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Short Name: J Community Med
ISSN: 2637-4900
Publisher: MedDocs Publishers LLC
The aim of this article is to examine the challenges, which are faced by Georgian Healthcare system regarding fulfilling the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in recent years. The aim of the research was also, to examine healthcare access of the population.
Climate change has had devastating impacts on global health, manifest in a variety of diseases and adverse conditions [1,2]. From leptospirosis [3] to Covid-19 [4], from dengue fever to heat waves [5], the current scenario calls for an urgent reassessment of public health strategies and medical training.
Medical students in tertiary educational institutes attend long hour lectures, study for hours leaving no time for any physical activity, leading many students to adopt a sedentary lifestyle. This effects the human physiology mainly through; reduced lipoprotein lipase activity and decreased carbohydrate metabolism resulting in insulin sensitivity, directly causing cardiovascular diseases with increasing risks of metabolic disorders and cancers.
Giant Hydronephrosis (GH) is rare. A GH patient can develop symptoms at a later stage of pregnancy, and they can have a successful normal vaginal delivery with conservative management. When diagnosing Giant Hydronephrosis, we should be alerted to the possibility of an occult malignancy.
The prime objective of this study is to know the biocultural determinants of perinatal mortality among a particular vulnerable tribal group. WHO defined perinatal mortality as the "Late fetal and early neonatal deaths weighing over 1000 gm. at birth expressed as a ratio per 1000 live births."
Clinical features and outcomes of COVID-19 patients after discharge must be improved in specific populations. Therefore, we aim to investigate important parameters (clinical, laboratory, radiological, and outcomes) in the post-hospital discharge of COVID-19 infection.
Situational Diagnosis emerges as an important tool for primary care services in health basic units by data analysis collected from Health Family Team territories. The main aim of the study is to report the situational diagnosis in a health basic unit for local health care planning strategies. An observational study based on consolidated reports containing institutional, demographic and epidemiological profiles was performed.
Health seeking behaviour is now a major challenge for the health system to improve the situation of TB cases. Inadequate knowledge and understanding of the people always matters for success and implementation programme of any disease. Therefore Govt. has initiated to conduct awareness camps and involved health workers but yet there is no changes seen among the people specifically those are under poverty and having less qualification.
Raman microscopy is an emerging group of tools for molecular imaging of cells. It is currently a phenotypic method that can identify and test microbial susceptibility to antibiotics. Raman Spectroscopy (RS) a useful instrument in biological systems. Owing to its low-cost, label-free, and non-destructive characteristics, RS has remained broadly examined for its impending use in medical education as it has high-throughput and real-time applications in clinical diagnostics...
Genus Macaranga contains more than 308 species and different species from this genus have variety class of secondary metabolites that are used for different therapeutic purposes. Flavonoids and stilbenes are the major compounds which are isolated from different species of Macaranga. These compounds are cytotoxic to different cancer cell lines like human breast adenocarcinoma (MCF-7), Human Hepatocellular (HepG2), Human Cervical Carcinoma (Hela) and mouse leukemia (P388) cell lines with high to low cytotoxic activities...
A novel coronavirus, currently known as Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), was identified as the source of a cluster of pneumonia cases in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China, near the end of 2019. It quickly spread over the world, resulting in a global epidemic. Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 infection are seen to be the most promising method of containing the epidemic...
Objective: Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) is associated with various pathological conditions of ovary including Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Obesity, BMI and hyperandrogenism in these patients’ triggers increase in small antral follicles, which affects AMH secretion.
Among viruses, Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) presents the greatest challenge to humans. Here, we retrieved genome sequences from NCBI and were then run through LALIGN bioinformatics software to compute the E value, bit score, Waterman eggert score, and percent identity, which are four important indicators of how similar the sequences are...
"Rei-ki" means “Universal energy”. Reiki healers heal with the energy emitted from their hands (without touching the body)-they hold their hands an inch or two over the place of the body, where the pain is, and the pain stops. They claim they don’t use their energy to heal; they channel Universal energy to the patients...
The children that have been breast-fed have the immune system of the mother till the age of three. Between ages 3 and 4, the children are building their own immune system. During this age period, the children are frequently sick and the parents need to stay calm and know that this increased sickness is a part of the child’s development...
The quality of life of a volunteer firefighter is necessary, as their daily activities include a physical and emotional effort demanded during the occurrences, often putting their life at risk. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of life profile of volunteer firefighters in Joinville - SC. The instrument developed by Nahas MV, Barros MGV and Francalacci VL...
