Whole-body vibration and benefits for people with osteoarthritis: A systematic review

Pedro Ronikeile da Costa,

Danúbia da Cunha Sá-Caputo,

Adriano Arnóbio,

Dulciane Nunes Paiva,

Rafaelle Pacheco,

Cristiane Kutter,

Rebeca Costa,

Paula Mantilla Giehl,

Pedro Jesus Marin,

Jay R. Salmon,

Mark Tillman,

Mario Bernardo-Filho

Published: Sept. 30, 2014

Whole body vibration (WBV) can be an important tool to treat patients with osteoarthritis (OA). The purpose of this study was to systematically review published research concerning the use of WBV in people with OA. In PubMed and Scopus, the number of publications (NP) is respectively to the keywords arthrosis, 289,586 and 10,569, osteoarthrosis, 299,158 and 3,952, arthritis, 251,453 and 236,849 and osteoarthritis, 56,323 and 80,008. Putting together the information found in the analyzed 4 papers, the numbers of subjects were ranging from 15 to 52 and frequencies ranging from 24 to 40 Hz. Self-report of the status of disease …

Medical treatment of the complication of first trimester pregnancy loss with misoprostol

Naushaba Rizwan,

Syed Farhan Uddin

Published: Sept. 30, 2014

The objective of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of misoprostol in patients with complication of first trimester pregnancy loss. After the departmental approval, a total of 102 women with first trimester pregnancy failure were recruited for treatment with misoprostol. The inclusion criteria were gestational age of less than 12 weeks and hemodynamically stable. The exclusion criteria were patients with history of hypersensitivity to prostaglandin, bronchial asthma and hemoglobin less than 9 g. Main outcome measures were the successful resolution of miscarriages without surgical intervention; secondary outcomes were incidence of pain, vaginal bleeding, infection, pyrexia and gastrointestinal side effects. …

Reasons for admission and mortalities following admissions in the intensive care unit of a specialized hospital, in Ethiopia

Asrat Agalu,

Mirkuzie Woldie,

Yemane Ayele,

Worku Bedada

Published: Sept. 30, 2014

Many studies have been conducted in the intensive care unit (ICU). But little is known about the outcomes of ICU admissions. This is particularly the case in the ICU of developing countries. Thus, the aim of this study was to assess reasons and outcomes of admissions in the ICU of Jimma University Specialized Hospital (JUSH). A longitudinal study was conducted in the ICU of JUSH from February 7 to April 15, 2011. All patients admitted to the ICU during the study period were followed till discharge or death. Data was coded and entered into the Statistical Package for Social Sciences …

Effect of chronic administration of Aloe vera extract on plasma biochemistry in rabbits

Amjad Ali Channa,

Saeed Ahmed Soomro,

Roshan Ali Korejo,

Band-e-Ali Khaskeli,

Tofique Ahmed Qureshi,

Imtiaz Ahmed Shah,

Nawab Ali Kalhoro,

Hinesh Kumar Maheshwari

Published: Aug. 30, 2014

Due to excessive use, synthetic medicines are going to be expensive and resistant, their residues accumulate in blood, that is why slowly and gradually they become resistant. Alternatives to synthetic medicines are herbal medicines that are cheap, with minimum or no side effect. Previous studies found that liquid extract of Aloe vera plant proved beneficial for animal’s health as it has immune-modulating, hypolipidemic, hypoglycemic and haematinic effects. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of A. vera extract on plasma biochemistry. A total of twenty (n = 20) male rabbits were selected and divided into 4 groups; …