Search Results - "Australasian medical journal"

The current state of diabetes mellitus in India by Kaveeshwar, Seema

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Quality of patient health information on the Internet: reviewing a complex and evolving landscape by Fahy, Eamonn, Hardikar, Rohan, Fox, Adrian, Mackay, Sean

“…BACKGROUNDThe popularity of the Internet has enabled unprecedented access to health information. As a largely unregulated source, there is potential for…”
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Spectrum of bacteria associated with diabetic foot ulcer and biofilm formation: A prospective study by Banu, Asima, Noorul Hassan, Mir Mohammad, Rajkumar, Janani, Srinivasa, Sathyabheemarao

“…India has the world's largest number of diabetics. Non-traumatic lower limb amputation is the most common devastating complication of diabetes, primarily due…”
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India towards diabetes control: Key issues by Kumar, Arunava

“…The problem of mass diabetes is steadily increasing everyday. This editorial introduces key issues that need to be addressed to support the effective control…”
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Ventilator-associated pneumonia by Charles, MV Pravin

“…BACKGROUNDVentilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is a type of nosocomial pneumonia that occurs in patients who receive mechanical ventilation (MV). According to…”
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Pharmacy practice and its challenges in Yemen by Worafi, Yaser

“…Pharmacy practice in Yemen was established in 1875 in Aden. To describe pharmacy practice as it currently exists in Yemen, the challenges the profession faces,…”
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Self‐medication patterns among medical students in South India by Badiger, Sanjeev

“…BACKGROUNDSelf-medication results in wastage of resources, increases resistance of pathogens and generally causes serious health hazards such as adverse drug…”
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Antiobiotic resistance pattern of biofilm-forming uropathogens isolated from catheterised patients in Pondicherry, India by Subramanian, Pramodhini, Shanmugam, Niveditha, Sivaraman, Umadevi, Kumar, Shailesh, Selvaraj, Stephen

“…Microbial biofilms pose a public health problem for persons requiring indwelling medical devices, as micro-organisms in biofilms are difficult to treat with…”
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Clinical profile of urinary tract infections in diabetics and non-diabetics by Aswani, Srinivas M, Chandrashekar, Uk, Shivashankara, Kn, Pruthvi, Bc

“…The risk of urinary tract infection (UTI) is higher in diabetics compared to non-diabetics. The aetiology and the antibiotic resistance of uropathogens have…”
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Did the American Medical Association make the correct decision classifying obesity as a disease? by Stoner, Lee, Cornwall, Jon

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Endogenous vascular repair system in cardiovascular disease: The role of endothelial progenitor cells by Berezin, Alexander E

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Internet use by orthopaedic outpatients - current trends and practices by Fraval, Andrew, Ming Chong, Yew, Holcdorf, David, Plunkett, Virginia, Tran, Phong

“…The e-patient revolution increasingly enables patients to self diagnose and self educate, influencing decisions affecting their health. This poses a challenge…”
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Prevalence of depression in students of a medical college in New Delhi: A cross-sectional study by Sidana, Surbhi, Kishore, Jugal, Ghosh, Vidya, Gulati, Divyansh, Jiloha, Rc, Anand, Tanu

“…Medical education is associated with various pressures and stresses which can lead to depression. This study was undertaken to discover the prevalence of…”
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Oral Candidiasis and Inflammatory Response: a Potential Synergic Contribution to the Onset of Type-2 Diabetes Mellitus by Santacroce, Luigi, Monea, Adriana, Marrelli, Massimo, Man, Adrian

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The ethics of 3D printing copies of bodies donated for medical education and research: What is there to worry about? by Cornwall, Jon

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Study of complementary feeding practices among mothers of children aged six months to two years - A study from coastal south India by Rao, S, Swathi, Pm, Unnikrishnan, B, Hegde, A

“…Infants and young children are at an increased risk of malnutrition from six months of age onwards, when breast milk alone is no longer sufficient to meet all…”
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Sources of information in health education: A cross-sectional study in Portuguese university students by Santos, Paulo, Sa, Luisa, Couto, Luciana, Hespanhol, Alberto Pinto

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Prevalence and patterns of hearing loss among chronic kidney disease patients undergoing haemodialysis by Jamaldeen, Jishana, Basheer, Aneesh, Sarma, Akhil Chandra, Kandasamy, Ravichandran

“…The prevalence, degree, and patterns of hearing loss associated with chronic kidney disease (CKD) reported by various studies differ significantly. The effects…”
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Enablers of and barriers to making healthy change during pregnancy in overweight and obese women by Sui, Zhixian, Turnbull, Deborah, Dodd, Jodie

“…High Body Mass Index (BMI) during pregnancy is associated with an increased risk of adverse health outcomes. Making healthy change during pregnancy is…”
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The effectiveness of self-directed learning (SDL) for teaching physiology to first-year medical students by Pai, Kirtana M, Rao, K Raghavendra, Punja, Dhiren, Kamath, Asha

“…Self-directed learning (SDL) has become popular in medical curricula and has been advocated as an effective learning strategy for medical students to develop…”
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