Basim Hussein Bahir*1, Alaa Naem Zair Abstract Aiming to assess the risk factors in pregnant women in Al-Samawah city, and to find out therelationship between these risk factors with certain variables factors. A cross sectional studywas carried out during 1st of December 2013 through April 2014 including pregnant womenattending the primary health care centers in…
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Tensile strength of repaired acrylic resin influenced by water aging
Firas Abd Kati Al-Shammari*1, Akhlas Zeid Abood, Ihab Nafea Yaseen Abstract Acrylic resins are commonly used for fabrication of removable dentures. The aim of this study was to assess the effect of aging in water on tensile strength of acrylic after manipulation with chemical and mechanical surface treatments. 160 specimens were prepared from heat-cured resins…
Ocular complications following intravitreal Bevacizumab (Avastine) injection for patients with proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
Saif Abass AL-Shamarti*1, Mustafa Tawfik Al-Rubaie 2, Haider Aswad Al-Hemidawi Abstract To assess the rate of ocular complications in patients following intravitre albevacizumab (Avastine) injection for patients with proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy. The study was conducted IBSAR center in Al-NAJAF, IRAQ on 2014, 100 patients participated in the study, their age ranging from 50 years old…
The physiological evaluations of C-reactive protein, anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibody and RF in the rheumatoid arthritis patients of Al-Nassyria hospital
Abstract The assessment of autoantibody before clinical onset of Rheumatoid Arthritis, has been helped in establishing early diagnosis. Recent studies on RA described many inflammatory conditions that precede joints inflammations. Anti-CCP and IgM-RF were evaluated in 10-RA patients and in same number as control. Anti-CCP was detected by ELISA and IgM-RF using latex agglutination test,…
Maternal serum Interleukine-6 and Interleukine-8 levels in preterm labor
Alaa Mohammed Sadiq, Dalal M. Aljarah, Dhuha Sadiq Abstract Cytokines may be implicated in the patho-physiological mechanism of preterm and term labor. Many studies indicates cytokines as predictors of preterm delivery and explain partially mechanism of preterm uterine contraction. The objective of this study was to find out whether preterm labor is associated with raised…
Breast cancer: selected cytokines in the clinical presentation
Sravan Ranjan, Anurag Sinha Abstract Breast cancer is among the most commonly diagnosed cancer types in women worldwide and is the second leading cause of cancer-related disease in the USA. Recent data have suggested that many cytokines may be essential roles in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. The goal of this paper is to examine…
The role of Trace Elements (Zinc, Copper, Magnesium and Calcium) in Pregnant Women with Preeclampsia in third trimester and fetal cord blood after delivery
Basima Sh. Alghazali, Alaa Mohammed Sadiq, Nabras Nasar Hasan Abstract Trace element such as zinc and copper display antioxidant activity and act as peroxynitrate scavenger while others such as magnesium and calcium essential micronutrients. The aim of this study to determine the status of these elements in preeclamptic pregnant women and to find any relationship…
MRI finding versus arthroscopic finding regarding ACL injury
Zuhair Gheni Abd Ali*1 Abstract 25 patients, 20 male patients and 5 female patients with knee joint injury, all of them withsingle knee joint injury. 25 knee joints are examined during this study, all patients are performMRI in different centers send with report of the MRI from expert radiologist. They performarthroscopy in Al Sadder medical…
Mouse monoclonal antibodies and immunohistochemical technique for determination of sex steroid receptors and human epidermal growth factor receptor in breast cancer
Ali Hassan AI-Timimi*1 Abstract Breast cancer is one of the most common malignancies in women. The current study wasconducted with the objective of assessing estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR)and human epidermal growth factor receptor-2 (Her2/neu) reactivity patterns of breast cancersand to evaluate their association with clinicopathological features. Immunohistochemical(IHC) procedure was used to detect the…