Feb 27, 2017

Austin Journal of Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Kawasaki Disease - Options for Anti-Platelet Therapy

Abstract: Kawasaki disease is characterized by fever, redness, swelling and inflammation at various parts of body (lips, mouth and throat), conjunctivitis as well as swelling of lymphnodes around neck. The widely accepted therapy is...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Public Health

Mercury Emission Abatement Strategies of China's Coal-Fired Power Plants

Abstract: Mercury and its compounds are highly toxic to humans and was identified mercury as a global pollutant. In the anthropogenic mercury emission, 65% comes from stationary combustion sources, in which the mercury emission from...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Neurosurgery: Open Access

Primary Squamous Papillary-Type Craniopharyngioma in the Cerebellopontine Angle: Report of Two Cases

Abstract: We report two rare cases of primary squamous papillary-type craniopharyngioma that developed in the Cerebellopontine (CP) angle. A 54-year-old woman and 26-year-old man were operated on for partially...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Internal Medicine

Protective Effects of Interleukin-22 on Severe Acute Pancreatitis-Associated Kidney Injury in Mice

Abstract: Objectives: We aimed to explore the potential therapeutic role of interleukin-22 (IL-22) in kidney injury associated with L-arginine-induced severe acute pancreatitis (SAP) and the potential mechanisms....


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Cardio & Cardiovascular Case Reports

Assessment of the Morphologic Right Ventricular Function after the Atrio-Ventricular Valve Replacement of a Corrected Transposition of the Great Arteries

Abstract: Here we assessed the morphologic right ventricular dysfunction in an adult after a corrected transposition of the great arteries; this dysfunction was a result of morphologic tricuspid valve regurgitation. A 52-year-old man presented with...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Physical Medicine

The Immediate Effect of a Combination of Pressure Release and Cervical Mobilization Techniques on the Active Range of Motion in the Latent Trigger Points of Upper Trapezius Muscle in Young Adult Females

Abstract: Background: Myofascial Trigger Points (MTrPs) are a common source of musculoskeletal pain. The decreased cervical range of motion is one of the main symptoms of them...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Journal of Orthopedics & Rheumatology

Spondyloarthritis in SLE-Therapeutic Challenge!

Abstract: Systemic lupus erythematosus is a multisystem immune mediated disease and sometimes called as "disease of mimics". It is the most common of the connective tissue diseases and most common presenting features are fever,...


Feb 27, 2017

Austin Journal of Veterinary Science & Animal Husbandry

Different Incidence of Endocrine Disrupting Activity in Female Pigs Kept at High and Low Stocking Densities

Abstract: Background: The objective of this field study was to attempt to clarify why different kinds of feedback reactions can occur in response to the administration of the same large-dose oestrogen hormone to pigs. These trials were conducted...