Exploring the Role of External Beam Radiation Therapy in Osteosarcoma Treatment: Impact of Diagnostic Imaging Delays and Innovative Techniques.

Osteosarcomas are a type of bone cancer that typically affect young adults, often in the bones of the arms and legs. To treat osteosarcoma, doctors typically use a combination of chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and surgery, with External Beam Radiation Therapy (EBRT) being the most commonly used form of radiotherapy. EBRT involves directing high-energy photons, X-rays, gamma rays, protons, and electrons at the tumor to induce cancer cell death.

An Investigation on the Efficacy of Glucagon-Like Peptide 1 Receptor Agonists Drugs in Reducing Urine Albumin-to-Creatinine Ratio in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes: A Potential Treatment for Diabetic Nephropathy.

As diabetes mellitus becomes increasingly prevalent globally, so does diabetic nephropathy, a complication leading to one of the world's leading causes of end-stage renal disease (ESRD). Current research has linked an increase in the urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio (UACR), a marker for kidney damage, to a greater risk of adverse renal outcomes and ESRD in patients with diabetes. Of the diabetes medications studied and implemented in clinical settings, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP1-RA) drugs have been shown to not only help control HbA1c in diabetes but have also demonstrated numerous cardiovascular, hepatic, and renal benefits.

Long-term immunogenicity and immune memory response to the hepatitis B antigen in the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine in African children: a randomized trial.

RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine contains the hepatitis B virus surface antigen and may thus serve as a potential hepatitis B vaccine. To evaluate the impact of RTS,S/AS01 when implemented in the Expanded Program of Immunization, infants 8-12 weeks old were randomized to receive either RTS,S/AS01 or a licensed hepatitis B control vaccine (HepB), both co-administered with various combinations of the following childhood vaccines: diphtheria-tetanus-acellular pertussis- type b, trivalent oral poliovirus, pneumococcal non-typeable protein D conjugate and human rotavirus vaccine. Long-term persistence of antibodies against the circumsporozoite (CS) protein and hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) were assessed, together with the immune memory response to the HB antigen following a booster dose of HepB vaccine.

Immune response to the hepatitis B antigen in the RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine, and co-administration with pneumococcal conjugate and rotavirus vaccines in African children: A randomized controlled trial.

The RTS,S/AS01 malaria vaccine (Mosquirix) reduces the incidence of Plasmodium falciparum malaria and is intended for routine administration to infants in Sub-Saharan Africa. We evaluated the immunogenicity and safety of 10-valent pneumococcal non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae protein D conjugate vaccine (PHiD-CV; Synflorix) and human rotavirus vaccine (HRV; Rotarix) when co-administered with RTS,S/AS01 ( www.clinicaltrials.

Gastrointestinal and urinary tract pathogenic infections among HIV seropositive patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital in Ghana.

Background: Gastrointestinal and urinary tract pathogenic infections are aggravating the incidence and progression of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) infection into Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) more especially in the developing countries. This study was conducted to assess the common gastrointestinal and urinary infections among HIV/AIDS patients at the Komfo Anokye Teaching Hospital (KATH) in Ghana between April and December 2008.

Findings: This work reports on gastrointestinal and urinary tract pathogenic infections among 500 HIV seropositive and 300 HIV seronegative patients.

Hemoglobin estimation by the HemoCue® portable hemoglobin photometer in a resource poor setting.

Background: In resource poor settings where automated hematology analyzers are not available, the Cyanmethemoglobin method is often used. This method though cheaper, takes more time. In blood donations, the semi-quantitative gravimetric copper sulfate method which is very easy and inexpensive may be used but does not provide an acceptable degree of accuracy.

Confusion and agitation after a recent kidney transplantation.

A 51-year-old man, who received a living related transplant from his wife and anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) as induction therapy, developed delayed graft function after transplantation. One day after he received an i.v.