Rashidul Haque, Christopher D. Huston, Molly A. Hughes, Eric R. Houpt et al.
Infection with Entamoeba histolytica can lead to amebic colitis and to complications including liver abscess. This review summarizes recent research on the pathogenesis and treatment of infection and the prospects for the development of a vaccine. A mucosal IgA response can produce partial, protecti...
Md. Tanvir Rahman, Md. Abdus Sobur, Md. Saiful Islam, Samina Ievy et al.
Most humans are in contact with animals in a way or another. A zoonotic disease is a disease or infection that can be transmitted naturally from vertebrate animals to humans or from humans to vertebrate animals. More than 60% of human pathogens are zoonotic in origin. This includes a wide variety of...
Md. Mominur Rahman, Md. Saidur Rahaman, Md. Rezaul Islam, Firoza Rahman et al.
Inflammation is a natural protective mechanism that occurs when the body's tissue homeostatic mechanisms are disrupted by biotic, physical, or chemical agents. The immune response generates pro-inflammatory mediators, but excessive output, such as chronic inflammation, contributes to many persistent...
Harish Nair, Eric A. F. Simões, Igor Rudan, Bradford D. Gessner et al.
Background The annual number of hospital admissions and in-hospital deaths due to severe acute lower respiratory infections (ALRI) in young children worldwide is unknown. We aimed to estimate the incidence of admissions and deaths for such infections in children younger than 5 years in 2010. Methods...
Md Ashraful Alam, Nusrat Subhan, Mahbubur Rahman, Shaikh Jamal Uddin et al.
Flavonoids are important natural compounds with diverse biologic activities. Citrus flavonoids constitute an important series of flavonoids. Naringin and its aglycone naringenin belong to this series of flavonoids and were found to display strong anti-inflammatory and antioxidant activities. Several...
Jelle Matthijnssens, Max Ciarlet, Mustafizur Rahman, Houssam Attoui et al.
Recently, a classification system was proposed for rotaviruses in which all the 11 genomic RNA segments are used (Matthijnssens et al. in J Virol 82:3204-3219, 2008). Based on nucleotide identity cut-off percentages, different genotypes were defined for each genome segment. A nomenclature for the co...
Robert Howard, Rupert McShane, James Lindesay, Craig Ritchie et al.
BACKGROUND: Clinical trials have shown the benefits of cholinesterase inhibitors for the treatment of mild-to-moderate Alzheimer's disease. It is not known whether treatment benefits continue after the progression to moderate-to-severe disease. METHODS: We assigned 295 community-dwelling patients wh...
Shiv Kumar Sarin, Ashish Kumar, John Almeida, Yogesh Chawla et al.
The Asian Pacific Association for the Study of the Liver (APASL) set up a working party on acute-on-chronic liver failure (ACLF) in 2004, with a mandate to develop consensus guidelines on various aspects of ACLF relevant to disease patterns and clinical practice in the Asia-Pacific region. Experts p...
Md. Jamal Hossain, Md. Al‐Mamun, Md. Rabiul Islam
Background and Aims: Diabetes is recognized as a significant factor in both mortality and morbidity worldwide, affecting various demographics regardless of geographic location, age group, or gender. This correspondence aims to express concern and draw the attention of leaders and policymakers worldw...
Seema A. Bhat, Helen G. Coleman, Foad Yousef, B. T. Johnston et al.
BACKGROUND: Barrett's esophagus (BE) is a premalignant lesion that predisposes to esophageal adenocarcinoma. However, the reported incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma in patients with BE varies widely. We examined the risk of malignant progression in patients with BE using data from the Northern ...
Honor Bixby, James Bentham, Bin Zhou, Mariachiara Di Cesare et al.
Abstract Body-mass index (BMI) has increased steadily in most countries in parallel with a rise in the proportion of the population who live in cities 1,2 . This has led to a widely reported view that urbanization is one of the most important drivers of the global rise in obesity 3–6 . Here we use 2...
Walter Vincken, J.A. van Noord, A.P.M. Greefhorst, Th.A. Bantje et al.
Tiotropium, a novel once-daily inhaled anticholinergic, has been shown to improve lung function over a 24-h period. In order to extend these findings, health-outcomes were evaluated over 1 yr in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. Spirometric results, peak expiratory flow rate (PE...
Sue Roff, Sean McAleer, Ronald M. Harden, Mona Faisal Al-Qahtani et al.
The General Medical Council has initiated major innovations in the undergraduate medical curriculum. These requirements are forcing a rapid rate of change in medical schools throughout the UK which parallels many developments in North America. There have also been several international and national ...
Saifur Rahman Chowdhury, Dipak Chandra Das, Tachlima Chowdhury Sunna, Joseph Beyene et al.
Background: Knowing the prevalence of multimorbidity among adults across continents is a crucial piece of information for achieving Sustainable Development Goal 3.4, which calls for reducing premature death due to non-communicable diseases. A high prevalence of multimorbidity indicates high mortalit...
John B. Holcomb, Neil R. McMullin, Lisa Pearse, Jim Caruso et al.
In Brief Background: Effective combat trauma management strategies depend upon an understanding of the epidemiology of death on the battlefield. Methods: A panel of military medical experts reviewed photographs and autopsy and treatment records for all Special Operations Forces (SOF) who died betwee...