The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among type 2 diabetic patients has become a major concern for healthcare professionals. Obesity and overweight are significant risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes. In fact, it is estimated that over 90% of individuals with type 2 diabetes are either overweight or obese. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, leading the World Health Organization to label them as pandemics of the 21st century. In this article, we will explore the different factors that contribute to overweight/obesity among individuals with type 2 diabetes. Genetics and family history play a crucial role in the development of obesity. Lifestyle factors, such as poor dietary habits, physical inactivity, sedentary behavior and poor sleep quality and duration are also a significant risk factor for obesity.
{"title":"Unpacking the Factors of Overweight/Obesity in Type 2 Diabetes: What You Need to Know: Review Article","authors":"Fatma Ibrahim Abdel-latif Megahed","doi":"10.47752/sjmh..62.8.12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh..62.8.12","url":null,"abstract":"The rising prevalence of overweight and obesity among type 2 diabetic patients has become a major concern for healthcare professionals. Obesity and overweight are significant risk factors for the development of type 2 diabetes. In fact, it is estimated that over 90% of individuals with type 2 diabetes are either overweight or obese. Obesity and type 2 diabetes are becoming increasingly prevalent worldwide, leading the World Health Organization to label them as pandemics of the 21st century. In this article, we will explore the different factors that contribute to overweight/obesity among individuals with type 2 diabetes. Genetics and family history play a crucial role in the development of obesity. Lifestyle factors, such as poor dietary habits, physical inactivity, sedentary behavior and poor sleep quality and duration are also a significant risk factor for obesity.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":"8 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"135841606","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Jacob Olalekan Arawande Christianah Olusola Ayodele, Abraham Olasupo Oladebeye Babawale Peter Olatunji, Ayodeji Temitope Adesuyi Olajubu Ayotunde Karimu
Chemical profile of leafy vegetables enable researchers to affirm the constituents present in them as well as knowing their possible usefulness for consumption and medicinal applications. Red and green soko were obtained, rinsed in water and cut into smaller pieces, air dried, grounded and sieved to give 40mm mesh size powder. The powdered samples were analyzed for proximate composition and mineral contents using standard methods. The antioxidant properties such as reducing power, ferrous ion chelating activity 2,2- diphenyl-1picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and 2,2-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) of samples were determined. Red soko had the higher value of crude lipid (2.36 ± 0.06%), ash content (16.45 ±0.15%), protein (17.06 ±0.06%), and dry matter (89.74 ±0.24%) while green soko had higher value of moisture content (10.86±0.33%), crude fibre (13.66±0.20%), carbohydrate (54.81.81±0.21%) and energy value (297.38±0.89 Kcal/100g). Red soko had the higher values of Mg (25.16 ± 0.22 mg/kg), Fe (2.86±0.05 mg/kg), Zn (0.10 ± 0.02 mg/kg), Mn (0.56 ±0.08 mg/kg), and Cu (0.20 ±0.01 mg/kg) while green soko had higher value of Ca (180.16 ±1.00 mg/kg), Na (73.44 ±0.00 mg/kg), K (694.14 ± 0.96 mg/kg), Pb (0.23 ±0.00 mg/kg) and Se (0.20 ±0.03 mg/kg). Green soko had higher value of ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.36±0.04%), Fe2+ Chelating Activity (4.46±0.09%), DPPH radical scavenging activity (11.75±0.74%) and ABTS+ Radical Scavenging Activity (10.18±0.44%) than red soko. The antioxidant properties (TRAP, Fe2+, DPPH and ABTS+) of green soko were higher than red soko. Green soko is richer in antioxidant properties than red soko.
