18 SAJS VOL 52 NO. 1 FEBRUARY 2014 Major coronary arteries have a subepicardial course through subepicardial fat and only dip into the myo­ cardium at or near their termination.[1­2] However, sometimes a variable segment of the epicardial artery can have a long intramural course or lie under a short band of cardiac muscle.[3­6] This anatomical arrangement has been variously described as an intr...

A review of the literature has revealed a scarcity of attempts to compare directly various methods proposed for the detection of Salmonella organisms in food products. Unfortunately, often it has been assumed that methods useful in clinical or public health laboratories, engaged in identifying cases and carriers, are also suitable for the examination of food products. Furthermore, in many insta...

People with known diabetes admitted to hospital have a longer length of stay and higher mortality rates [1]. In addition to this, many patients without known diabetes have elevated glucose levels on admission, which is a marker for poor outcomes in almost all scenarios [2–4]. Through vehicles such as the National Diabetes Inpatient Audit, there has been increased visibility and greater focus on...

A review of the literature has revealed a scarcity of attempts to compare directly various methods proposed for the detection of Salmonella organisms in food products. Unfortunately, often it has been assumed that methods useful in clinical or public health laboratories, engaged in identifying cases and carriers, are also suitable for the examination of food products. Furthermore, in many insta...

SPLITTSTOESSER, D. F. (Cornell University, Geneva, N. Y.), R. WRIGHT, AND G. J. HUCKER. Studies on media for enumerating enterococci in frozen vegetables. Appl. Microbiol. 9:303-308. 1961.-A study was made of the relative sensitivity and specificity of presumptive and confirmatory media for the most probable number enumeration of enterococci in frozen vegetables. Azide dextrose broth yielded th...

Background The existing EULAR Recommendations for the non-pharmacological core management of hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA) were published in 2013. A considerable number new studies on various treatment modalities have been since then. Hence, it is time to update OA. Objectives objective this project was perform an updated systematic literature review 2013 osteoarthritis, accordingly. Methods...

Address for Correspondence: Dr. Sakthivel, Tutor, Department of Anatomy, B. K. L. Walawaker Rural Medical College, Kasarwade, Sawarde, Chiplun (tk), Ratnagiri (dt) 415606, Maharastra, India. E-Mail: [email protected] Background: Obturator artery is a branch of anterior division of internal iliac artery. It normally runs anteroinferiorly on the lateral wall of pelvis to the upper part ...

For a long period, Selenium was considered mainly a toxic element and has been the object of disputes for its controversial balance between beneficial and toxic effects. Nowadays, many evidences demonstrated its role as essential microelement in mammalian diet, having an essential role in redox homeostasis of all the living systems. Around 25 proteins were discovered to contain a selenocysteine...

Questions of how young children use “age” groups to understand the social world led to 2 studies exploring the content of preschool children’s age group labels and categories. Study 1 included 32 children aged 2-4 years and determined spontaneous labels for both photographs and dolls representing the life span. Results indicated that children readily labeled all ages using a relatively limited ...

Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) was originally shown in the prospective Whitehall Study (1) to carry an increased risk of large-vessel disease only. Whether or not IGT may also confer an increased risk for microvascular complications is not clear. Although microalbuminuria has been shown to be increased in those with IGT compared with control subjects (2), the incidence of retinopathy (IGT 6.7...