30 articles in this issue
Mohamad Firdaus,Nucki Nursjamsi Hidajat,Nani Murniati
Background: Femur fracture is one of the most common orthopedic cases which may occur in all age groups. Its incidence can be characterized by several aspects, such as patient’s age, sex, causes, location and many more. The aim of this study was to ... see more
Lindawati Lindawati,Arifin Soenggono,Hardi Siswo
Background: Difficulties in determining infraorbital foramen were often found in anesthesia procedures, reconstruction surgery, acupuncture, and botox insertion. The most common technique used is palpation technique. However, there are some di... see more
Bryant Alyzandyr Eumhyn Chua,Trully D. Sitorus,Nadjwa Zamalek Dalimoenthe
Background: Increasing health problems may come from changes in lifestyle including stressful lifestyles, high calorie diets, and lack of physical activity. Those may also lead to an increase occurrence of abnormal hemostasis. Green tea has been well know... see more
Ananthakrishnan A/L Rajendram,Ike Rostikawati Husen,Andi Basuki
Background: Antiplatelet drugs with known side effects are given in long term therapies to prevent secondary ischemic stroke. Gastrointestinal side effect is the most prevalent issue. The aim of this study was to identify which antiplatelet drugs ha... see more
Sivanesan Supramaniyam,Abdullah Firmansah,Ellyana Sungkar
Background: Overweight and obesity play a major role in an individual’s Health with Quality of Life (HRQOL). Several studies reported that there are differences between the results in different communities since HRQOL score in relation to BMI ... see more
Thawaneswaaran Rajendran,Novitri Novitri,Yuni Susanti Pratiwi
Background: Reduced handgrip strength is an aging process that influences the activities of daily living among elderly people. Handgrip strength varies greatly with age, gender, anthropometric measurement and nutritional status. This study aim... see more
Radistrya Sekaranti Brahmanti,Juke Roslia Saketi,Harry Saroinsong,Primal Sudjana
Background: Dyspepsia is a disease with a high worldwide prevalence, including in Asia; however, the pathophysiology of the disease is still unclear. Recent studies suggest adapting a biopsychosocial model to understand the pathophysiology of ... see more
Haviz Reddy,Siti Nur Fatimah,Zulvayanti Zulvayanti
Background: Colostrums are the only natural food that is healthy for newborn infants since colostrums contain proper nutrition needed for infants’ growth. This study aimed to reveal the knowledge level of pregnant women on nutrition and ... see more
Kavitha Arunasalam,Erna Tjahjaningtyas,RA.Retno Ekowati
Background: Posner-Schlossman Syndrome (PSS) is also known as Glaucomatocyclitic Crisis. It is a non–genetic, often misdiagnosed, and rare disease characterized by recurrent unilateral episodes of markedly elevated intraocular pressure w... see more
Gunalan Govindarajan,Nina Tristina
Background: Acute pancreatitis is an inflammation of pancreas associated with reversible pancreatic parenchymal injury. Studies in several countries indicate that the levels of amylase and lipase are usually elevated among patients with acute pancreatitis... see more
Fatya Annisa Haryandini,Tiene Rostini
Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder that has diabetic nephropathy as a complication characterized by proteinuria. When type 2 diabetic patient’s kidney is damaged, hyperuricemia occurs. This study evaluated the c... see more
Gufi George Stefanus,Siti Nur Fatimah,Eppy Darmadi Achmad
Background: Nutritional factors such as folate intake are important during pregnancy. Satisfying nutritional needs of pregnant mothers is necessary to avoid complications during pregnancy such as preterm labor, High infant mortality rate in Indonesi... see more
Cendy Martanegara,RA Retno Ekowati,Teguh Marfen Djajakusumah
Background: Chronic vein diseases are quite common and its prevalence is also quite high in community. One of the risk factors is occupation with prolonged standing. Quality of life and work efficacy may become risk factors. This disease has not rec... see more
Muthiana Rizky,Herri S. Sastramihardja,Ismet Muchtar Nur
Background: Liver damage may be caused by various factors. SolanumnigrumL.fruit is known to contain flavonoid antioxidant which is responsible for its hepatoprotective effect. A study was conducted to determine the protective effect of Solanum... see more
Nabhan Komara,Herri S. Sastramihardja,Afiati Afiati
Background: Hepatitis is a liver inflammation that can be acute or chronic and may cause damage to hepatocytes such as necrosis.. Hepatocyte necrosis can be inhibited by antioxidants such as flavonoids found in Solanum melongena fruit. T... see more
