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Dementia and Alzheimer Disease: The Importance of Considering the Human, Social and Political Contexts in Research and Practice

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.558
Synopsis: 
This short article focusses on the importance of the human, social and political aspects of Alzheimer disease and related dementia. The discussion includes some of the recommendations that were made by the participants of an international workshop on Alzheimer disease that was organized in 2013 during the annual conference of the Caribbean Public Health Association.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To suggest some avenues of research and priorities in the Caribbean in the domain of dementia and Alzheimer disease from a social science perspective.

Methods: To present and discuss, based on the current literature, the recommendations that were made by the participants of an international workshop on Alzheimer disease that was organized in 2013 during the annual conference of the Caribbean Public Health Association.

Received: 
10 Nov, 2016
Revised: 
24 Mar, 2017
Accepted: 
03 Apr, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Alzheimer disease
Dementia
humanity
medical anthropology
social determinants of health
Journal Authors: 
P Cloos
e-Published: 07 Apr, 2017

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Health Policies for Cleft Lip and/or Palate in Brazil: What's New?

DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.560
Synopsis: 
This study verified and discussed health policies developed for the treatment of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Brazil in the last 16 years. There was the creation of new healthcare policies for CL/P in the country during this period. However in practice, means that allow the integral attention with regionalized and hierarchic organization, still they have not been established.

ABSTRACT

Objective: To verify and discuss health policies developed for the treatment of cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) in Brazil in the last 16 years.

Methods: This was a descriptive study carried out through documental search on the World Wide Web.

Received: 
10 Nov, 2016
Accepted: 
11 Jan, 2017
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon tovani-palone-candidiasis_front_at_cleft_lip_and_palate.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Health Policy
cleft lip
cleft palate
health management
Journal Authors: 
MR Tovani-Palone
SR Bertolini
e-Published: 26 Jan, 2017

Disclaimer

Manuscripts that are Published Ahead of Print have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication by the Editorial Board of the West Indian Medical Journal. They may appear in their original format and may not be copy edited or formatted in the style guide of this Journal. While accepted manuscripts are not yet assigned a volume, issue or page numbers, they can be cited using the DOI and date of e-publication. See our Instructions for Authors on how to properly cite manuscripts at this stage. The contents of the manuscript may change before it is published in its final form. Manuscripts in this section will be removed once they have been issued to a volume and issue, but will still retain the DOI and date of e-publication.

Analysis of Antibiotic Resistance in Escherichia Coli Strains, Isolated from Urine Cultures in Laboratories of Kashmar, Iran

Issue: 
Vol 65, Issue 3: 2016
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2014.320
Pages: 
561-63

ABSTRACT

Background and Aims: Resistance of bacteria, causing urinary tract infections, is increasing with indiscriminate prescription of antibiotics. Such resistance has even emerged in stronger antibiotics. This study was performed to evaluate the antibiotic resistance pattern in Escherichia coli (E coli) isolated in laboratories of Kashmar, with particular attention to nalidixic acid (NA) and co-trimoxazole (SXT).

Received: 
17 Nov, 2014
Accepted: 
30 Jun, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj_iss3_2016_561_563.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
E coli
Urinary tract infection
Antibiotic resistance
Journal Authors: 
M Zare
MR Bayhaqi
R Zare
e-Published: 19 Jan, 2017

Prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the Surgical Wards of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago

Issue: 
Vol 67, Issue 1: 2018
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2016.311
Pages: 
57-9
Synopsis: 
The prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the surgical wards of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital, Trinidad and Tobago, was found to be 39.5%. Risk factors included the age range of 60–69 years, patients with co-morbidities, hospital stays of over one week, previous surgery and prior use of antibiotics.

ABSTRACT

Objective: Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is associated with soft tissue infections in surgical patients. In severe cases, it may result in pneumonia, septicaemia and osteomyelitis. Limited data are available with regard to its prevalence and associations in the Caribbean. This study aimed to assess the prevalence of MRSA in patients hospitalized in the surgical wards of the Port-of-Spain General Hospital (POSGH), Trinidad and Tobago, and determine associated risk factors.

Received: 
24 Jun, 2016
Revised: 
22 Aug, 2016
Accepted: 
26 Sep, 2016
Published: 
22 Apr, 2018
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj-iss1-2018_57_59.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus
surgical wards
West Indies
Journal Authors: 
MJ Ramdass
S Balliram
A Cadan
N Bhaggan
B Mohammed
R Singh
J Maharaj
A Boodram
e-Published: 26 Oct, 2016

Survival of Cochlear Spiral Ganglion Neurons Improved in vitro by Anti-miR204 via TMPRSS3

Issue: 
Vol 65, Issue 2: 2016
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2014.393
Pages: 
379-82
Synopsis: 
The survival of cochlear spiral ganglion neurons was increased in mice with kanamycin ototoxicity whose cochlea were micro-injected with AAV1-anti-miR204, which suggested that anti-miR204 could be a potential therapeutic strategy in sensorineural hearing loss.

