Health Sciences

This article aimed to examine the relationship between intrinsic and extrinsic factors characteristics in the nosocomial infection case patients caused by the Klebsiella pneumoniaebacterium which is resistant to antibiotic of carbapenem type. The subjects of this study were the patients hospitalized at Dr. Hasan Sadikin General Hospital Bandung in the case of both medical and surgical experienced nosocomial infection in accordance with inclusion criteria reaching 287 cases. The study was conducted from the period of January 1 2015 to June 30 2015.

Ankyloglossia, or tongue tie, refers to an abnormally short lingual frenum. It is recognized but poorly defined condition and has been reported to cause feeding difficulties, dysarthria, dyspnea and social or mechanical problems. It varies in degree of severity from mild causes; characterized by mucous membrane bands to complete ankyloglossia where by the tongue is tethered to the floor of mouth. Tongue tie can be treated by various methods such as frenectomy and frenotomy. Here, we report a case of tongue tie which was successfully treated by surgical excision

Background: We aimed to investigate the relationship between the severity of uterine prolapse and epidemiological factors behind the uterine prolapse. Material and Methods: 4230 patients were analyzed in this study. All the patients were admitted to Nyala Sudan-Turkish Training and Research Hospital. 97 of the all patients had total uterine prolapse and 432 of the all patients had uterine prolapse with the stages other than stage 4. We used the 432 patients as the control group and 97 patients as the study group.

The main aim of this study was to estimate the extent of problem with suggestion to social demography, motivation and to record adverse effects of topical corticosteroids (TCs) and fairness creams misuse on the face. This study was conducted from January 15 to April 24, 2015.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common types of cancer worldwide. In Asia the incidence of CRC is increasing. It is now the second most common cause of death in western countries. Objectives: To evaluate the socio-demographic, clinical, endoscopic and histopathological characteristics of patient with colorectal cancer at Kurdistan center for gastroenterology and hepatology (KCGH).

Natural dyes and pigments are of great importance due to their non-toxic and ecofriendly properties. The colour of Beta vulgaris roots is an important quality characteristic and thus they are regarded as valuable raw material as natural food colourant, additive and for dye production. This study focuses on the use of beetroot extract at various concentrations as a substitute to negative stains such as nigrosine, which are prepared in harmful chemical solvents. The beetroot extract is a cheaper and greener alternative for use in the laboratory over nigrosine

So far, no studies have been performed in Jordan to look at association of ABO blood groups with high serum cholesterol and triglyceride. These biochemical markers are strongly implicated in the development of cardiovascular diseases. Recently, it has been identified ABO as focus for thrombosis, myocardial infarction and cardiovascular biomarkers. The relationships between ABO blood groups total cholesterol and triglyceride concentrations have been evaluated in many studied but the results differ. One hundred ninety four healthy subjects were participated in the study.

Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) is a regularly sporadic disease of cattle in farms where there is contact between cattle and wildebeests. A study was conducted in smallholder and commercial farms close to Matopos National Park with the aim to determine farmer perceptions on the importance, possible transmission and control of MCF. Information was obtained from eight (8) commercial farms and ninety seven (97) smallholder farms using a semi structured questionnaire. The smallholder sector comprised of three (3) villages (Nyumbane, Manzana and Tshonaphansi).

Background: The growing popularity of sports and exercise is focusing attention on the injuries that may occur in addition to the health benefits. Judo one of the Japanese traditional martial arts in now the most widely practiced martial arts in the world. Judo includes at least four technical aspects throw, hold down, choke and arm lock. Each of which could impose large stress on various anatomical structures. Objectives of this study were to elucidate difference in ACL injuries between dominant and non dominant legs of the judo players.

Improving the lifestyles of caregivers of children with disability helps to maintain their families’ health while dealing with problems of disability, increases their quality of life. The purpose of this study was to understand the relationship of risk demographics to scores on the Health Promotion Lifestyles Profile (HPLP) and it’s subscales in caregivers of children with disabilities. A cross-sectional descriptive approach with convenience sampling was used.