Introduction: Cervico-Brachial Neuralgia (NCB) is a relatively frequent pathology in current practice. The objective of this study is to study the epidemiological, clinical and therapeutic aspects of NCB common in our context.
Patients and methods: This was a retrospective descriptive study lasting 5 years, i.e. 11th January 2012 to December 31, 2016. Included were all patients who presented with a common cause NCB seen as an outpatient in the department, having benefited from at least one standard x-ray and cared for in our department during this period.
During the year 2020 and the first two months of 2021 at least 25 million individuals in the USA manifested positive tests for SARS-CoV-2 infection. This interval was prior to achieving a substantial number of vaccinated individuals aimed at reducing the characteristic morbidity and mortality inherent to the Covid-19 pandemic. During this same interval, when nearly 500,000 pandemic related deaths were recorded in the USA, it was estimated that 100 million USA residents had probably already been infected with SARS-CoV-2...
Background: African Americans have poorer cardiovascular health and higher chronic disease mortality than non-Hispanic whites. The high burden of chronic diseases among African Americans is a primary cause of disparities in life expectancy between African Americans and whites.
Background: Since the COVID-19 a pandemic disease, so far there are no drugs or other treatment practices currently approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat COVID-19 patients. Current scenario is only clinical management includes infection prevention and control measures and supportive care, including oxygen supplementation and mechanical ventilator support when indicated. Researchers around the world are working on effective treatments and vaccines for the novel coronavirus disease known as COVID-19.
In this paper, a stochastic model for outpatients (OPD) has been developed, based on patient arrival of the NIIMS hospital in Gautam Buddh Nagar, India. Data has been collected from OPD arrival per day in the hospital. A pattern of arrival of OPD patients has been analyzed using ANOVA and some other statistical tools. Arrival rates are periodic over a week and day of week are studied and discussed graphically also. There is significant effect among the day of week on arrival of patients.
Introduction: As the COVID-19 pandemic expands, information on the distribution of the burden of disease is required to plan an effective allocation of the available medical resources.
Aim: The current study is aiming for displaying burden of COVID-19 on health system in Iraqi Governorates during the year 2020.
Objective: The measurement of plasma Thyrotropin (TSH) is the most sensitive screening test for primary thyroid disorders. Our main goal was to study the association of TSH with age and gender in a Portuguese population without evidence of thyroid disease.
Background: Malaria is a major public health problem in Cameroon. Long-Lasting Insecticide Bed Nets (LLINs) proven to be effective in the prevention of malaria have been distributed to households in Cameroon. Despite this, little information is known about the use of LLINs within rural communities. This study’s objective was to assess usage of LLINs and the socio-demographic factors associated to LLINs use in Mbonge Health District (MHD).
Cocaine use can precipitate as well as worsen underlying cardiovascular disease. Its impact ranges from a persistent elevation of blood pressure to catastrophic aortic dissection or ventricular tachyarrhythmias. Cocaine’s physiologic effects are primarily driven by its sympathomimetic characteristics through its action on alpha - and beta-adrenergic receptors causing elevations in inotropy, heart rate and systemic blood pressure.
Suicide is still a major event of human mortality (2%) worldwide. However, no high-effective drug has been developed. Influence by diverse and complex environmental factors and pressures, suicidal treatment study grows slowly. In search of pharmaceutical options against human suicide, transition from psychoanalysis (cognitive, behavior and emotional) into psychobiology study (genetics/image) is more important...
Background: Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) is an effective diagnostic and therapeutic procedure in the field of endoscopy. Post-ERCP pancreatitis is a serious, morbid, and stressful consequence. The current review aimed to assess the role of Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs as a preventive measure in post-ERCP pancreatitis.
Context: Blood cultures remain the gold-standard not only for the diagnosis of blood stream infection, but also for the identification of the responsible pathogens, and for the testing of their susceptibility to anti-infective agents.
Aims: To study bacterial profi le of consecutive blood cultures isolates.
Background: Self-medication practice, unfortunately, is a current issue in different countries. Patterns of self-medication vary among different populations and are influenced by different characteristics. Therefore, the present study aims to explore the self-medication prevalence and associated factors in Tehran.
Introduction: Adolescent is defined by WHO as a person between 10-19 years of age. Anemia in India primarily occurs due to iron deficiency and is the most widespread nutritional deficiency disorders in the country today. Adolescent girls in particular are more vulnerable to anemia due to rapid growth of the body and loss of blood during menstruation.
