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Parent Perceptions of Paediatric Oncology Services at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex, Trinidad and Tobago

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Vol 61, issue 1 (2012)

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32–6

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Medical needs of patients were perceived to be well met, but there was need to address psychosocial, physical and educational needs of parents.

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Objective: To assess the perceptions of parents of children with cancer and to determine level of satisfaction with the paediatric oncology services at the Eric Williams Medical Sciences Complex (EWMSC).

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Mediterranean Fever Gene Mutations in Greek Patients with Behcet’s Disease

Issue:

Vol 61, issue 1 (2012)

Pages:

28–31

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Pyrin gene mutations in Greek patients with Behçet’s disease are not more common than the general population.

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Objective: It is known that clinical similarities between Behcet’s disease and Familial Mediterranean Fever have led to the hypothesis of a common pathogenesis. Familial Mediterranean Fever is caused by MEFV gene mutations coding for pyrin. Therefore, we examined whether these pyrin mutations are also associated with Behcet’s disease.

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Behçet’s Disease

familial mediterranean fever

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A Comparison of the Chemical Constituents of Barbadian Medicinal Plants within Their Respective Plant Families with Established Drug Compounds and Phytochemicals Used to Treat Communicable and Non-communicable Diseases

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Vol 61, issue 1 (2012)

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17–27

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This is a review of the medicinal plants used as folklore remedies in Barbados. It attempts to outline the various families of the medicinal plants showing similarities in the phytochemical profiles of the plants and their indications. It also attempts to validate, in a preliminary way, the folklore practices by comparing the phytochemical profiles with established approved drug agents and other phytochemicals.

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Early Changes in Carcinogenesis of Colorectal Adenomas

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Vol 61, issue 1 (2012)

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10–6

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Ki-67 expression both in the crypt-surface epithelium and cyclin D1, c-erb B2, bcl-2 over-expression may be a clue of dysplastic epithelium. If the role of human papillomavirus is elucidated in colonic carcinogenesis, vaccination might prevent carcinogenesis from the virus.

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Objectives: Adenocarcinoma of the colon and rectum is the third most common cause of cancer deaths and the sixth most common cancer in the world. Adenomas are benign neoplastic lesions which can be transformed into carcinomas, but this is usually not the case. There should be some risk factors which lead to the development of carcinomas into adenomas. The aim of this study is to find out the early changes and high risk factors related to carcinogenesis in colonic polyps.

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Effect of Moderate Ethanol Administration on Biochemical Indices in Streptozotocin-diabetic Wistar Rats

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Vol 61, issue 1 (2012)

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3–9

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Moderate ethanol administration did not affect fasting blood glugose and HbA1c, but altered the lipid profile of streptozotocin-diabetic rats. Moderate ethanol intake may further increase the risk of complications in diabetes.

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Objective: This study was designed to evaluate the effect of moderate ethanol administration on the biochemical indices in streptozotocin (STZ)-diabetic rats.

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The Role of the UWI Mona Libraries in HIV/AIDS Information Access and Dissemination

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 4: HIV/AIDS - May (2013)

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10.7727/wimj.2013.126

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346–9

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This article provides insights into three of the information initiatives implemented by The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona libraries in accessing, evaluating, disseminating and applying authoritative, credible and scholarly information on HIV/AIDS.

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Ophthalmic Manifestations of HIV in the Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Era

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Vol 62, Issue 4: HIV/AIDS - May (2013)

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10.7727/wimj.2013.210

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305–12

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Highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) has changed the course of HIV eye disease by reducing the incidence of opportunistic infections and improving the remission duration. Cytomegalovirus retinitis is the most prevalent ophthalmic opportunistic infection; however, it is seen less commonly in Africa, where squamous cell carcinomas are common.

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HAART

opportunistic infections

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Knowledge, Attitudes and Behaviours Related to HIV/AIDS among Female Migrant Workers in the Restaurant Industry in Guangzhou, China

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Vol 62, Issue 4: HIV/AIDS - May (2013)

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10.7727/wimj.2012.217

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329–36

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In this paper, we described HIV/AIDS-related knowledge, attitudes and sexual behaviours among migrant female workers in the restaurant industry in Guangzhou City, Guangdong, China. The findings indicate that there is a need for improvement of knowledge and behaviours toward HIV/AIDS for migrant women in China.

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Objective: The goal of the present study was to assess knowledge and attitudes related to HIV/AIDS among the migrant female workers in the restaurant industry in Guangzhou City, China.

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Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia in a Cohort of HIV-positive Women at the University Hospital of the West Indies: Management and Outcome

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 4: HIV/AIDS - May (2013)

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10.7727/wimj.2013.223

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313–7

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This article identifies the risk of recurrence of cervical dysplasia in HIV-positive women. Results indicate that HIV increases the risk of recurrence but once women who are HIV positive maintain their antiretroviral agents and have good CD4 counts then their risk would be similar to that of HIV-negative women.

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Objective: To determine the rate of recurrence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) in HIVpositive women evaluated at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI).

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HIV

Cervical cancer

cervical intraepithelial neoplasia

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The Burden of HIV Infection among Women Attending Antenatal Clinic in a Semi-urban Nigerian Town

Issue:

Vol 62, Issue 4: HIV/AIDS - May (2013)

DOI:

10.7727/wimj.2012.228

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323–8

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Multiple sexual partners, previous induced abortions and hospital/clinic delivery seem to increase the risk of HIV infection in pregnant women in this environment.

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Background: Stable heterosexual relationships are a major determinant of the HIV epidemic and seroprevalence rate of HIV amongst antenatal women is a reflection of what is happening in the larger society.

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21 Aug, 2012

Accepted:

02 Apr, 2013

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