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Journal of Mind and Medical Sciences, Volume 6, Issue 2

October 2019 - 25 articles

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Articles (25)

  • Review
  • Open Access
10 Citations
448 Views
9 Pages

Therapeutic Alternatives with CPAP in Obstructive Sleep Apnea

  • Corina Eugenia Budin,
  • Lorena Ciumarnean,
  • Anca Maierean,
  • Ruxandra Rajnovean,
  • Bianca Domokos Gergely,
  • Milena Man,
  • Maria Aluas,
  • Angela Cozma and
  • Roxana Ioana Bordea

Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA), characterized by airflow cessation (apnea) or reduction (hypopnea) due to repeated pharyngeal obstructions during sleep, causes frequent disruption of sleep and hypoxic events. The condition is linked to many adverse he...

  • Review
  • Open Access
17 Citations
459 Views
6 Pages

Modern Concepts in Non-Surgical Esthetics; A Review

  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Razvan Hainarosie,
  • Catalina Pietrosanu,
  • Andreea Rusescu,
  • Liliana F. Andronache,
  • Stana Paunica,
  • Cristian Balalau and
  • Teodora S. Pituru

New non-surgical esthetics is the most dynamic field in contemporary medicine. At the same time, it is greatly influenced by our contemporary society. This paper reviews modern methods used in non-surgical esthetics, especially in Romania. From injec...

  • Review
  • Open Access
4 Citations
430 Views
14 Pages

Insights Into the Pathogenesis of Nicotine Addiction. Could a Salivary Biosensor Be Useful in Nicotine Replacement Therapy (NRT)?

  • Anida-Maria Băbțan,
  • Nausica B. Petrescu,
  • Anca Ionel,
  • Bianca A. Boșca,
  • Willi A. Uriciuc,
  • Claudia N. Feurdean,
  • Codruța I. Mirică,
  • Roxana Bordea,
  • Viorel Miclăuș and
  • Flavia Ruxanda
  • + 4 authors

Nicotine has gained the attention of the medical community due to its insidious addictive mechanisms which lead to chronic consumption. The multitude of compounds derived from tobacco smoke have local and systemic negative impacts, resulting in a lar...

  • Review
  • Open Access
316 Views
6 Pages

The Evaluation of Liver Fibrosis Regression in Chronic Hepatitis C Patients After the Treatment with Direct-Acting Antiviral Agents—A Review of the Literature

  • Olga H. Orasan,
  • George Ciulei,
  • Sorina C. Coste,
  • Bianca A. Cibu,
  • Adela V. Sitar Taut,
  • Simina F. Tarmure,
  • Iulia O. Pfingstgraf,
  • Teodora G. Alexescu,
  • Ionela E. Popovici and
  • Flaviu Mureșan
  • + 3 authors

The second-generation of direct-acting antiviral agents are the current treatment for chronic viral hepatitis C infection. To evaluate the regression of liver fibrosis in patients receiving this therapy, liver biopsy remains the most accurate method,...

  • Review
  • Open Access
16 Citations
3,090 Views
8 Pages

Beta-Blockers in Cardiovascular Therapy: A Review

  • Camelia C. Diaconu,
  • Dragos R. Marcu,
  • Ovidiu G. Bratu,
  • Ana Maria A. Stanescu,
  • Gina Gheorghe,
  • Andreea A. Hlescu,
  • Dan LD. Mischianu and
  • Maria Manea

The role of beta-adrenergic receptor antagonists in cardiovascular therapy has been the subject of various studies over time, these agents representing one of the oldest class of drugs used for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Although beta-...

  • Review
  • Open Access
24 Citations
509 Views
8 Pages

Nanoparticles in the Treatment of Chronic Lung Diseases

  • Teodora G. Alexescu,
  • Simina Tarmure,
  • Vasile Negrean,
  • Maria Cosnarovici,
  • Victoria M. Ruta,
  • Ionela Popovici,
  • Ioana Para,
  • Mirela G. Perne,
  • Olga H. Orasan and
  • Doina A. Todea

Nanoparticles, although considered a topic of modern medicine, actually have an interesting history. Currently, advances in nanomedicine hold great promise as drug carrier systems for sustained release and targeted delivery of diverse therapeutic age...

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
446 Views
5 Pages

Alcoholic Liver Cirrhosis, More than a Simple Hepatic Disease—A Brief Review of the Risk Factors Associated with Alcohol Abuse

  • Sergiu Ioan Micu,
  • Madalina Elena Manea,
  • Roxana Popoiag,
  • Dragana Nikolic,
  • Dumitru Andrada,
  • Angelo Maria Patti,
  • Marilena Musat,
  • Cristian Balalau,
  • Anca Rogoveanu and
  • Manfredi Rizzo
  • + 1 author

Liver cirrhosis is a significant public health problem, being an important cause of mortality and morbidity, responsible for approximately 1.8% of the total number of deaths in Europe. Chronic alcohol consumption is the most common cause of liver cir...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
356 Views
6 Pages

The Burden of Clostridium Difficile Infection in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis

  • Despina Moraru,
  • Andrada Dumitru,
  • Sergiu Ioan Micu,
  • Marilena Musat,
  • Gabriel Preda and
  • Popoiag Roxana Emanuela

Clostridium Difficile Infection (CDI) has registered a dramatically increasing incidence in the general population over the past decades. Nowadays, Clostridium Difficile is the leading cause of hospital-acquired diarrhea in Europe and North America....

  • Review
  • Open Access
3 Citations
908 Views
5 Pages

Pheochromocytoma—Clinical Manifestations, Diagnosis and Current Perioperative Management

  • Maria Manea,
  • Dragos Radu Marcu,
  • Ovidiu Gabriel Bratu,
  • Ana Maria Alexandra Stanescu,
  • Anca Pantea Stoian,
  • Mihnea Alexandru Gaman and
  • Camelia Cristina Diaconu

Pheochromocytoma is a neuroendocrine tumor characterized by the excessive production of catecholamines (epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine). The diagnosis is suspected due to hypertensive paroxysms, associated with vegetative phenomena, due to...

  • Review
  • Open Access
1 Citations
316 Views
5 Pages

Indocyanine Green Utility in Sentinel Node Detection for Cervical Cancer Patients

  • Nicolae Bacalbașa,
  • Irina Balescu,
  • Cristian Balalau,
  • Mihaela Vilcu and
  • Iulian Brezean

With wide implementation of screening tests for the Human Papilloma Virus, the number of diagnosed cases of premalignant or early stages of cervical cancer has increased considerably. As a consequence, surgeons’ attention has focused on determining h...

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