Supplementation with Bio-Calcium from Shells Pinctada Maxima in Postmenopausal Women with Decreased Mineral Bone Density – Pilot Study

Introduction Treatment of osteoporosis, in addition to a specific antiresorptive or anabolic treatment, requires supplementation with calcium and vitamin D. Widespread cultivation of pearl shells has made pearls available for commercial use for a very reasonable price. The main chemical compound of pearls from shells Pinctada maxima is calcium-carbonate (CaCO 3). Recently developed technologies applied in a micronisation process have provided increased gastrointestinal resorption of calcium, estimated at over 90 % of calcium intake

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Risk Factors for the Occurrence of Undifferentiated Carcinoma of Nasopharyngeal Type: A Case-Control Study

Introduction The incidence rate of nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Serbia is less than one per 100,000 citizens, which classifies it as a region with low incidence for this disease. Objective The aim of this study was to test some hypotheses of the risk factors for undifferentiated carcinoma of nasopharyngeal type (UCNT) in the low incidence population. Methods A case-control study was used for the research. The study included 45 cases with histopathologica

Glasgow Coma Scale in Acute Poisonings before and after Use of Antidote in Patients with History of Use of Psychotropic Agents

Introduction Data on emergency interventions in poisonings are scarce. Objective To determine the effectiveness of antidote therapy in acute poisoning-related emergency medical services (EMS) interventions. Methods A prospective observational study included all poisoning-related intervention cases over 3 years (1999-2001) in the Celje region, Slovenia, covering 125,000 inhabitants. Data were recorded o

ОРИГИНАЛНИ РАД / ORIGINAL ARTICLE � UDC: 616.89-008.441.42-07 Presence of Different Forms of Compensatory Behaviours among Eating Disordered Patients

Introduction Eating disorders indicate unhealthy habits in nutrition and/or behaviour in the feeding and maintaining of body weight. The main characteristic of these diseases is changed behaviour in nutrition, either as an intentional restriction of food, namely extreme dieting or overeating, i.e. binge eating. Extreme dieting, skipping meals, self-induced vomiting, excessive exercise, and misuse of laxatives and diuretics for the purpose of maintaining or reducing body weight are the forms of compensator

Effects of Electrotherapy in Treatment of Neurogenic Bladder in Children with Occult Spinal Dysraphism

Introduction Neurogenic bladder can develop as a result of various degrees of neurogenic lesion in spina bifida. The degree of bladder dysfunction depends on the level and type of spina bifida. Due to results upon complete diagnostic protocols, treatment options are applied. Objective Comparison of therapy results of patients with occult spinal dysraphism with neurogenic bladder that underwent medicamentous therapy and medicamentous with electrotherapy treatment

Uterine Compression Suture Technique in the Management of Severe Postpartum Haemorrhage as an Alternative to Hysterectomy

Introduction One of the most dramatic conditions in obstetrics is definitely bleeding from the uterus which fails to compress. This condition is known as postpartum atony. When such a condition is diagnosed, the obstetrician has a choice of several conservative methods to stimulate the uterus to contract and several surgical methods to stop the bleeding. The most extreme measure used to save the patient’s life and stop the bleeding is hysterectomy. This surgery is characterized by high morbidity, primarily by the loss of woman’s fertility. In order to avoid hysterectomy, severa

Total Fixation of Cricoarytenoid Joint of a Patient with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Hashimoto Thyroiditis

Introduction The incidence of cricoarytenoid joint fixation in case of rheumatoid arthritis is 17 to 33%. In later stages of rheumatoid arthritis, a gradual fixation of cricoarytenoid joint develops and both halves of the larynx become less movable which calls for endotracheal intubation; while total fixation of this joint demands surgical tracheotomy. Hashimoto thyroiditis can display symptoms which are difficult to distinguish from the ones present in total fixation of cricoarytenoid joint caused by rheumatoid arthritis

ОРИГИНАЛНИ РАД / ORIGINAL ARTICLE � UDC: 616.284-002.5-07 Middle Ear Tuberculosis: Diagnostic Criteria

Introduction Tuberculous otitis is a diagnostic problem due to the difficulty to obtain microbiological, histomorphological and cytological confirmation of the disease. Objective Our objective was to compare clinical and radiological characteristic and development of otogenic complications in patients with tuberculous otitis and otitis with cholesteatoma as the most destructive form of chronic nonspecific otitis in the purpose of establishing the diagnostic criteria for tuberculous otitis

ОРИГИНАЛНИ РАД / ORIGINAL ARTICLE UDC: 616.34-008.314.4-053.2:613.26.03 Effect of Gluten-Free Diet on the Growth and Nutritional Status of Children with Coeliac Disease

SUMMARY Introduction Gluten-free diet (GFD) presents the basis of coeliac disease (CD) treatment. If strictly applied, the disorders of the small bowel mucosa and other disease signs rapidly resolve. Objective The goal of the study was to evaluate the effect of GFD on the growth and nutritional status of children with the classical form of CD. In addition, we analyzed the differences between these parameters with the duration and the patients ’ compliance with GFD