Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4053.1510019
Sleep Disturbance as a Contributor to Pediatric Obesity: Implications and Screening
Gitanjali Srivastava, Valerie O'Hara and Nancy Browne
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: July 16, 2018
Obesity causes more than 200 medical disorders including cardiovascular disease, diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea. In particular, the prevalence and rate of obesity in children and adolescents have increased with over 1/3 of the US pediatric population afflicted with overweight and obesity. Though there is a multifactorial etiology including complex biological and physiological mechanisms involved in energy regulation that may predispose toward an obesity phenotype, we highlight an often miss...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510082
How do the Psychosocial Factors Affect Blood Pressure in Patients with Hypertension? A Cross-Sectional Study
Emrah ERSOY and Esra SAATCI
Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: July 16, 2018
Our sample was 305 hypertensives visiting a family physician in Rize, a city in the Black Sea (Northern part) Region of Turkey. The study was completed between December 2017 to April 2018. Participants completed a sociodemographic questionnaire including questions for sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle behaviors, psychiatric complaints traumatic life events, and blood pressure control. Depression status was assessed using The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HAD). Data as analyzed...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510081
Social and Demographics Factors Associated with the Breast Self-Examination (BSE) in Women in Primary Care
Ada Leticia Valderrama-Urreta, Maria Valeria Jimenez-Baez, Juan Carlos EspinozaRodriguez, Luis Sandoval-Jurado, Patricia Teresa Reyes-Gabino, Sergio Guerra-Renteria and Maria Margarita Chavez-Hernandez
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 14, 2018
According to the World Health Organization (WHO), its incidence is expected to increase by 50% by 2020. In Latin America and the Caribbean, breast cancer is the most prevalent among women according to the Pan American Health Organization (OPS). In 2012, this neoplasm was detected in more than 408,000 women, and by the year 2030, it is estimated that there is a 46% increase. In particular, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Venezuela, which previously had relatively low rates, An increase...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3674/1510037
Clinical Profile and Outcomes of Elderly Patients in an Asian Intensive Care Unit: A Retrospective Observational Study
Shahla Siddiqui and Robin Choo
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 14, 2018
Over the last decade an increasing number of elderly patients are being admitted to the Intensive care units across the World. With a rapidly ageing population Asian countries face a tremendous burden of care for these patients. Family expectations have also increased with more demanding aggressive life support even in the older patients. Patients are generally getting less frail as they age and with the improvement in technology and advancements in medical science the outcomes of these patients...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/rmi-2017/1710004
Innovative Treatment in Menopause: Tissue-Selective Estrogen Complex (TSEC)
Baquedano L, Sanchez Borrego R, Abad P, Jurado AR, Manubens M and Mendoza N
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 30, 2018
Menopause is not a disease, therefore it is not always necessary to treat women in the transition and in menopause. However, hormonal changes can be associated with symptoms, the most common are hot flashes and night sweats. Others like dyspareunia, vaginal dryness, mood swings and sexual disfunction can frequently appear. In addition, there is an increase in bone resorption on ocassions leading to osteopenia and osteoporosis. Women who are severely symptomatic, 25-30% more or less of all menopa...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5742/1510040
The Impact of ABO Blood Group on Biochemical Recurrence after Radical Prostatectomy
Shahait M, Fares S, Mukherji D, Hout M, Bachir BG, Khauli R and Bulbul MA
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 11, 2018
The ABO antigens are expressed on the surface of red blood cells, epithelial cells, and endothelial cells. The association between different ABO blood group and several conditions such as VTE, CAD, and several neoplasms is well documented in the literature. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of ABO blood group on the biochemical failure after radical prostatectomy....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3308.1510030
Positive Effects of Acupuncture on Atopic Dermatitis
Rezan Akpinar and Saliha Karatay
Article Type: Literature Review | First Published: July 06, 2018
Atopic dermatitis, or allergic eczema, is a chronic inflammatory skin condition which is noncontagious and leads to itchy, dry skin lesions that can damage the intact skin barrier. Although the etiology is not known, it is widely believed that family history and allergies play a role. The incidence of atopic dermatitis is usually higher in early childhood, while other allergic conditions can develop later in life, such as allergic rhinitis and asthma. Atopic dermatitis is typically treated throu...