{"title":"Comparative Studies on Chemical Profile of Red Soko (Celosia Trigyna) and Green Soko (Celosia Argentea)","authors":"Jacob Olalekan Arawande Christianah Olusola Ayodele, Abraham Olasupo Oladebeye Babawale Peter Olatunji, Ayodeji Temitope Adesuyi Olajubu Ayotunde Karimu","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.62.13.19","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.62.13.19","url":null,"abstract":"Chemical profile of leafy vegetables enable researchers to affirm the constituents present in them as well as knowing their possible usefulness for consumption and medicinal applications. Red and green soko were obtained, rinsed in water and cut into smaller pieces, air dried, grounded and sieved to give 40mm mesh size powder. The powdered samples were analyzed for proximate composition and mineral contents using standard methods. The antioxidant properties such as reducing power, ferrous ion chelating activity 2,2- diphenyl-1picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) radical scavenging activity and 2,2-azinobis (3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS) of samples were determined. Red soko had the higher value of crude lipid (2.36 ± 0.06%), ash content (16.45 ±0.15%), protein (17.06 ±0.06%), and dry matter (89.74 ±0.24%) while green soko had higher value of moisture content (10.86±0.33%), crude fibre (13.66±0.20%), carbohydrate (54.81.81±0.21%) and energy value (297.38±0.89 Kcal/100g). Red soko had the higher values of Mg (25.16 ± 0.22 mg/kg), Fe (2.86±0.05 mg/kg), Zn (0.10 ± 0.02 mg/kg), Mn (0.56 ±0.08 mg/kg), and Cu (0.20 ±0.01 mg/kg) while green soko had higher value of Ca (180.16 ±1.00 mg/kg), Na (73.44 ±0.00 mg/kg), K (694.14 ± 0.96 mg/kg), Pb (0.23 ±0.00 mg/kg) and Se (0.20 ±0.03 mg/kg). Green soko had higher value of ferric reducing antioxidant power (0.36±0.04%), Fe2+ Chelating Activity (4.46±0.09%), DPPH radical scavenging activity (11.75±0.74%) and ABTS+ Radical Scavenging Activity (10.18±0.44%) than red soko. The antioxidant properties (TRAP, Fe2+, DPPH and ABTS+) of green soko were higher than red soko. Green soko is richer in antioxidant properties than red soko.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-06-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"41868340","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
S. Kamble, Sunita Shinde, Sonali Mali, Apeksha Jadhav
Calendula officinalis (calendula), belonging to the family Asteraceae, commonly known as English Marigold or Pot marigold. It is widely cultivated & can be grown in sunny locations. It is an annual or biennial plant attending a height of 30-60cm. It is a herb which is used in Traditional system of medicine for treating Wounds, Ulcers, scars, hair damage, Eczema, Diaper Rash, and Other Skin Conditions, it is mainly used because of its various biological activities to treat diseases as analgesic, antidiabetic ,antiulcers & antiinflammmatory it is also used for gastrointestinal diseases, gynecological problems , eye diseases, skin injuries & some cases of burns. An infusion or tincture of the flower taken internally is beneficial in the treatment of infections & diarrhea. An infusion of calendula officinalis may also be used to treat eye inflammation, boils & abscesses, eczema. This plant is reach in many pharmaceutical active ingredients like carotenoids, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids & sterols quinies, volatile oil & amino acids. Calendula oil is a powerful medicinal oil extracted from the petals of a common species of marigold. By using oil infusion, maceration method calendula oil is extracted, prepared & evaluated. In this review a detailed account of methods of preparation of calendula oil and their medicinal properties have been addressed.
{"title":"A Review on Preparation of Calendula Oil","authors":"S. Kamble, Sunita Shinde, Sonali Mali, Apeksha Jadhav","doi":"10.47752/sjmh/61.1.7","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh/61.1.7","url":null,"abstract":"Calendula officinalis (calendula), belonging to the family Asteraceae, commonly known as English Marigold or Pot marigold. It is widely cultivated & can be grown in sunny locations. It is an annual or biennial plant attending a height of 30-60cm. It is a herb which is used in Traditional system of medicine for treating Wounds, Ulcers, scars, hair damage, Eczema, Diaper Rash, and Other Skin Conditions, it is mainly used because of its various biological activities to treat diseases as analgesic, antidiabetic ,antiulcers & antiinflammmatory it is also used for gastrointestinal diseases, gynecological problems , eye diseases, skin injuries & some cases of burns. An infusion or tincture of the flower taken internally is beneficial in the treatment of infections & diarrhea. An infusion of calendula officinalis may also be used to treat eye inflammation, boils & abscesses, eczema. This plant is reach in many pharmaceutical active ingredients like carotenoids, flavonoids, glycosides, steroids & sterols quinies, volatile oil & amino acids. Calendula oil is a powerful medicinal oil extracted from the petals of a common species of marigold. By using oil infusion, maceration method calendula oil is extracted, prepared & evaluated. In this review a detailed account of methods of preparation of calendula oil and their medicinal properties have been addressed.