Rediscovering the drug discovery with natural products as therapeutic tools

Rediscovering the drug discovery with natural products as therapeutic tools

January 29, 2018

Arun H S. KumarEditor in Chief, Journal of Natural Science, Biology and Medicine, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_10_18 Natural products are widely used globally in various formats for preventive and therapeutic health care. Although the use of natural products for several…

Tea polyphenols and prevention of epigenetic aberrations in cancer

Tea polyphenols and prevention of epigenetic aberrations in cancer

January 29, 2018

Arundhati Bag1, Niladri Bag21Department of Medical Biotechnology, Sikkim Manipal Institute of Medical Sciences, Sikkim Manipal University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.2Department of Horticulture, Sikkim University, Gangtok, Sikkim, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_46_17 ABSTRACT Tea polyphenols are secondary metabolites of tea plants and are well known for beneficial…

DNA damage protecting activity and antioxidant potential of Launaea taraxacifolia leaves extract

DNA damage protecting activity and antioxidant potential of Launaea taraxacifolia leaves extract

January 29, 2018

Michael Buenor Adinortey1, Charles Ansah2, Alexander Weremfo1, Cynthia Ayefoumi Adinortey3, Genevieve Etornam Adukpo4, Elvis Ofori Ameyaw5, Alexander Kwadwo Nyarko61Department of Biochemistry, School of Biological Sciences, University of Cape Coast, Cape Coast, Ghana.2Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Kwame Nkrumah…

Perception of patient safety culture among health-care providers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

Perception of patient safety culture among health-care providers in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South India

January 29, 2018

Adhisakthi Rajalatchumi1, Thanjavur S Ravikumar2, Kaliaperumal Muruganandham3, Mahalakshmy Thulasingam1, Kalaiselvi Selvaraj4, Mahendra M Reddy1, Balachander Jayaraman51Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Jawaharlal Institute of Post graduate Medical Education and Research, Puducherry, India.2JIPMER Quality Council & Vice-Chancellor, Sri Venkateswara Medical Sciences, Tirupati, Andhra…

Clinico-epidemiological profile of pediatric rheumatology disorders in Eastern India

Clinico-epidemiological profile of pediatric rheumatology disorders in Eastern India

January 29, 2018

Pratap Kumar Patra, Manish KumarDepartment of Pediatrics, All Institute of Medical Sciences, Patna, Bihar, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_80_17 ABSTRACT Background: Data on rheumatological disorders in children from developing countries like India are scarce. Hence, this study aimed to understand the clinical and epidemiological profile…

Analgesic properties of Nigella Sativa and Eucheuma Cottonii extracts

Analgesic properties of Nigella Sativa and Eucheuma Cottonii extracts

January 29, 2018

Amira Zakaria, Mohammad Rohani Jais, Reezal IshakUniversiti Kuala Lumpur, Institute of Medical Science Technology, Kajang, Selangor, MalaysiaDOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_131_17 ABSTRACT Background: This study investigates the analgesic properties of the aqueous extracts of Nigella sativa and Eucheuma cottonii in mice. The analgesic properties of…

Assessment of quality of prescription writing among dental and medical students and practitioners in Kerala

Assessment of quality of prescription writing among dental and medical students and practitioners in Kerala

January 29, 2018

Naveen Jacob Varghese, Venkitachalam Ramanarayanan, Chandrashekar Janakiram, Joe JosephDepartment of Public Health Dentistry, Amrita School of Dentistry, AIMS, Kochi, Kerala, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_108_17 ABSTRACT Background: The medical prescription is a valid and legal document. Prescriptions can also be used as a measure of…

Evaluation of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging profile of pituitary macroadenoma: A prospective study

Evaluation of clinical and magnetic resonance imaging profile of pituitary macroadenoma: A prospective study

January 29, 2018

Kamini Gupta, Shivam Sahni, Kavita Saggar, Gaurav VashishtDepartment of Radiodiagnosis, Dayanand Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, Punjab, India.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_111_17 ABSTRACT Background: Pituitary macroadenoma is a common tumor of middle-aged people. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the investigation of choice for its evaluation….

The use of thromboelastography to measure the influence inclusion of a local anesthetic agent has on the mechanical and kinetic properties of fibrin

The use of thromboelastography to measure the influence inclusion of a local anesthetic agent has on the mechanical and kinetic properties of fibrin

January 29, 2018

Laura Kearney1, Derek Whelan2, Brian D O’Donnell3, Anthony J P. Clover41Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Cork, Ireland.2Department of Centre for Research in Vascular Biology, University College Cork, Cork, Ireland.3Department of Anaesthetics, Cork University Hospital; Assert for Health Centre,…

Chest X-ray findings comparison between multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and drug-sensitive tuberculosis

Chest X-ray findings comparison between multi-drug-resistant tuberculosis and drug-sensitive tuberculosis

January 29, 2018

Aziza Ghanie Icksan1, Martin Raja Sonang Napitupulu1, Mohamad Arifin Nawas2, Fariz Nurwidya21Department of Radiology, Persahabatan Hospital, Jakarta, Indonesia.2Department of Pulmonology and Respiratory Medicine, Persahabatan Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, Universitas , Jakarta, Indonesia.DOI: 10.4103/jnsbm.JNSBM_79_17 ABSTRACT Background: Imaging has a big role in tuberculosis…