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Purpose: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is frequently associated with coronary artery disease. Causal relation of nocturnal respiratory disorders to the onset of myocardial ischemia has been discussed controversially. Methods:Patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) were enrolled in the present pilot study. Overnight polygraphy and 12-lead…

Four  known  dengue  virus  serotypes  have  been  identified, DENV-1, DENV-2, DENV-3, and  DENV-4.  About  50  million-infected  persons  occurs  each  year.  Adult  primary  infections  with  DENV-1  and  DENV-3  usually  result  in  dengue  fever  while  some  outbreak  with  DENV-2  infections  have  been  predominantly  subclinical.  Dengue  pulmonary  complications …

Metal(II) complexes of mixed ligands, Niacin (HL) and m-Toluic(HL1 ), have been synthesized and characterized by percentage metal, infrared and electronic spectroscopies, room temperature magnetic moments, melting points and conductance measurements. The metal analysis shows that the complexes analyze mostly as [M(HL)(HL1 )X].nH2O, where M…

Many human epidemiologic studies have reported associations between plasma homocysteine (Hcy) concentrations and cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and osteoporosis. However, few studies have examined the relationship between Hcy and disease in dogs. In this study, we investigated the relationship between canine plasma Hcy concentrations and…

In this study, amphoteric graft copolymer-based flocculants were prepared by conventional peroxy graft copolymerization of acrylamide (AM) onto carboxymethyl chitosan (CMCH) using potassium persulphate (PPS) initiator. The optimization of grafting of AM onto CMCH was carried out by studying the influence of various process parameters…

Background: Anal menstruation due to sigmoidouterine fistula in the anterior wall of the uterus has not been reported so far. Case: A thirty year old female presented to us with periodical anal bleeding without natural menstrual loss one year after dilatation and curettage for 10…

Infertility treatments are difficult to understand, and doubly so for migrants because of religious and language factors. Previous studies showed that religion plays an important role in infertility care for Muslim couples that doctors do not always understand. The data presented here come from two…

Background:  Coordinated research and diagnostic coding are both in their infancy in Irish general practice.  As part of a larger project, which aimed to investigate the feasibility of primary diagnostic ICPC-2 coding in the Republic of Ireland with a view to creating a national morbidity…

Objective: To determine the sensitivity pattern of first line anti-tuberculosis drugs against clinical isolates of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) in our settings. Place and duration: Department of Microbiology, Armed Forces Institute of Pathology Rawalpindi, Pakistan, from January 2010 through December 2012. Materials & Methods: Samples received…

The intellectual ability of the work force of any organization or nation goes a long way in determining its prospects.  An organisation’s or a nation’s poor attitude to the development of its human capital is a devastating and worrisome challenge to the actualisation of  its…