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Management of Constipation [PDF]

, 2005
Constipation is the most ignored complaint by doctors and unfortunately, it requires urgent management due to the decreased quality of life. Most cases are functional constipation but there is also a great number of constipation due to organic ...
Abdullah, M. (Murdani), Simadibrata, M. (Marcellus), Syam, A. F. (Ari), Toruan, T. L. (Toman)   +3 more
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From fertilizer to insecticide: urban leaf litter chemistry alters the survival landscape of Aedes aegypti

Pest Management Science, EarlyView.
Chemical profiling and bioassays reveal that leaf‐litter leachates from urban trees flip between nourishing and killing Aedes aegypti larvae: dilute Tipuana tipu boosts growth, whereas concentrated, aged extracts are >90% lethal. Species‐specific chemistry thus turns street trees into potential self‐renewing tools for integrated vector control ...
Ana Luiza Caldatto, Gilberto Dinis Cozzer, Heloise Restello Remus, Raquel de Brito, Monica Santin Zanatta Schindler, Cássia Alves Lima‐Rezende, Jacir Dal Magro, Renan de Souza Rezende   +7 more
wiley   +1 more source

Next Generation Sequencing and Transcriptome Analysis Predicts Biosynthetic Pathway of Sennosides from Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.), a Non-Model Plant with Potent Laxative Properties

PLoS ONE, 2015
Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.) is a world’s natural laxative medicinal plant. Laxative properties are due to sennosides (anthraquinone glycosides) natural products.
Nagaraja Reddy Rama Reddy, Rucha Harishbhai Mehta, Palak Soni, Jayanti Makasana, N. Gajbhiye, Manivel Ponnuchamy, J. Kumar   +6 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Low Risk for Urinary Tract Infection After Voiding Cystography in Children Without Dilated Vesikoureteral Reflux

Acta Paediatrica, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Aim Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most common and significant complication after voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) but the reported incidence in children varies highly. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the rate and possible risk factors for UTIs after VCUG. Method A multicentre retrospective cohort study of children < 15 
Emelie Widhe, Mette Hambraeus, Erik Hedström, Anna Börjesson, Martin Salö   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

In vivo acute toxicity, laxative and antiulcer effect of the extract of Dryopteris Ramose

, 2021
Sana Nazir, Haroon Khan, Sajjad Ali Khan, Waqas Alam, Rukhsana Ghaffar, Sayed Hurmat Ali Khan, Maria Daglia   +6 more
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Bowel Movement Frequency, Laxative Use, and Mortality From Coronary Heart Disease and Stroke Among Japanese Men and Women: The Japan Collaborative Cohort (JACC) Study

Journal of Epidemiology, 2015
Background The associations of bowel movement frequency and laxative use with cardiovascular disease (CVD) are unclear. Methods A total of 72 014 subjects (29 668 men and 42 346 women) aged 40 to 79 years, without a history of CVD or cancer, completed a ...
Y. Kubota, H. Iso, A. Tamakoshi
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Anti-proliferative effect of rhein, an anthraquinone isolated from Cassia species, on Caco-2 human adenocarcinoma cells [PDF]

, 2009
Objective: In recent years the use of anthraquinone laxatives, in particular senna, has been associated with damage to the intestinal epithelial layer and an increased risk of developing colorectal cancer.
Bellion, Borrelli, Capasso, Capasso, Chambard, Chen, Cichewicz, Commane, Dhawan, Esterbauer, Fässler, Geboes, Geboes, Gill, Joo, Junttila, Karihtala, Kleibeuker, Kune, Laitinen, Legendre, Lemli, Leng-Peschlow, Leonard, Leone, Lipkin, Loft, Martinez-Palamo, Mascolo, Meloche, Morita, Mosmann, Müller-Lissner, Nakabeppu, Nascimbeni, Nusko, Nusko, Patel, Pearson, Renis, Repetto, Riecken, Roberts, Ronen, Schörkhuber, Siegers, Steer, Van Gorkom, Van Gorkom, Van Gorkom, Villanacci, Viswanathan, Wald, Wargovich, Wu, Yagi, Yokomizo, Zhou   +57 more
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Ultrasound and MRI abdominal fat distribution and its associations with metabolic conditions in adults with abdominal obesity

Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To evaluate the accuracy of abdominal fat distribution of subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) assessed by ultrasound (US) compared to magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), as the gold standard technique. Additionally, to assess the association between abdominal fat distribution measured by US and metabolic conditions in ...
Claudia Jiménez‐ten Hoevel, Maria Besora‐Moreno, Judit Queral, Elisabet Llauradó, Rosa M. Valls, Rosa Solà, Anna Pedret   +6 more
wiley   +1 more source

A Review on Pharmacological and Agronomical Properties of Senna (Cassia angustifolia Vahl.)

Journal of Medicinal Plants, 2012
Cassia angustifolia Vahl. is a valuable medicinal plant and drought-resistant shrub belonging to Caesalpinaceae that, in general, known as senna. The origin of this plant is Saudia Arabia and Somalia where it has naturalized in India. The leaves and pods
A Mehrafarin, N Taherian, N Qavami, A Nickhah Basti, H Naghdi Badi   +4 more
doaj  

Laxatives or methylnaltrexone for the management of constipation in palliative care patients [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Constipation is common in palliative care; it can generate considerable suffering due to the unpleasant physical symptoms. In the first Cochrane Review on effectiveness of laxatives for the management of constipation in palliative care ...
Abernethy, Addison, Agra, Becker, Chamberlain, Crowther, Culbert, Daeninck, Droney, Dunlop, Foss, Foss, Haazen, Hurdon, Koninger, Larkin, Laugsand, Maywin, McMillan, McNicol, Meissner, Miles, Moher, Moss, Muir, Nadstawek, Norton, Portenoy, Ramesh, Ross, Saunders, Schoorl, Slatkin, Spiller, Sykes, Sykes, Sykes, Sykes, Thomas, Thomas, Thompson, Tramonte, Walsh, Wenk, Winney   +44 more
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