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Iraq Medical Journal
ISSN 2523-1634 · Nab'a Al-Hayat Foundation for Medical Sciences and Health Care - Press · 24 artikel di indeks
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Incidence of chickenpox and mumps in Karbala Governorate with their seasonal variation
Objectives Chickenpox and mumps are viral diseases caused by varicella zoster virus and mumps virus, respectively. Chickenpox is still a common communicable health problem among children. Mumps tends to affect older children more often than chickenpox. The study aimed to show the annual incidence…
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Can we improve the fertility outcomes in obese males with idiopathic subfertile normozoospermia?
Objective Despite the presence of numerous tests of sperm quality and function, no single laboratory test can determine with accuracy and precision whether a man is fertile or not. It is important to evaluate the oxidative stress (OS) in male and female reproductive tracts especially because of the…
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Association between Fat Mass and Obesity Associated (FTO) gene polymorphism (rs9939609) and lipid profile in type 2 diabetic obese Iraqi male
Objective Investigation the risk of allele frequency of FTO gene polymorphism rs9939609 in obese male with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to examine the association of this polymorphism of FTO gene with BMI and lipid profile in obese Iraqi male. Methods The study included 120 patients (males)…
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Adiponectin may be used as a marker in prediction of diabetic retinopathy patients
Objective To investigate the validity of serum adiponectin to differentiate diabetic retinopathy and to evaluate the relation between the tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNFα) and adiponectin in this disease. Methods A total of 120 persons were included in the study, 80 diabetic patients, which…
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Studying the effect of Suaeda aegyptiaca extract in comparison to the metformin on streptozotocin-nicotinamide induced type 2 diabetes rats
Objective Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a complicated metabolic disease which affects the energy balance of the cell and consequently the body. With 422 million affected individuals, diabetes is one of the most prevalent disorders. Various medicinal properties have been counted for Suaeda aegyptiaca…
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Success rate of vaginal birth after cesarean section in Kerbala maternity hospital
Objectives To estimate the success rate of vaginal births after cesarean (VBAC) section and to identify its associated factors. Methods A cross-sectional study of a retrospective data from Holly Karbala Maternity Hospital. In this study, 3000 case sheets were collected randomly during the period…
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Immunohistochemical expression of anti-apoptotic protein bcl2 and its correlation with hormone receptors in breast cancers
Objectives One of the novel benefits of immunohistochemistry in human malignancy (in addition to its major role in confirming the diagnosis) is to discover specific therapeutic targets in cancer cells, so this study was conducted to identify immunohistochemical expression of bcl2 in breast cancers…
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Clinical applications of ozone: a review of 94 cases from Iraq
Objectives Ozone (O3) has been used for medical purposes more than a century ago. Although, its precise mechanism of action is still unclear, many disease conditions are currently treated by ozone. In Iraq, the use of medical ozone is recent. Herein, we present our first experience. Methods This is…
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Effects of low- and high-level pulsed Nd:YAG laser irradiation on red blood cells and platelets indices of albino rats in vitro
Objectives Erythrocyte cell membrane and enclosed haemoglobin content being a target with a consistent wavelength in the laser absorption spectrum. In this study, intension was made to clarify whether irradiation with high energy densities of pulsed laser; Neodymiumdoped yttrium aluminium garnet…
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In vitro studies of antimicrobial activity of (curcuma longa l.) rhizomes against helicobacter pylori
Objective Studies on curcumin (Curcuma longa) powder have shown several biological actions such as antibacterial activity. Some microorganisms have an effect on human health by causing diseases, and one of these microorganisms is Helicobacter pylori. H. pylori has attracted great attention as a…
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Polymorphisms of the IL1-BETA-511T/C gene in pregnant women complicated with pre-eclampsia
Objective Identify the association between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of IL-1 Beta and the onset and severity of the disease. Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a relatively common, systemic pregnancy disorder characterized by the development of concurrent hypertension (>140/90 mmHg) and proteinuria…
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Patterns of lymph node pathology using biopsy evaluation tool for lymphadenopathy: a retrospective descriptive study conducted at Al Hussein Medical City 2014–2016
Objective The study was assumed to determine the histopathological spectrum of lymphadenopathic specimens where was a common site and showed the age and gender variation of these lesion distribution. Methods It was a descriptive retrospective study wherein 130 cases of lymph node biopsy reports of…
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Polymorphism of tumor necrosis factor-alpha 308 G/A gene in Iraqi patients with polycystic ovarian syndrome
Objective This study was designed to understand the etiological molecular role of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-a) 308 polymorphism as pro-inflammatory cytokine in the pathogenesis of this syndrome. Methods Genetic evaluation of 70 women with PCOS occur when the promoter region of the gene was…
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Chemical compound of cumin and fennel seed extracts against some types of pathogenic bacteria
Objective This objective of the study was to find antimicrobial capability from two aromatic plants (Cumin and Fennel seeds) which returns to Apiaceae family. Methods The chemical aromatic compounds were extracted from seeds by methanol alcohol by concentration of 70%. The aromatic plant seeds were…
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Association of ANA seropositivity with RF, CRP, Brucellosis test in patients with SLE, a compression between immunofluorescence technique and latex agglutination
Objectives The present study aims to inspect the connection between patients with SLE and RF, CRP, Brucellosis and compression between immunofluorescence technique and latex agglutination method to detect ANA. Methods A total of 90 serum sample collected from patients with symptoms and signs of SLE…
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Influence of biosynthesized silver nanoparticles on keratinase activity and mycelial growth of dermatophytes
Objective Among different nanomaterials, silver nanoparticles (SNPs) exhibited high antifungal potency compared with other types of nanoparticles (NPs), and this property is often very helpful, particularly against fungi resistant to conventional antifungal agents. However, synthesis of SNPs can…
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A promising chemosesitization role of inulin in management of experimentally induced hepatocellular carcinoma
Objectives Globally, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is an important reason of death due to cancer. The present study investigates antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties of inulin (IN) in HCC rat model. Methods Five groups of rats were treated for 4 months, a control group, received intra…
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Aerobic bacteria isolation from post-caesarean surgical site and their antimicrobial sensitivity pattern in Karbala city, Iraq
Objectives Surgical site infection represents a noteworthy issue in the surgery field and nosocomial infection, which is associated with expanded healing facility stay, patient suffering, reintervention, increase expenses and use a lot of antibiotic drugs. The latter helps in appearance and spread…
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Interventional biological markers for sarcopenia and muscle frailty in Iraqi subjects
Objective This study was carried out to define the changes of some biomarkers in sarcopinic and compared the results with non-sarcopinic subjects. Methods Between the first of September 2016 to the end of March 2017, sarcopenic subjects (100 males and females) and non-sacopenic subjects (50 males…
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Toxopathological effects of camphor on some organs of female rats
Objective: The histological change of the effects camphor on some organs of female rats. In Iraq camphor in the form of tablets was added to wash dead bodies, and thus putting washers in great risk, especially female washers. Though, literature concerning its histological toxicity has not been…