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-01-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48045322","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Background: The first patient with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was reported in Iraq for the first time on 3rd of September, 1979, and recurrent outbreaks were recorded thereafter with none more patients observed during the next two years. Little is known about the epidemiological state of the disease in Iraq during the previous years. Patients and methods: An overview of the cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever registered by the Iraqi Ministry of Health from January, 2018 to May, 2022 is provided. An educational review is presented in the "Discussion". Results: During the year 2018, there were ten cases (including 3 from Diwaniyia province) confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction registered by the Iraqi Ministry of Health, and death occurred in eight of the cases. During the year 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported the registration of fifteen laboratory confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever during the period from April to November 2021, and 5 deaths occurred. On the 27th of April 2022, the Iraqi Ministry of Health registered 17 cases of laboratory confirmed hemorrhagic fever occurred during the year 2022, and many cases were from ThiQar, and five deaths occurred. Conclusion: 42 cases of laboratory confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Iraq during the period from January, 2018 to May, 2022. The disease is still endemic in Iraq and was associated with a high mortality as 18 of the 42 confirmed cases died. Therefore, we are recommending using the available research evidence suggesting the early use of ribavirin in the treatment of patients, and also using ribavirin post-exposure prophylaxis and early ribavirin treatment for workers at medium-to-high risk.
{"title":"Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever in Iraq (2018-2022) and an Educational Review","authors":"Aamir Jalal Al-Mosawi","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.52.18.22","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.52.18.22","url":null,"abstract":"Background: The first patient with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever was reported in Iraq for the first time on 3rd of September, 1979, and recurrent outbreaks were recorded thereafter with none more patients observed during the next two years. Little is known about the epidemiological state of the disease in Iraq during the previous years. Patients and methods: An overview of the cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever registered by the Iraqi Ministry of Health from January, 2018 to May, 2022 is provided. An educational review is presented in the \"Discussion\". Results: During the year 2018, there were ten cases (including 3 from Diwaniyia province) confirmed by Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction registered by the Iraqi Ministry of Health, and death occurred in eight of the cases. During the year 2021, the Iraqi Ministry of Health reported the registration of fifteen laboratory confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever during the period from April to November 2021, and 5 deaths occurred. On the 27th of April 2022, the Iraqi Ministry of Health registered 17 cases of laboratory confirmed hemorrhagic fever occurred during the year 2022, and many cases were from ThiQar, and five deaths occurred. Conclusion: 42 cases of laboratory confirmed cases of Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever occurred in Iraq during the period from January, 2018 to May, 2022. The disease is still endemic in Iraq and was associated with a high mortality as 18 of the 42 confirmed cases died. Therefore, we are recommending using the available research evidence suggesting the early use of ribavirin in the treatment of patients, and also using ribavirin post-exposure prophylaxis and early ribavirin treatment for workers at medium-to-high risk.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-05-20","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47332996","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
The objective of the current research was to investigate the possible association between Periodontal Disease indices and risk of development Acute Hematopoietic Cancer (Acute Myeloid and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) in a representative Greek adult sample. 174 individuals with Acute Myeloid and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-cases and 174 matched healthy individuals- controls underwent an oral and dental clinical examination and completed a questionnaire. The periodontal condition for cases and controls included Probing Pocket Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) and Gingival Index (GI). Chi-square test and logistic regression models were carried out to assess the possible association. The logistic regression model showed that CAL (p= 0.054) (OR= 2.467, 95% CI= 1.177-2.231), and GI (p= 0.043) (OR = 3.352, 95% CI= 1.285-4.745), were marginally significantly associated with an increased risk of developing Acute Hematopoietic Cancer.
