Haribondhu Sarma, Jahidur Rahman Khan, Mohammad Asaduzzaman, Fakhar Uddin et al.
BACKGROUND: Poor nutrition during childhood impedes physical and mental development of children, which propagate the vicious cycle of intergenerational under nutrition. This paper is aimed at understanding the determinants of stunting among children aged 0 to 59 months in Bangladesh. METHODS: The st...
Mainul Haque, Nor Azlina A. Rahman, Judy McKimm, Golam Mohammad Kibria et al.
Background: Self-medication of drugs to alleviate symptoms is a common global behavior, helping relieve burdens on health services, but many drugs eg, antibiotics are prescription-only. Self-medication of antibiotics (SMA) is an irrational use of drugs, contributing to microbial resistance increasin...
Senjuti Kabir, S. M. Mazidur Rahman, Shakil Ahmed, Md Shamiul Islam et al.
BACKGROUND: The World Health Organization recommends the Xpert MTB/RIF Ultra assay for diagnosing pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) in children. Though stool is a potential alternative to respiratory specimens among children, the diagnostic performance of Xpert Ultra on stool is unknown. Thus, we assesse...
Sayeeda Rahman, Keerti Singh, Sameer Dhingra, Jaykaran Charan et al.
COVID-19 pandemic is inducing acute respiratory distress syndrome, multi-organ failure, and eventual death. Respiratory failure is the leading cause of mortality in the elderly population with pre-existing medical conditions. This group is particularly vulnerable to infections due to a declined immu...
Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Uma Gaur, Keerti Singh, Latha Kandamaran et al.
Radiology education and training is of paramount clinical importance given the prominence of medical imaging utilization in effective clinical practice. The incorporation of basic radiology in the medical curriculum has continued to evolve, focusing on teaching image interpretation skills, the appro...
A. B. M. Muksudul Alam, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Mainul Haque, Fatema Ashraf et al.
BACKGROUND: Acceptance of the COVID-19 vaccine by the target groups would play a crucial role in stemming the pandemic. Healthcare professionals (HCPs) are the priority group for vaccination due to them having the highest risk of exposure to infection. This survey aimed to assess their acceptance of...
Siddhartha Dutta, Sayeeda Rahman, Rahnuma Ahmad, Tarun Kumar et al.
INTRODUCTION: Dementia is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder impairing memory and cognition. Alzheimer's Disease, followed by vascular dementia - the most typical form. Risk factors for vascular dementia include diabetes, cardiovascular disease, hyperlipidemia. Lipids' levels are significantly...
Badar Uddin Umar, Sayeeda Rahman, Siddhartha Dutta, Tariqul Islam et al.
Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a long-lasting inflammatory dermatological condition characterized by itchy, eczematous, sparsely tiny blisters that hold a clear watery substance. Additionally, the diseased skin can suppurate, occasionally with weeping with thickening of the affected skin. This is conside...
Abdullahi Rabiu Abubakar, Rahnuma Ahmad, Adekunle Babajide Rowaiye, Sayeeda Rahman et al.
COVID-19-infected patients require an intact immune system to suppress viral replication and prevent complications. However, the complications of SARS-CoV-2 infection that led to death were linked to the overproduction of proinflammatory cytokines known as cytokine storm syndrome. This article repor...
M Haque, Rahman NAA, J McKimm, Kibria GM et al.
Mainul Haque,1 Nor Azlina A Rahman,2 Judy McKimm,3 Golam Mohammad Kibria,1 Md Anwarul Azim Majumder,4 Seraj Zohurul Haque,5 Md Zakirul Islam,6 Shahidah Leong Binti Abdullah,1 Aqil Mohammad Daher,1 Zainal Zulkifli,7 Sayeeda Rahman,8 Russell Kabir,9 Siti Nur Najihah Binti Lutfi,1 Nur Syamirah Aishah B...
Sayeeda Rahman, Md Anwarul Azim Majumder, Rabiul Ahasan, SM Moslehuddin Ahmed et al.
Abstract Bangladesh has been suffering from rampant food adulteration for the last few decades. Dishonest businessmen use formalin illegally as preservative to prevent spoilage and increase shelf‐life of fish. Prolonged consumption of formalin adulterated fish may cause serious health hazards (i.e. ...
Zubair Mahmood Kamal, Siddhartha Dutta, Sayeeda Rahman, Ayukafangha Etando et al.
Bipolar affective disorder includes Bipolar Disease (BD) and Bipolar Spectrum Disorder (BSD). The prevalence of BSD, BD-I, BD-II, and subthreshold BD globally is estimated to be about 3.1%, 1.5%,0.03%, and 1.6%, respectively. BD is a multidimensional disease that exhibits a range of moods of mania, ...
Anika Sadaf, Zillur Rahman, Pradip Bhattacharjee, Mustaque Ahamad et al.
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVE: Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is one of the newer molecular markers that acts as a central mediator of tumor angiogenesis and is essential for tumor growth, progression, and metastasis. So anti-angiogenic drugs can be used as anticancer therapy. Treatments with an...
Russell Kabir, Sayeeda Rahman, Dionéia Motta Monte-Serrat, S. M. Yasir Arafat
Empowerment is personal, multi-dimensional and latent phenomenon that is difficult to measure directly. Bangladesh is a developing country in South Asia and women population of the country is almost equal to the male with the male dominant norms. It was aimed to look into the decision making authori...
Shamima Akter, Md Mizanur Rahman, Md Majedul Islam, A M Shahidul Islam et al.
Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is associated with impaired angiogenesis, a process that is chiefly regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) upon binding to its specific receptors, VEGF-R1 and VEGF-R2. The purpose of the present study was to assess trends or patterns in plasma levels of VEGF...