, Haematological indices and serum biochemistry of growing cockerels fed diets containing 0, 5, 10 and 15 %...