To determine the distribution, trend, manifestations, prognosis and genetic determinants of cystic fibrosis (CF) diseases in the past ten years (2009-2019) in The Gaza Strip (GS). Hospital based cross-sectional study and retrospective review of health care facilities records was conducted. This study was performed in all CF cases (150 cases) of five governorates of GS.
Thyroid Ultra Sound guided Fine-Needle Aspiration (US-FNA) is the gold standard for thyroid nodules diagnosis. Many patients are under anticoagulation or antiplatelet medication. Haemorrhagic complications of US-FNA are rare. It is not clear if performing thyroid US-FNA in hypo-coagulated patients increase risk of complications or if this medication should be stopped before the procedure.
Coronary Artery Disease (CAD), a primary cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide, has arrived at a prevalence because of the quick modernization of the developing countries nowadays. Moreover, coronary thrombosis is the most severe complications leading to a constant cause of cardiovascular death, myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke, which is closely associated with a platelet-rich aggregation on existent CAD.
Head and neck cancer can be especially difficult for the patients, as affects the most visible areas of the body and usually have severe impact on patients’ daily activities. The degree of disfigurement is a determinant of self-image, social contact and sexuality and introduces the concepts of shame and stigma. The aim of the study was to translate and validate the SSS into Greek.
Mercury is a rare element and can cause poisoning with accidental acute exposure, chronic exposure [2] and rarely with self-injection. Literature suggests few cases of self-injection of mercury for self-harm or superstition with or without any psychiatric illness. We present a rare case of self-injection of mercury with pulmonary symptoms and 10-year duration of chelation therapy for unknown reasons.
Anti-Vaccination and vaccine hesitation is not a novel phenomenon, but in the modern and more connected world, the magnitude of the issue is sky-rocketing and presents a clear danger to public health. This paper summarizes factors contributing to the phenomenon based on the recent literature review and proposes a possible behavioral intervention framework based on the ecological model of health behavior.
Primary health care is the corner-stone for universal health coverage. The newly launched family health centers run through family records. Despite their importance they are paper based records and their completeness by health providers consume a lot of effort and time that negatively impact the efficiency and the health care outcome. Electronic health records improve the managerial, operational problems and efficiency which reflects on patient satisfaction.
Introduction: Natural disasters may lead to infectious disease outbreaks and change in the environment, in human conditions and in the vulnerability to existing pathogens for disease transmission. Volcanic activity and a high tide are suspected to be responsible for the devastation on Java and Sumatra islands...
Clinical record keeping is a fundamental part in great expert practice and the conveyance of value healthcare. Despite the type of the records (for example electronic or paper), great clinical record keeping should empower coherence of consideration and should improve correspondence between various healthcare experts. Medication histories have generally been reported in the ‘Medication history’ area of a specialist’s clerking; if pharmacists recognized any blunders with this rundown, they would more often than not record these in ensuing advancement notes....
A 6-year old Kenyan girl presented with a one week history of recurrent, periumbilical abdominal pain and diarrhoea that had altered into obstipation for three days prior to admission. Non-bloody, non-projectile vomiting had also developed. She neither had a cough nor chest pain...
The presence of infectious disease-causing microorganisms in emergency medical vehicles presents potential public health risks in view of the multiple millions of ambulance calls that are made worldwide annually. This risk of infection is to the patients, to the patients’ attendants who may also be transported, and to the paramedic personnel whose work involves pre-hospital transfer. This holds true especially for contamination with those pathogenic microorganisms that pose an increased threat due to their known resistance to front-line antimicrobial agents. Identifying the risks may lead to the development of best practices which could optimise infection control on a routine basis and during a large-scale emergency such as a bioterrorism event or pandemic....
The significant increase in the older population groups has been associated to a higher prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s Disease (AD). In this context, digital technologies could be useful both for the patient (intervention strategies, biomarkers or in clinical assessment) living in the community and for the informal or professional caregivers. In the present work, the application of information and communication technologies for reminiscence therapy in AD patients and for interventions aimed to reduce burden and anxiety in caregivers are reviewed...
Leishmaniasis is an important worldwide disease with a zoonotic potential that presenting visceral and cutaneous clinical forms. The domestic dog is seen as the main reservoir of Leishmania spp. and for this reason, it is the target of the control program in some countries. The health professionals’ knowledge about prevention and control of leishmaniasis was investigated. Through interviews with health professionals from endemic regions, it was observed that there are several conceptuais gaps about leishmaniasis....
