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Declaration of Helsinki. Ethical principles for medical research involving human subjects

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High prevalence of undetected thyroid disorders in an iodine sufficient adult south Indian population by Usha Menon, V, Sundaram, K R, Unnikrishnan, A G, Jayakumar, R V, Nair, Vasantha, Kumar, Harish

“…India is in the transition phase from iodine deficiency to iodine sufficiency, and this is expected to change the thyroid status of the population. The thyroid…”
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Free radicals and male reproduction by Agarwal, Ashok, Allamaneni, Shyam S R

“…Male factor accounts for almost 50% cases of infertility. The exact mechanism of sperm dysfunction is not known in many cases. Extensive research in the last…”
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The effect of honey on mucositis induced by chemoradiation in head and neck cancer by Maiti, Pradip Kumar, Ray, Amitabh, Mitra, Tarak Nath, Jana, Utpal, Bhattacharya, Jibak, Ganguly, Subir

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of pure natural honey on radiation-induced mucositis. Fifty-five patients diagnosed with head and neck cancer…”
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The new avenues in the management of osteo-arthritis of knee--stem cells by Varma, H S, Dadarya, B, Vidyarthi, A

“…Osteo-arthritis is the most common degenerative joint disease. Recently, the regenerative potential of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) has been under intense…”
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Effect of short-term practice of pranayamic breathing exercises on cognition, anxiety, general well being and heart rate variability by Chandla, S S, Sood, S, Dogra, R, Das, S, Shukla, S K, Gupta, Sanjay

“…There has been an increasing interest in pranayamic breathing exercises which have been known to improve the quality of life. Present study was conducted to…”
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Plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) and anti-oxidant status in diabetic retinopathy by Kumawat, Manjulata, Kharb, Simmi, Singh, Veena, Singh, Neelima, Singh, S K, Nada, Manisha

“…Hyperglycaemia and dyslipidaemia in diabetes mellitus induce increased lipid peroxidation and peroxyl radical formation is an important mechanism in genesis of…”
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Prevalence of dry eye diseases in hospital-based population in West Bengal, Eastern India by Basak, Samar K, Pal, Partha Pratim, Basak, Soham, Bandyopadhyay, Abhijit, Choudhury, Sumit, Sar, Suchanda

“…To determine the prevalence of dry eye diseases in general clinical ophthalmic practice in a hospital-based population in West Bengal, Eastern India, a…”
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Influence of pharmaceutical marketing on prescription practices of physicians by Narendran, Roshni, Narendranathan, M

“…In India same drug molecules are sold under different brand names by different pharmaceuticals. To persuade the physicians to prescribe their brands…”
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Emergence of multidrug resistant acinetobacter blood stream infections in febrile neutropenia patients with haematological cancers and bone marrow failure syndromes by Sood, Prashant, Seth, Tulika, Kapil, Arti, Sharma, Vandana, Dayama, Aniruddha, Sharma, Sanjeev, Kumar, Suman, Singh, Avinash K, Mishra, Pravas, Mahapatra, Manoranjan

“…Acinetobacter infections are fast emerging as a major nosocomial threat across the globe. With a predilection for blood stream infections in critically ill,…”
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Incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus and associated complications among children and young adults: results from Karnataka Diabetes Registry 1995-2008 by Kumar, Prasanna, Krishna, Pushpa, Reddy, Sanjay C, Gurappa, Mala, Aravind, S R, Munichoodappa, C

“…The purpose of this study was to estimate incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) among children and young adults aged 0-25 years and to assess growth,…”
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Effect of antiretroviral therapy on pulmonary hypertension in HIV patients by Pal, Jyotirmoy, Sen, Kaushik, Sarkar, Gauranga, Mandal, Anupam, Chakraborty, Supratik, Deb, Animesh

“…Pulmonary hypertension is an important cause of dyspnoea in human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) patients. The effect…”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus--Indian guidelines by Seshiah, V, Sahay, B K, Das, A K, Shah, Siddharth, Banerjee, Samar, Rao, P V, Ammini, A, Balaji, V, Gupta, Sunil, Divakar, Hema, Misra, Sujata, Thanawala, Uday

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Evaluation of oxidative stress and anti-oxidant status in essential hypertension by Hendre, Anup S, Shariff, Anissa K, Patil, Sangita R, Durgawale, Pushpa P, Sontakke, Ajit V, Suryakar, Adinath N

“…The present study was planned to access the role of oxidative stress and anti-oxidant status in essential hypertension. Malondialdehyde is one of the…”
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Occurrence of complications in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes patients: a hospital based study by Gupta, Abhinit, Gupta, A K, Singh, T P

“…Type 2 diabetes is characterised by a long asymptomatic period of hyperglycaemia and many individuals with type 2 diabetes have complications even at the time…”
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Heptral (ademetionine) in patients with intrahepatic cholestasis in chronic liver disease due to non-alcoholic liver disease: results of a multicentre observational study in India by Virukalpattigopalratnam, Mohan Prasad, Singh, Tina, Ravishankar, A C

“…The observational study was aimed at assessing the effectiveness and tolerability of Heptral (brand of ademetionine 1,4-butane disulfonate) in Indian patients…”
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Can cyclo-oxygenase-2 be a useful prognostic and risk stratification marker in breast cancer? by Jana, Debarshi, Sarkar, Diptendra Kumar, Maji, Abhiram, Chikkala, Bhargava Ram, Hassanujjaman, Syed, Mukhopadhyay, Madhumita, Ganguly, Subhro

“…Cyclo-oxygenase-2 (COX-2) is a prostaglandin synthease that catalyses the synthesis of prostaglandin G2 (PGG2) and PGH2 from arachidonic acid. COX-2 plays an…”
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Biliary colic with dilated common bile duct: simple "sheepish" problem? by Ashdhir, Prachis, Sharma, Shyam Sunder, Sharma, Garima

“…A 40-year-old man, resident of a rural area of Rajasthan state of India presented with recurrent biliary colic and fever since last 2 years. Examination was…”
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Effects of ribavirin on measles by Pal, Gautam

“…To assess the beneficial effectof ribavirin on measles, a study was conducted among one group (group A) of measles patients who were randomly assigned and…”
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Role of gentian violet paint in burn wound management: a prospective randomised control trial by Choudhary, K N, Soni, P P, Sao, D K, Murthy, R, Deshkar, A M, Nanda, B R

“…In tribal part of central India burn remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality. Burn management is carried out in conventional manner in most places…”
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