{"title":"Investigation of the Association between Periodontal Disease Indices and Risk of Acute Hematopoietic Cancer Development (Acute Myeloid and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia): A Case – Control Study","authors":"Nikolaos Andreas Chrysanthakopoulos, E. Vryzaki","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.51.9.17","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.51.9.17","url":null,"abstract":"The objective of the current research was to investigate the possible association between Periodontal Disease indices and risk of development Acute Hematopoietic Cancer (Acute Myeloid and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia) in a representative Greek adult sample. 174 individuals with Acute Myeloid and Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-cases and 174 matched healthy individuals- controls underwent an oral and dental clinical examination and completed a questionnaire. The periodontal condition for cases and controls included Probing Pocket Depth (PPD), Clinical Attachment Loss (CAL) and Gingival Index (GI). Chi-square test and logistic regression models were carried out to assess the possible association. The logistic regression model showed that CAL (p= 0.054) (OR= 2.467, 95% CI= 1.177-2.231), and GI (p= 0.043) (OR = 3.352, 95% CI= 1.285-4.745), were marginally significantly associated with an increased risk of developing Acute Hematopoietic Cancer.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-02-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"47952476","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Mfutu Mana Charly, Sekele Issouradi Jean Paul, S. Hippolyte, Nzudjom Foch Aderlin, Bolenge Ilebosso Jacques, P. Alifi, Sekele Maboro Patrick, M. Mawunu, K. Ngbolua, Pakassa Muyulu Nestor
Background and aim: Oral cancer remains a public health problem with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of Kinshasa dentists on oral cancer. Patients and Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in public and private hospitals in the provincial city of Kinshasa between October 2019 and June 2020. A total of 143 dentists responded to the survey. The questionnaires included knowledge of risk factors, attitude and practice of Kinshasa dentists. Results: The average age of the participants was 34.05 ± 7.31 years, the male gender was the most represented (69.2%), and the level of knowledge of the dentists about the risk factors was low despite the fact that the majority of the participants in the study had recognized alcohol (77.5%) and tobacco (77.6%) as the main risk factors for oral cancer. The majority of the participants referred the patient to a specialist upon discovery of a cancerous lesion, only a minority of dentists performed biopsy and counselling. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of Kinshasa’s dentists about oral cancer is low. Refresher training is necessary to enable them to raise their level of knowledge. Thus, the reinforcement of cancer courses in the dental sector is important for a better management of cancer patient.
{"title":"Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Dental Surgeon on Oral Cancer in Kinshasa City, Democratic Republic of the Congo","authors":"Mfutu Mana Charly, Sekele Issouradi Jean Paul, S. Hippolyte, Nzudjom Foch Aderlin, Bolenge Ilebosso Jacques, P. Alifi, Sekele Maboro Patrick, M. Mawunu, K. Ngbolua, Pakassa Muyulu Nestor","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.51.1.8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.51.1.8","url":null,"abstract":"Background and aim: Oral cancer remains a public health problem with a high morbidity and mortality rate. The aim of this study was to determine the level of knowledge, attitude and practice of Kinshasa dentists on oral cancer. Patients and Method: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted in public and private hospitals in the provincial city of Kinshasa between October 2019 and June 2020. A total of 143 dentists responded to the survey. The questionnaires included knowledge of risk factors, attitude and practice of Kinshasa dentists. Results: The average age of the participants was 34.05 ± 7.31 years, the male gender was the most represented (69.2%), and the level of knowledge of the dentists about the risk factors was low despite the fact that the majority of the participants in the study had recognized alcohol (77.5%) and tobacco (77.6%) as the main risk factors for oral cancer. The majority of the participants referred the patient to a specialist upon discovery of a cancerous lesion, only a minority of dentists performed biopsy and counselling. Conclusion: The level of knowledge of Kinshasa’s dentists about oral cancer is low. Refresher training is necessary to enable them to raise their level of knowledge. Thus, the reinforcement of cancer courses in the dental sector is important for a better management of cancer patient.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":"1 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2022-01-23","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"46851667","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-11-18DOI: 10.47752/sjmh.44.172.189
R. Bushnak, Mohamad El Hajj, A. Jaber
Diabetes mellitus has long been seen as a substantial economic burden on patients, their families, and society. Impairment in blood sugar regulation has major health repercussions. Furthermore, untreated diabetes causes major chronic complications like blindness, renal failure, and heart failure, as well as an increase in associated mortality. New anti-diabetic medicines are being researched to help alleviate this issue. Conventional Anti-diabetic medications are beneficial, several synthetic drugs are available in the market to treat diabetes, but they are costly and come with inevitable adverse effects. Medicinal plants, on the other hand, may serve as an alternate source of anti-diabetic agents. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % of the population in underdeveloped nations still relies on traditional medicines or folk medicines, which are largely made from plants, for disease prevention or treatment. For instance, anti- proliferative, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycemic effects. In order to find a natural anti-diabetic source that comes with less side effects, several studies have been conducted. The aim of this work is to review these studies and highlight the potential of plants when it comes to their anti-diabetic effect.
