Assessment of the nutritional knowledge and nutrient intake among lactating women and its impact on body mass index

The study was done to assess the nutritional knowledge and nutrients intake among lactating women. The total sample size was 151 lactating women selected randomly from those attending the breastfeeding clinic at the center for social and preventive medicine [CSPM]. The results revealed that obesity was the dominant feature in 47.7% of cases, while overweight and normal weight constituted 26.5% and 25.8% respectively. The majority of the women had very good nutrition knowledge [77.5%], while 22.5% had a good knowledge. 76.2% women were at risk of hunger and 23.8 were fed secure. Poor maternal dietary quality may have implications for both mother and child, and socioeconomic position and nutritional knowledge are likely to be important. Effective interventions to support mothers to achieve healthy diets for themselves and their families are needed. Lactation period is an opportunity to increase awareness of the mother toward healthy nutritional practices. Achievement and maintenance of good dietary habits is expected to duplicate the benefit of health outcomes when mothers become models for their children and their families. Nutrition education for mothers should be provided in the all health and PHC centers that deal with breastfeeding mothers. It also important to increase awareness of lactating mother's and educate them about the quality of diet through mass media

Guidewires used in first intentional single wiring strategy for chronic total occlusions of the left anterior descending coronary artery

Percutaneous coronary intervention [PCI] for chronic total occlusion [CTO] of the left anterior descending [LAD] specifically is associated with improved long-term 5 year survival as compared to PCI failure.The procedure is associated with usage of different types of dedicated guidewires by simple or complex techniques aiming to reopen the occluded artery. To describe types and outcome of guidewires used in LAD-CTO utilizing a first intentional single wiring simple strategy. A single center prospective registry for all consecutive patients with a PCI attempt to a native LAD CTO. The initial strategy for lesion crossing was Single wiring. A total of 30 patients with LAD CTO lesions [100%], were recorded. Mean age was 71.6 + 15 years, 77% were Males, risk factors Hypertension in 63%, Diabetes 27%, Dyslipidemia 57%, smoking 40%, hereditary in 13% of patients. Isolated guidewire [GW] success rate was very high 93%. Single wiring was the prevailing technique used in 97% of successful lesions [83% of total cases] while only 3% were by multiple wiring techniques. Successful single antegrade wiring represented 63% with a GW success rate of 92% of cases. Successful single retrograde wiring represented 13% with a GW success rate of 67%. Successful Crossing GW types in our patients were 44% Soft Tapered GWs; fielder XT [44%], 36% were Soft Non Tapered Pilot 50 [28%], whisper [8%], while 16% were Stiff Non tapered GWs; Miracle 12 [8%], Miracle 6 [4%], Miracle 3 [4%], and 4% were Stiff Tapered GWs; Progress 200 [4%]. Single wiring as an initial strategy in PCI for LAD-CTO lesions has a high success rate and is associated with a 44% majority of Soft Tapered GWs, 36% Soft Non Tapered, 16% Stiff Non tapered GWs, and 4% Stiff Tapered GWs

Early detection of cardiovascular diseases risk factors among Jordan university students

Understanding the extent of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among university youth students is essential for early detection and prevention. The purpose of this study was to estimate the prevalence of risk factors of cardiovascular diseases among the university students. This quantitative exploratory study has been carried out with a convenience sample of 403 undergraduate students at the University of Jordan. The results showed that male students were overweight and more obese than females [22% and 10.6%, respectively], students consume more tea and coffee, smoke, exercised irregularly, had stress and 17% of females had irregular sleep. The study concluded that the majority of university students are exposed to risk factors contributing to the disease

TNF-alpha [-308], IL-10 [-1082] and IL-1Ra [VNTR] gene polymorphism in leprosy cases from the Nile Delta region of Egypt

This study examined the genotype frequencies of three promoter polymorphic sites in the TNF-alpha, IL-10 and IL-genes as well as IL-1Ra VNTR in leprotic patients to investigate whether the genetic regulation of their production could be implicated in leprosy pathogenesis and prognosis. DNA from 47 leprotic patients and 42 healthy controls, all from Gharbia, Egypt, were examined with the polymerase chain reaction in a case-controlled study. The polymorphic sites in genes of the TNF-alpha at position -308, IL-10 at position -1082 and IL-6 at position -174 as well as 86-base pair variable number tandem repeat within intron 2 of the IL-1Ra gene were determined. It was speculated that there is a complex interaction between cytokine gene polymorphisms and phenotypic iversity of cells network that contribute to the host defense

Novel thickening agent suitable for resist printing on silk fabrics using reactive dyes

Novel thickening agents based on galactomannan gum extracted from carob seeds were prepared and their physicochemical properties were determined. This was done via carbamoylethylation followed by carboxymethylation of the gum to block its free hydroxyl groups. Nitrogen content, D.S. of the obtained derivatives as well as the rheological properties of their pastes were measured. The obtained derivatives could be used successfully in white and colored resist printing of silk fabrics. This could be achieved via using two different reactive dye namely Remazol Brilliant Orange FR based on vinyl suiphone and Drimarine Turquoise K2B based on chloropyrimidine. The former can react with sodium sulphite to obtain white resist printing. While the second cannot react giving colored resist printing