Hoping rosuvastatin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events, are all statins similar and are we ready for statinizing the globe?

Hoping rosuvastatin for primary prevention of cardiovascular events, are all statins similar and are we ready for statinizing the globe?

June 27, 2016

Arun H. S. KumarEditor in Chief, Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184694 ABSTRACT Earlier this year the results from Heart Outcomes Prevention Evaluation (HOPE-3) trial were published, which strongly supported the potential use of rosuvastatin…

Gefitinib in the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer with activating epidermal growth factor receptor mutation

Gefitinib in the treatment of nonsmall cell lung cancer with activating epidermal growth factor receptor mutation

June 27, 2016

Fariz Nurwidya, Fumiyuki Takahashi, Kazuhisa TakahashiDepartment of Respiratory Medicine, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine; Department of Respiratory Medicine, Research Institute for Diseases of Old Ages, Juntendo University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-1-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8421, Japan.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184695 ABSTRACT Lung cancer…

PreFRP: Prediction and visualization of fluctuation residues in proteins

PreFRP: Prediction and visualization of fluctuation residues in proteins

June 27, 2016

Konda Mani Saravanan1, Renganathan Senthil21Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, School of Biotechnology, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, India2Department of Bioinformatics, School of Biosciences, The Marudupandiyar Institutions (Affiliated to Bharathidasan University), Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184696 ABSTRACT Aim: The PreFRP web server extracts sequence…

Influence of socioeconomic and working status of the parents on the incidence of their children’s dental caries

Influence of socioeconomic and working status of the parents on the incidence of their children’s dental caries

June 27, 2016

Niraj Gokhale1, Sivakumar Nuvvula21Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, KLE’S VK Institute of Dental Sciences, Belagavi, Karnataka, India.2Department of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Narayana Dental College, Nellore, Andhra Pradesh, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184697 ABSTRACT Background and Objective : In the contemporary scenario of both…

Comparative evaluation of endodontic pressure syringe, insulin syringe, jiffy tube, and local anesthetic syringe in obturation of primary teeth: An in vitro study

Comparative evaluation of endodontic pressure syringe, insulin syringe, jiffy tube, and local anesthetic syringe in obturation of primary teeth: An in vitro study

June 27, 2016

Mallayya C Hiremath, Pooja SrivastavaDepartment of Pedodontics and Preventive Dentistry, Government Dental College and Research Institute, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184698 ABSTRACT Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to compare four methods of root canal obturation in primary teeth using…

Uncemented total hip arthroplasty in osteoarthritis of hip secondary to low and high dislocated hips: A mid-term follow-up study

Uncemented total hip arthroplasty in osteoarthritis of hip secondary to low and high dislocated hips: A mid-term follow-up study

June 27, 2016

Sudarshan Munigangaiah1, Sinead O’Dwyer2, Eric Masterson21Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Galway University Hospitals, Galway, Ireland.2Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Mid-Western Regional Orthopaedic Hospital, Croom, Co. Limerick, Ireland.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184699 ABSTRACT Background: Performing successful total hip replacement (THR) in dysplastic, subluxed, and dislocated hip…

Self-medication practice and factors influencing it among medical and paramedical students in India: A two-period comparative cross-sectional study

Self-medication practice and factors influencing it among medical and paramedical students in India: A two-period comparative cross-sectional study

June 27, 2016

Ritesh Kumar1, Aman Goyal1, Biswa Mohan Padhy2, Yogendra Kumar Gupta11Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.2Department of Pharmacology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184700 ABSTRACT Aim: Self-medication is widely practiced with varying dimensions…

Influence of application of chlorhexidine gel and curcumin gel as an adjunct to scaling and root planing: A interventional study

Influence of application of chlorhexidine gel and curcumin gel as an adjunct to scaling and root planing: A interventional study

June 27, 2016

Shweta S Hugar1, Suvarna Patil2, Renuka Metgud3, Basavraj Nanjwade4, Shivayogi M Hugar51Department of Periodontics, KLE VK Institute of Dental Sciences, KLE University, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.2Department of Periodontics, Maratha Mandal’s NGH Institute of Dental Sciences, Belgaum, Karnataka, India.3Department of Periodontics, KLE VK Institute…

Prevalence of malnutrition, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infections among under-five children of Sugali tribe of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India

Prevalence of malnutrition, diarrhea, and acute respiratory infections among under-five children of Sugali tribe of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, India

June 27, 2016

Venkatashiva B Reddy, Yadlapalli S Kusuma, Chandrakant S Pandav, Anil Kumar Goswami, Anand KrishnanCentre for Community Medicine, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.DOI: 10.4103/0976-9668.184702 ABSTRACT Introduction: Over a period, tribal population has migrated to cities in search of livelihood….

Serum uric acid and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are independent predictors of coronary artery disease in Asian Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Serum uric acid and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels are independent predictors of coronary artery disease in Asian Indian patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

June 27, 2016

CA Jayashankar1, Henley Punnen Andrews2, Vijayasarathi3, Venkata BharatKumar Pinnelli4, Basappaji Shashidharan1, HN Nithin Kumar1, Swaapnika Vemulapalli11Department of General Medicine, Vydehi Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre, Nallurhalli, Whitefield, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.2Department of General Medicine, St John’s Hospital, Kattappana, Idukki, Kerala, India.3Department…