Shinta Tresna Fujianti,Dewi Marhaeni Diah Herawati,Fiva Aprilia Kadi
Background: Maternal parenting, especially feeding practices, is very important in childhood period and may affect the child’s nutritional state. Proper nutrition affects the growth and development of children. The aim of this study is t... see more
Hanifah Rohmah,Tisnasari Hafsah,Lulu Eva Rakhmilla
Background: Breast milk has protective factors for infants’ digestive tract. Infants are vulnerable to diseases, one of which is diarrhea. This cross-sectional study was designed to determine the relation between the proportion of diarrhea in ... see more
Semalina Wahyudi,R.A. Retno Ekowati,Andi Rinaldi
Background: Infertility can be caused by prolonged use of paracetamol that leads to a decrease in the sperm concentration, motility, and morphology. Dates (Phoenix Dactilyfera L) have natural antioxidant effects through several mechanisms, suc... see more
Galih Tanaya,Kuswinarti Kuswinarti,R. Nina Susana Dewi
Background: Hepatitis is an infection or inflammation disease of the liver which is caused by virus, toxic substance, and immunological abnormalities. Soursop plant as a medicinal plants is known to have an antioxidant effect and nowadays is u... see more
Intan Leonita,Novi Vicahyani Utami,Yusuf Wibisono
Background: Spatial memory reduction in elderly is predicted to increase up to twice every 20 years. Spinach (Amaranthus hybridus) is widely consumed by Indonesian people and is believed to prevent declined spatial memory function. The aim of ... see more
Wulantika Nurhayati,Vycke Yunivita Kusumah Dewi,Teguh Marfen Djajakusumah
Background: Inflammation is a normal response that potentially harmful if it is uncontrolled. On the other hand, it is necessary to find an alternative anti-inflammatory as most anti-inflammatory drugs available nowadays still have adverse eff... see more
Hasan Ali Abdurrachman,Diah Dhianawaty,Neneng Syarifah
Background: There are various vector mosquitoes that cause filariasis such as Culex sp. Controlling the number of vectors with larvacide can reduce the spread of this disease. The extracts of Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray leaves are ... see more
Army Zaka Anwary,Ambrosius Purba,Tertianto Prabowo
Background: Soccer is one of the sports included in the 18th National Sports Week (Pekan Olahraga Nasional, (PON) 2012, in Riau. Soccer requires a good physical condition to perform various football techniques such as running, shooting, dribbl... see more
Fitrie Desbassarie,Arif Dermawan,Soeseno Hadi
Background: The prevalence of chronic suppurative otitis media (CSOM) is still high in developing countries. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the prevalence of CSOM is 2-4%. In 1994-1996, the prevalence of CSOM in various prov... see more
Ester Mariska,Trully D. Sitorus,Januarsih A. Rachman
Background: Gastric ulcer is disruption of gastric mucosal integrity due to lack of smaller defensive factors (e.g. mucus levels) than gastric aggressive factors. Centella asiatica is a traditional medicine that contains triterpenoids and flav... see more
Novie Salsabila,M. Rizal Chaidir,Setiawan Setiawan
Background: Aerobic and anaerobic exercises, may lead to increase muscle mass. The aim of this study was to determine the change in muscle mass during basic training of students’ outdoor club.Methods: This was an observational anal... see more
Rizki Fasa Ramdhani,Elsa Gustianty,Fenny Dwiyatnaningrum
Background: Pseudoexfoliation syndrome is characterized by the deposition of a distinctive fibrillar material in the anterior segment of the eye. This condition is a major risk factor for development of glaucoma, termed pseudoexfoliation glauc... see more
Dini Atiyah,Agung Dinasti Permana,Rudy Hartanto
Background: Tonsillectomy is the intervention to take out the palatine tonsils either whole or sub capsular, while adenoidectomy is the intervention of extraction of the adenoid gland which is commonly done with curettage method. Both interven... see more
Mahirah Binti Mohd Yusof,Silvita Fitri,Yunita Damopolii
Background: Scabies is caused by infestation and sensitization of Sarcoptess cabiei and is an endemic in tropical and subtropical regions around the world. Several factors in the disease transmission are overcrowded living conditions, poor per... see more
Dian Qisthi,Guswan Wiwaha,Abdul Hadi Martakusumah,Elsa Pudji Setiawati
Background: Hypertension known as a silent killer because it is often asymptomatic and causes target organ damage. Prevention of hypertension and its complications are pharmacological and non-pharmacological therapy, making holistic knowledge ... see more