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Arsenic as a Cause of CancerBy Gidey Gebremeskel, Haile Mulata, Rezene Abraha
Abstract: Inorganic Arsenic (iAs) is a pervasive and ubiquitous environmental toxin that has created world-wide human health problems. Populations exposed to high concentrations of arsenic-contaminated drinking water suffer serious health consequences ranging from acute toxicities to development of malignancies, including alarming cancer incidence and death rates. Epidemiologic studies have shown a relationship between chronic arsenic exposure and disease of the skin, lung, urinary bladder, and conceivably liver, kidney, and prostate in …
Published in Research and Reviews: Journal of Oncology and Hematology · Vol. 5, Issue 3, 2016 · pp. 8–21 Read article →
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Evaluation of the Effect of Zinc Supplementation on Glycemic Control and Lipid Profile in Normoglycemic and Streptozotocin-induced Type-2 Diabetic RatsBy Gidey Gebremeskel, Daniel Seifu
Abstract: Diabetes mellitus is a chronic, progressive disease, which is accompanied by multiple complications. Hyperglycemia and dyslipidemia are common complications of diabetes mellitus. The current approaches for treatment of diabetes are mostly dependent on insulin and other oral standard drugs, which have their own put falls. Thus, micronutrients supplementation is gaining momentum as the quest for management of diabetes continues. Certain micronutrients increase insulin synthesis secretion and insulin sensitivity thereby improve …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 41–51 Read article →
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Effect of Diarrhea at Admission on Time to Recovery in Treatment of Severe Acute Malnourished Children in Inpatient Therapeutic Feeding Program in Tigray Region, EthiopiaBy Gidey Gebremeskel, Mehari Kahsay, Belachew Etana, Usha Kulkarni
Abstract: The mortality rate in inpatient settings remained unacceptably higher, 20–30% for marasmus and 50–60% for Kwashiorkor. This is due to inappropriate case management and co-morbidities mainly diarrhea. Despite, there was no study conducted to show the effect of diarrhea at admission on the length of time to recovery in the treatment of severe acute malnutrition among children aged 6–59 months and then there is little understanding about this issue. The …
Published in Research and Reviews : A Journal of Medical Science and Technology · Vol. 5, Issue 2, 2016 · pp. 25–40 Read article →