长期以来，糖尿病一直被视为患者、其家庭和社会的重大经济负担。血糖调节障碍对健康有重大影响。此外，未经治疗的糖尿病会导致严重的慢性并发症，如失明、肾衰竭和心力衰竭，以及相关死亡率的增加。人们正在研究新的抗糖尿病药物，以帮助缓解这一问题。传统的抗糖尿病药物是有益的，市场上有几种合成药物可以治疗糖尿病，但它们都很昂贵，而且有不可避免的副作用。另一方面，药用植物可以作为抗糖尿病药物的替代来源。根据世界卫生组织(World Health Organization)的数据，在不发达国家，80%的人口仍然依靠传统药物或民间药物来预防或治疗疾病，这些药物主要由植物制成。例如，抗增殖，抗病毒，抗炎和抗高血糖作用。为了找到一种副作用小的天然抗糖尿病来源，已经进行了几项研究。本工作的目的是回顾这些研究，并强调植物在抗糖尿病作用方面的潜力。
{"title":"A Review on the Antidiabetic Potential of Medicinal Plants","authors":"R. Bushnak, Mohamad El Hajj, A. Jaber","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.44.172.189","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.44.172.189","url":null,"abstract":"Diabetes mellitus has long been seen as a substantial economic burden on patients, their families, and society. Impairment in blood sugar regulation has major health repercussions. Furthermore, untreated diabetes causes major chronic complications like blindness, renal failure, and heart failure, as well as an increase in associated mortality. New anti-diabetic medicines are being researched to help alleviate this issue. Conventional Anti-diabetic medications are beneficial, several synthetic drugs are available in the market to treat diabetes, but they are costly and come with inevitable adverse effects. Medicinal plants, on the other hand, may serve as an alternate source of anti-diabetic agents. According to the World Health Organization, 80 % of the population in underdeveloped nations still relies on traditional medicines or folk medicines, which are largely made from plants, for disease prevention or treatment. For instance, anti- proliferative, anti-viral, anti-inflammatory and anti-hyperglycemic effects. In order to find a natural anti-diabetic source that comes with less side effects, several studies have been conducted. The aim of this work is to review these studies and highlight the potential of plants when it comes to their anti-diabetic effect.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-11-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"42800929","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-10-18DOI: 10.47752/sjmh.44.166.171
O. O. Philips, Omoregie Timothy, Idehen I. Charlse, Iserhienrhien Osamuyimen
Despite the global public health importance of dental caries, it is greatly understudied. This study investigates the incidence and prevalent bacteria species in dental carries among patients attending dental clinic in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria. Patients presenting with signs, symptoms and suspected cases of dental caries attending dental clinic in the hospital between May and July 2017 were recruited. Following standard laboratory procedures, swabs were obtained, morphologically and biochemically analyzed and data subjected to simple statistical analysis. Of the 340 suspected cases, 65.59% were positive for bacteria (25.11% in children and 74.89% in adult). Females were more likely (1.23 times) to be affected and 2.98 times more common in adults than children. The prevalent bacteria isolated was Streptococcus mutans (151; 67.7%), Streptococcus sobrinus (36; 16.4%), Lactobacillus acidophilus (22; 9.9%), Streptococcus salivarius (10; 4.5%) and lastly Streptococcus mitis (4; 1.8%). Biochemical characterization showed isolated Streptococus and Lactobacillus species were non-motile and negative to catalase, citrate, oxidase, indole and urease tests. This study showed the incidence of dental caries is high in the study area and that Streptococcus mutans is the most causative bacteria.
