Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510077

Evolution of the World Bank Response to Infectious Disease Outbreaks:From a Reactive to a Proactive Approach

Willy De Geyndt

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 13, 2018

Six major infectious disease outbreaks have occurred in rapid succession in the twenty first century causing an estimated $80 billion in economic losses and many lives lost. The World Bank Group (WBG) was not prepared to respond quickly and effectively to contain the spread of these outbreaks. It reacted too late to the earlier outbreaks but slowly improved its response time and its coordination with major stakeholders. The response time of its financing contribution decreased across the six inf...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510055

Periodontal Diseases in Children and Adolescents Affected by Systemic Disorders - A Literature Review

Triantafyllia Vagdouti1 and Georgios Tsilingaridis

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 13, 2018

The purpose of this study was to review the current literature concerning periodontal disease in children and adolescents associated with the most common systemic disorders. The etiology of the systemic diseases, prevalence and incidence, microbiology, manifestations of the disease, oral symptoms and the possible therapeutic approaches will be discussed....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510054

Effectiveness of Remineralization Treatments on Incipient Lesions: A Controlled Clinical Trial

Said Karabekiroglu, Emire Aybuke Erdur, Zehra Ileri and Nimet Unlu

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 13, 2018

Incipient lesions (ILs) are a common iatrogenic effect seen in patients undergoing orthodontic treatment with fixed appliances. Although the labial surfaces of the teeth are generally not susceptible to caries, orthodontic brackets increase the risk of caries by increasing plaque retention in that area....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4037.1510028

The Role of the Adult Companion at the Onset of Psychosis in Adolescence

Giulio Gios, Claudio Busana, Enrico Ceccato

Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 11, 2018

It is widely proved that methods of intervention in cases of adolescent-onset psychosis should be timely and plurifocal, with the application of integrated forms of therapy, including pharmacological treatment and psychological and social rehabilitation, also with an involvement of family members. Research studies moreover indicate that offering adolescents treatment within social contexts besides at facilities which have the specific purpose of providing treatment, on either a hospital or out-p...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/ijor-2017/1710005

Locoregional Breast Cancer Surgery: Is there a Role in the Presence of Metastatic Disease?

J Bisnath, R Ramkissoon and J Ali

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 11, 2018

Treatment of Stage Four Breast Cancer has traditionally excluded locoregional surgery, with the focus being on control of the distant disease. Much of what is applied in clinical practice is extrapolated from chemotherapy trials in the adjuvant setting, with taxanes and anthracyclines incorporated early on in the treatment course....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-584X/1510060

Can Pre-Operative Endoscopy Identify Patients at Risk for Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease after Sleeve Gastrectomy?

Rami R Mustafa, Leena Khaitan, Michał Robert Janik, Adel Alhaj Saleh, Mohammed Alshehri, Seyed Mohammad Kalantar Motamedi, Adil Khan, Heba elghalban, Tomasz Rogula and Mujjahid Abbas

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 04, 2018

Obesity is a multinational public health burden as obesity has doubled since 1980 with 1.5 billion adults gone into obesity in 2008. In the United States, 34 percent of US adults 20-years-old and older are overweight, 34% obese, and 6% are Morbid obese. Obesity is precisely linked to diabetes, hypertension and other chronic disease increase risk, Making big load on public health....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3419/1410093

Basosquamous Carcinoma: Report of Two Cases and Review of Literature

CH Saadani, H Baybay, H ElMahi, KH Elboukhari, S Gallouj, I SOUAF and FZ Mernissi

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 13, 2018

Basosquamous cell carcinoma (BSCC) or metatypical carcinoma is a poorly known cutaneous tumor that is considered as an aggressive type of basal cell carcinoma with an increased risk of recurrences and metastases. The most common onset is in the head and neck region....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2378-3656/1410218

Refractory Vasodilatory Shock Induced by Irbesartan's Acute Intoxication

Romain Jouffroy, Antoine Pegat-Toquet, Alexandre Bourdiault, Pascal Philippe, Pierre Carli and Benoit Vivien

Article Type: Case Report | First Published: June 13, 2018

Angiotensin II (AII) is a strong physiological vasopressor hormone. Sartans act as antagonists of AT1 receptors of AII, inducing a vasodilatation via an upregulation of AT2 receptors. In July 2017, in the New England Journal of Medicine, efficiency of AII to increase blood pressure and reduce conventional vasopressors's dose in severe vasodilatory shock refractory to high-dose vasopressors were observed....

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510047

Clostridium Difficile Infection and Exposures in a Sample of Hospital Emergency Admissions in Massachusetts, Jan-Jun 2016

Erinne N Kennedy, Scott Troppy, Mark Bova and R Monina Klevens

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 11, 2018

Overuse of antibiotics has led to adverse events, including bacterial resistance and Clostridium difficile infections (CDI). Antibiotics prescribed by dentists have been implicated in CDI cases. An estimated 10% of outpatient antibiotics in the US are prescribed by dentists. ...

 Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-1353/1510073

Epidemiology of Dysmenorrhea among University Students in Egypt

Nesreen AA Shehata, Ahmed E Arafa, Hamada A Abd El Wahed, Ashraf S Fahim and Gaber K Hussein

Article Type: Research Article | First Published: June 11, 2018

Dysmenorrhea is the most common gynaecological symptom among young women. It results in negative physical and psychological consequences. The aim of this study was to investigate the epidemiology of dysmenorrhea and detect the sources of knowledge about menstrual disorders among female students in Beni-Suef University, Egypt....