 ABSTRACT

Objective: Sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) is caused by damage to hair cells followed by degeneration of the spiral ganglion neurons (SGNs) and cochlear implanting is an effective treatment. Unfortunately, the progressive hearing loss is still found due to ongoing degeneration of cochlear SGNs. The aim of this study was to investigate the neuroprotective effect of antimiR204 on SGNs in vivo.

Received: 
04 Dec, 2014
Accepted: 
05 Jan, 2015
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimj_iss2_2016_379-82.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
MiR204
Kanamycin ototoxicity
sensorineural hearing loss
spiral ganglion neurons TMPRSS3
Journal Authors: 
A Peng
Y Li
X Pan
S Ge
Q Wang
S Li
G Zhu
J Liu
e-Published: 08 May, 2015

Simvastatin Protects Osteoblasts from the Deleterious Effects of the Liquid Milieu of Multiple Myeloma

Issue: 
Vol 64, Issue 3: June (2015)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2014.227
Pages: 
263–5
Synopsis: 
The microenvironment of multiple myeloma (MM), composed of different cells, is influenced by the massive presence of neoplastic plasma cells. Osteoblastic suppression and osteoclast induction is one of the tumour stimuli. Simvastatin protects osteoblasts from the deleterious effects of the liquid milieu of MM.

 ABSTRACT

Received: 
01 Oct, 2014
Accepted: 
29 Oct, 2014
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon wimjjun2015_263_265.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Osteoblast
multiple myeloma
simvastatin
Journal Authors: 
R Jitumori
D Fernandes
C Jitumori
GM Favero
e-Published: 02 Apr, 2015

Reasons for Non-vaccination among Patients Who Acquired Measles: A Study in Lessons from the Local Measles Epidemics in Japan

Issue: 
Vol 63, Issue 6: Oct (2014)
DOI: 
10.7727/wimj.2013.310
Pages: 
647–9
Synopsis: 
This survey of reasons for non-vaccination among measles patients in Japan provided an important lesson. Many parents/guardians willing to immunize may not because they are busy, rather than because of anti-vaccine attitudes. Healthcare workers should provide honest risk and benefit information in addition to the vaccine schedule.

 ABSTRACT

Received: 
14 Nov, 2013
Accepted: 
26 Nov, 2013
PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon takahashi_et_al-lessons_from_non-vaccination_cases_in_japanese_measles_epidemics.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Measles
vaccine
Anti-vaccine attitudes
non-vaccination
Journal Authors: 
K Takahashi
H Kanda
J-Y Kim
e-Published: 03 Jul, 2014

The Faculty of Medical Sciences, St Augustine, and its contribution to Human Resource Development in the Caribbean

Issue: 
Vol 59, issue 6 (2010)
Pages: 
709–14

ABSTRACT

PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Biomedical personnel
Faculty of Medical Sciences
Human resource development
St Augu
Journal Authors: 
M Lewis
e-Published: 15 Oct, 2013

Substance Abuse Treatment – the Special Needs Populations

Issue: 
Vol 59, issue 1 (2010)
Pages: 
82–3

INTRODUCTION

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that problem drug-use is a chronic behavioural disorder characterized by repeated cycles of treatment, relapse and recovery that might last for decades (4). The factors contributing to alcohol and substance use are varied and complex. These include sociodemographic, environmental, sociocultural, family, personality and genetic factors.

PDF Attachment: 
PDF icon dr_js_martin_3_wimj_january1.qxd_.pdf
Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Substance Abuse Treatment
Journal Authors: 
JS Martin
CA Sewell
WD Abel
e-Published: 01 Oct, 2013

Rotavirus Vaccine Trial in Jamaica

Issue: 
Vol 61, issue 4 (2012) - Special Issue on Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago 50 years Independence
Pages: 
405–7
Synopsis: 
Rotaviruses have been a significant cause of dehydrating gastroenteritis, contributing to infant morbidity and mortality in Jamaica. We enrolled 1804 Jamaican infants in the international randomized, placebo-controlled, pentavalent (G1, G2, G3, G4 and P1) rotavirus vaccine trial. This pentavalent vaccine was found to significantly reduce rotavirus-attributable emergency room visits and hospitalizations, without increasing the rates of intussusception or other serious adverse events in Jamaican infants.

ABSTRACT

PDF Attachment: 
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Journal Sections: 
Short Communication
Keywords: 
Jamaica
children
gastroenteritis
rotavirus vaccine
Journal Authors: 
CDC Christie
ND Duncan
e-Published: 21 Aug, 2013

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