{"title":"The Incidence of Bacterial Isolates Among Dental Caries Patients Attending Clinic At Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria","authors":"O. O. Philips, Omoregie Timothy, Idehen I. Charlse, Iserhienrhien Osamuyimen","doi":"10.47752/sjmh.44.166.171","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.47752/sjmh.44.166.171","url":null,"abstract":"Despite the global public health importance of dental caries, it is greatly understudied. This study investigates the incidence and prevalent bacteria species in dental carries among patients attending dental clinic in Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital, Irrua, Nigeria. Patients presenting with signs, symptoms and suspected cases of dental caries attending dental clinic in the hospital between May and July 2017 were recruited. Following standard laboratory procedures, swabs were obtained, morphologically and biochemically analyzed and data subjected to simple statistical analysis. Of the 340 suspected cases, 65.59% were positive for bacteria (25.11% in children and 74.89% in adult). Females were more likely (1.23 times) to be affected and 2.98 times more common in adults than children. The prevalent bacteria isolated was Streptococcus mutans (151; 67.7%), Streptococcus sobrinus (36; 16.4%), Lactobacillus acidophilus (22; 9.9%), Streptococcus salivarius (10; 4.5%) and lastly Streptococcus mitis (4; 1.8%). Biochemical characterization showed isolated Streptococus and Lactobacillus species were non-motile and negative to catalase, citrate, oxidase, indole and urease tests. This study showed the incidence of dental caries is high in the study area and that Streptococcus mutans is the most causative bacteria.","PeriodicalId":93143,"journal":{"name":"Sumerianz journal of medical and healthcare","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2021-10-18","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"48512525","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2021-09-16DOI: 10.47752/sjmh.43.160.165
Charly Mana Mfutu, J. Sekele, F. N. Bushabu, Adelin Baudouin Nzudjom Foche, M. Loposso, E. Kamangu, Dieudonné Nyembue Tshiupkane, J. Ileboso, Clarisse Falanga Mawi, K. Ngbolua
Background: Despite the scientific advances achieved during this century in cancer management, nevertheless, the cancer disease remains one of the most fatal sickens globally and little data are available on oral cancer mortality in most low-income countries including the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Aim: To assess the frequency of oral cancer mortality in the Department of Dental medicine at the Kinshasa University Hospital. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional study based on the records of patients who died from oral cancer was conducted in the Department of Dental Medicine, Kinshasa University Hospital spanning over a period of 20 years (2000 to 2019). The data were collected from the records of patients with a histologically proven diagnosis of cancer. Pertinent parameters included Age, sex, stage of disease, histological type of tumor and probability of survival of patients were evaluated. Results: During the study, 889 patients were hospitalized in the Department. Out of 91 patients who died while in hospital, 49 deaths (53.8%) were from oral cancer in 57% males. Median age was 46.02±19.6 years and sex ratio of male/female of 1.3. The epidermoid or squamous cell carcinoma (63.3%) was the most frequent histological type of malignancy, and the majority of deaths (96%) occurred at and advanced cT4NM clinical stage with 90% having less than 200 days prognostic survival chance. Conclusion: The frequency of lethality in the present study was high and constitutes a health problem concern in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This study emphasizes the primary role devoted to oral health professionals in education, population, prevention, early detection and early management of oral cancer.
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Pub Date : 2021-08-25DOI: 10.47752/sjmh.43.149.159
I. Tajane, Palak H. Naik, Kashish K. Parmar, Ayushi V. Shah
Aim: The science of today is the technology of tomorrow. The 21st century has witnessed a great development in the field of technology. Whether we love it or loathe it, technology affects everything we do today and influences almost everything we plan for our tomorrow. It has advanced everywhere making people access various types of devices. Sleep is fundamental to optimal functioning including health and behavior. This paper describes the interrelations between sleep and screen use. The purpose of this study was to identify technology use hence exploring the screen time of the individual and its impact on sleep and the mediating effect of physical exercise. Method: A representative sample of 150 Physiotherapy students was surveyed using an online questionnaire to analyze their technology use and sleep patterns. Results: A total number of 150 completed forms were analyzed. 94.7% students screen time use had increased during the lockdown. 43.3% of student participants spent more than 6 hours on digital devices on a daily basis. 73.3% of the population agreed that screen time did affect their sleeping pattern in the lockdown. 64% students encountered sleeping problems. 52% people admitted that excessive screen use has affected their sleep quality. 65.3% of the students have been taking part in physical exercises regularly, out of which 65.27 % reported decreased sleeping complaints. Conclusion: This study shows that use of screen based digital devices and media use has significantly increased during COVID-19 pandemic lock down in Physiotherapy students and provides scientific evidence for its negative impact on sleep. Physical exercises were associated with a positive effect on sleep disorders.
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