Browsing Research Output by Subject "Treatment"
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Antifungal efficacy of F10SC veterinary disinfectant against Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis
(Oxford Univ Press, 2018)The Infectious disease chytridiomycosis, which is caused by the fungal pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis, has been identified as one of the most important drivers of amphibian declines and extinction. In vitro B. ... -
Caregiver-mediated therapy for an adult with visual and intellectual impairment suffering from separation anxiety
(Elsevier, 2015)Background Separation anxiety among intellectually disabled (ID) persons with comorbid visual impairment could be rooted in a weak sense of person permanence. Technology-assisted Therapy for Separation Anxiety (TTSA) ... -
Cutaneous tuberculosis overview and current treatment regimens
(Elsevier, 2015)Tuberculosis is one of the oldest diseases known to humankind and it is currently a worldwide threat with 8e9 million new active disease being reported every year. Among patients with co-infection of the human immunodeficiency ... -
Efficacy of adjunctive Garcinia mangostana Linn (mangosteen) pericarp for bipolar depression: study protocol for a proof-of-concept trial
(ABP - Brazilian Psychiatric Association, 2019)Objective: Bipolar depression is characterized by neurobiological features including perturbed oxidative biology, reduction in antioxidant levels, and a concomitant rise in oxidative stress markers. Bipolar depression ... -
Elimination of Schistosoma mansoni in infected mice by slow release of artemisone
(Elsevier, 2017)The current treatment of schistosomiasis is based on the anti-helminthic drug praziquantel (PZQ). PZQ affects only the adult stages of schistosomes. In addition, resistance to PZQ is emerging. We suggest a drug, which ... -
Elucidating the antimicrobial mechanisms of colistin sulfate on Mycobacterium tuberculosis using metabolomics
(Elsevier, 2018)Considering the disadvantageous of first line anti-tuberculosis (TB) drugs, including poor patient adherence, drug side effects, the long treatment duration and rapidly increasing microbe resistance, alternative treatment ... -
Ketamine and rapidly acting antidepressants: breaking the speed of sound or light?
(Sage, 2018)There is an urgent need for rapidly acting antidepressants. Current therapies share a delayed onset of action, contrasting with drugs of abuse that have rapid psychotropic effects but cause tolerance and dependence. A key ... -
May Measurement Month 2018: a pragmatic global screening campaign to raise awareness of blood pressure by the International Society of Hypertension
(Oxford Univ Press, 2019)Aims Raised blood pressure (BP) is the biggest contributor to mortality and disease burden worldwide and fewer than half of those with hypertension are aware of it. May Measurement Month (MMM) is a global campaign set up ... -
Medical waste management practices in North Eastern Free State, South Africa
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2014)This paper presents a study undertaken to investigate the state of medical waste management practices in different hospitals in the north eastern Free State Province, South Africa. A random sample of ten (10) hospitals was ... -
Metabolomics and personalized medicine
(Elsevier, 2016)Current clinical practice strongly relies on the prognosis, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases using methods determined and averaged for the specific diseased cohort/population. Although this approach complies positively ...