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Effect of health education on oral hygiene and gingival status of persons living with HIV attending comprehensive care centres in Nairobi, Kenya
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: LoiceW Gathece --- Department of Periodontology, Community and Preventive Dentistry, Kenya JosephK Wang'ombe --- Department of Community Health, Kenya PeterM Ng'ang'a --- Department of Paediatric Dentistry and Orthodontics, Kenya PeterN Wanzala --- , KenyaThe study aimed to describe the effect of an oral health education intervention on oral hygiene status and gingival inflammation among persons with HIV attending two comprehensive healthcare centres in Nairobi, Kenya. This was a quasi-experimental study of 195 participants... -
Sports injuries in adults: overview of clinical examination and management
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, K Nolte --- Institute for Sports Research, University of Pretoria,A wide variety of anatomical structures can be involved in a sports injury. To return to play as soon as possible is of utmost importance to an athlete, and in order to achieve this, a correct, all-inclusive diagnosis, a well-focused... -
Exercise prescription in the management of rheumatoid arthritis
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: K Nolte --- Department of Biokinetics, DC Janse van Rensburg --- Section Sports Medicine, University of Pretoria,Background: Over the last few years, the types of exercises prescribed for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have changed. There is also increasing knowledge on the physical status and physical activity levels of these patients. This article aims to give... -
Michelangelo, the Sistine Chapel and the “secret” of cancer cachexia
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Laviano --- Department of Clinical Medicine, ItalyThe clinical journey of chronic diseases, including cancer, renal failure and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, is frequently characterised by the progressive deterioration of nutritional status, leading to increased morbidity and mortality, and impinges upon quality of life. Disease-associated malnutrition is... -
Lipid emulsions in parenteral nutrition: does one size fits all?
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: A. Laviano --- Department of Clinical Medicine, F. Rossi Fanelli --- Department of Clinical Medicine,Dietary lipids significantly contribute to preserve the efficiency of human metabolism and restore it during disease. Therefore, in the absence of absolute contraindications, it would not appear reasonable to exclude lipid emulsions when prescribing parenteral nutrition (PN). The metabolic role... -
Inflammatory activity and academic performance in university students
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Journal of Psychology in Africa • Authors: Bianca Lee Thomas (neé Negrao) --- Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, South Africa Priyesh Bipath --- Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, South Africa Margaretha Viljoen --- Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, South AfricaThis study aimed to assess inflammatory levels in first year university students and to determine whether associations exist between pro-inflammatory biomarker levels and academic performance. Inflammatory activity was assessed by urinary neopterin-to-creatinine ratios in 180 students attending a large South... -
Predictors of vitamin D status in undernourished and well-nourished children 6–59 months old, in the JB Marks Municipality of South Africa
Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Journal of Clinical Nutrition • Authors: JA Carboo --- North-West University, South Africa L Malan --- North-West University, South Africa M Lombard --- North-West University, South Africa N Maleka --- North-West University, South Africa A Nienaber --- North-West University, South Africa R Claire Dolman-Macleod --- North-West University, South Africa