W Indian Med J
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Restoration of euthyroidism with l-thyroxine reportedly reduces obstetric complications associated with subclinical hypothyroidism (SCH). The objective was to determine if obstetric outcomes of treated subjects were equivalent to euthyroid subjects. ⋯ L-thyroxine appeared to reduce obstetric complications. However, prevalence of SCH was low and compliance was < 50%.
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The goal of super-resolution is to generate high-resolution images from low-resolution input images. ⋯ Three experimental results show the performance improvement of the proposed algorithm over other methods.
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To investigate the epidemiology of prostate cancer (PCa) in western Jamaica and describe the health-seeking behaviour of at-risk men. ⋯ Family history, age, STDs and alcohol consumption were identified as risk factors for PCa in western Jamaica. Sexually transmitted disease history and alcohol consumption are interesting results that merit further investigation. Prostate cancer continues to be diagnosed primarily by symptoms, indicating that routine testing is not widespread enough to catch the disease in its early stages when treatment is most effective. A negative image of prostate screenings persists, and targeted educational interventions are needed to improve outcomes.
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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 anti-miR204 on SGNs in vivo. ⋯ Anti-miR204 might be an alternate way to alleviate the degeneration of cochlear SGNs of kanamycin ototoxicity mice.
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To study the frequency of congenital cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection in newborns admitted to the Division of Neonatology, using nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and DNA to detect differences in blood and urine specimens. ⋯ Cytomegalovirus detection in urine was slightly more efficient than in blood, and showed better sensitivity than in serological analysis (p < 0.01) therefore, boiled urine may be a better and easier specimen tool for CMV diagnosis in neonatal infection. The findings of the present research suggest that patients admitted to the NICU, especially premature infants, whose laboratory results are not compatible with bacterial infection, and exhibiting signs suggestive of CMV infection should have PCR done on urine for confirmation.