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Authors
Mario Saia1 *; Marco Fonzo2
1Medical Directorate, Local Health Unit n. 6, St. Anthony Hospital, Italy
2University of Padua, Department of Molecular Medicine, Padua, Italy
Received: Nov 13, 2017
Accepted: Jan 22, 2018
Published Online: Jan 26, 2018
Authors
Kurt Koehler1,2*; Lisa Lewis3 ; Peter F. Cronholm4,5,6
1Department of History and Sociology of Science, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
2Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
3Department of Family and Community Health, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
4Department of Family Medicine and Community Health
5Center for Public Health Initiatives
6Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Received: Dec 07, 2017
Accepted: Jan 08, 2018
Published Online: Jan 31, 2018
Authors
James H. Tabibian, MD, PhD1,2; Amanda K. Bertram, MS1 ; Hsin-Chieh Yeh, PhD1,3; Joseph Cofrancesco Jr., MD1 ; Nancy Codori, MD, MPH1,6; Lauren Block, MD, MPH3,4; Edgar R Miller, MD, PhD1,5; Padmini D Ranasinghe, MD MPH1 ; Spyridon S Marinopoulos, MD, MBA1,6
1Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD
2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN
3Department of Health Policy and Management, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
4Department of Medicine, North Shore-LIJ Health System, New Hyde Park, NY
5Department of Epidemiology, Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD
6University Health Services, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD
Received: Dec 22, 2017
Accepted: Feb 12, 2018
Published Online: Feb 20, 2018
Authors
Kais Zakharia, MD,1,2; James H Tabibian, MD, PhD2,3*
1Internal Medicine Residency Program, Department of Medical Education, Beaumont Health- Dearborn, Dearborn, MI, USA
2Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
3Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Olive View-UCLA Medical Center, Sylmar, CA, USA
Received: Jan 17, 2018
Accepted: Mar 15, 2018
Published Online: Apr 05, 2018
Authors
Juan Du
Department of Endocrinology, The People’s Hospital of Jilin Province, Changchun, China
Received: Dec 25, 2017
Accepted: Mar 29, 2018
Published Online: Apr 11, 2018
Authors
David Baguma
Visiting Professor, Disease Control & Environmental Health Department, Makerere University, School of Public Health, P.O.Box 7072 Kampala, Uganda
Received: Feb 05, 2018
Accepted: Apr 18, 2018
Published Online: Apr 27, 2018
Authors
Al Giwa
Assistant Professor, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, One Gustave L. Levy Place, New York, NY 10029- 6574, USA
Received: Apr 01, 2018
Accepted: May 14, 2018
Published Online: May 17, 2018
Authors
Patrick Igulot1*; Monica A Magadi2
1University of Sunderland in London, UK
2University of Hull, UK
Received: Jul 16, 2018
Accepted: Sep 20, 2018
Published Online: Sep 26, 2018
Authors
James L DeBoy
Department of Health Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln University, PA 19352, USA
Received: Aug 21, 2018
Accepted: Dec 11, 2018
Published Online: Dec 14, 2018
Authors
Sabrina Ramires Sakamoto1; Aline do Nascimento Benitez2; Joice Cristina dos Santos2; Tatiani Palhota Lozano2; Juliana Mendonça Ferreira2; Saulo Hudson Nery Loiola2; Italmar Teodorico Navarro3; Jancarlo Ferreira Gomes4 ; Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani2*
1Department of Nursing, Educational Foundation of Penápolis, South America
2São Paulo State University (Unesp), School of Veterinary Medicine, Araçatuba
3Department of Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Londrina State University, South America
4Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Campinas (UNICAMP), Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil and Laboratory of Image Data Science, Institute of Computing, South America
Received: Aug 24, 2018
Accepted: Dec 28, 2018
Published Online: Dec 30, 2018
Authors
Graziella Borges Alves1 ; Talita Carolina Bragança de Oliveira1 ; Nicole Alessandra Nodari1 ; Larianne Maria Belloto de Francisco1 ; Walter Bertequini Nagata1 ; Jancarlo Ferreira Gomes2 ; Katia Denise Saraiva Bresciani1 *
1Universidade Estadual Paulista (UNESP), Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária, Araçatuba, São Paulo, Brasil
2Instituto de Computação (Laboratory of Image Data Science/LIDS), Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brasil. Faculdade de Ciências Médicas, Universidade Estadual de Campinas (UNICAMP), São Paulo, Brasil
Received: Sep 05, 2018
Accepted: Jan 17, 2019
Published Online: Jan 21, 2019
