Md Maniruzzaman, Mir Atiqur Rahaman
The article is reprinted after 'Lancet 2010; 376: 23-32' by the above collaborators with written permission from Lancet Authority.Background: Tranexamic acid can reduce bleeding in patients undergoing elective surgery. We assessed the effects of early administration of a short course of tranexamic a...
Isabelle Romieu, Horacio Riojas‐Rodríguez, Adriana Teresa Marrón-Mares, Astrid Schilmann et al.
RATIONALE: Exposure to biomass smoke has been related to adverse health effects. In Mexico, one household in four still cooks with biomass fuel, but there has been no evaluation of the health impact of reducing indoor air pollution. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the health impact of the introduction of an...
Mohammod Jobayer Chisti, Mohammed Abdus Salam, Jonathan H. Smith, Tahmeed Ahmed et al.
Background In developing countries, mortality in children with very severe pneumonia is high, even with the provision of appropriate antibiotics, standard oxygen therapy, and other supportive care. We assessed whether oxygen therapy delivered by bubble continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) impr...
Afruna Rahman, Marie Vahter, Allan H. Smith, Barbro Nermell et al.
The authors evaluated the association of prenatal arsenic exposure with size at birth (birth weight, birth length, head and chest circumferences). This prospective cohort study, based on 1,578 mother-infant pairs, was conducted in Matlab, Bangladesh, in 2002-2003. Arsenic exposure was assessed by an...
Rashidul Haque, Nasir Uddin Mollah, Ibne Karim M. Ali, Khorshed Alam et al.
A noninvasive diagnostic test for amebic liver abscess is needed, because amebic and bacterial abscesses appear identical on ultrasound or computer tomography and because it is rarely possible to identify Entamoeba histolytica in stool specimens from patients with amebic liver abscess. Here we repor...
Jacob Bornstein, Andrew T. Goldstein, Colleen K. Stockdale, Sophie Bergeron et al.
INTRODUCTION: In 2014, the Executive Council of the International Society for the Study of Vulvovaginal Disease (ISSVD), the Boards of Directors of the International Society for the Study of Women's Sexual Health (ISSWSH), and the International Pelvic Pain Society (IPPS) acknowledged the need to rev...
Tim De Rouck, Kristiaan Collys, Jan Cosyn
AIM: The objective of the present study was to assess implant survival rate, hard and soft tissue response and aesthetic outcome 1 year after immediate placement and provisionalization of single-tooth implants in the pre-maxilla. All patients underwent the same strategy, that is mucoperiosteal flap ...
Rikke Rousing, Karina Liv Hansen, Mikkel Østerheden Andersen, Stig M. Jespersen et al.
STUDY DESIGN: Clinical randomized study. OBJECTIVE: Percutaneous vertebroplasty is compared to conservative treatment in patients with acute or subacute osteoporotic vertebral fractures with respect to pain, physical and mental outcomes. The risk of vertebral fractures adjacent to treated levels is ...
Shams El Arifeen, DM Emdadul Hoque, Tasnima Akter, Muntasirur Rahman et al.
Background WHO and UNICEF launched the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy in the mid-1990s to reduce deaths from diarrhoea, pneumonia, malaria, measles, and malnutrition in children younger than 5 years. We assessed the effect of IMCI on health and nutrition of children young...
Raymond Guiteras, James Levinsohn, Ahmed Mushfiq Mobarak
Poor sanitation contributes to morbidity and mortality in the developing world, but there is disagreement on what policies can increase sanitation coverage. To measure the effects of alternative policies on investment in hygienic latrines, we assigned 380 communities in rural Bangladesh to different...
Jean‐Marc Mac‐Thiong, Ensor E. Transfeldt, Amir A. Mehbod, Joseph H. Perra et al.
STUDY DESIGN: This study prospectively evaluated the health related quality of life (HRQOL) of 73 adults presenting with scoliosis at a single institution, as related to their spinal (C7 plumbline) and global (gravity line) balance. OBJECTIVE: To assess the influence of sagittal and coronal balance ...
Md Jasim Uddin, Nicolaos Scoutaris, Sophia N. Economidou, Clementine Giraud et al.
In this study, novel 3D printed polymeric microneedle arrays were fabricated for enhanced cisplatin delivery to A-431 epidermoid skin tumours for cancer treatment. The microneedles were built by selectively photopolymerising consecutive layers of a biocompatible photopolymer resin using stereolithog...
Shadman Nashif, Md. Rakib Raihan, Md. Rasedul Islam, Mohammad Hasan Imam
Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide over the last few decades in the developed as well as underdeveloped and developing countries. Early detection of cardiac diseases and continuous supervision of clinicians can reduce the mortality rate. However, accurate detection ...
Elizabeth T. Rogawski McQuade, James A Platts-Mills, Jessica C. Seidman, Sushil John et al.
Antibiotics can be a lifesaving treatment for children with bacterial infections and are the most commonly prescribed therapy among all medications given to children. Furthermore, both at the individual and population levels, antibiotic overuse drives the development and transmission of antimicrobia...
Afruna Rahman, Marie Vahter, Eva‐Charlotte Ekström, Md Mijanur Rahman et al.
The authors evaluated the effect of arsenic exposure on fetal and infant survival in a cohort of 29,134 pregnancies identified by the health and demographic surveillance system in Matlab, Bangladesh, in 1991-2000. Arsenic exposure, reflected by drinking water history and analysis of arsenic concentr...