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Upper gastrointestinal tract abnormalities in patients referred for gastroscopy and the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection among them: a hospital based study in Sri Lanka

Waidyarathne, El (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy is a common procedure in routine clinical practice. This study examines the types of upper gastrointestinal abnormalities, their correlation with histological changes and the- prevalence ...
Peak bone mass as measured by phalangeal bone mineral density and its association with nutritional status, socioeconomic status and physical activity: A community based-cross-sectional study in Galle district

Rodrigo, P.M. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

Current knowledge on bone mineral density (BMD) changes during adolescence is based on the studies done in Western populations. Obvious differences in determinants of bone health between Asians and Europeans would not allow ...
Physical Activity, Bone Mass and Bone Structure in Prepubertal Children

Alwis, G (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

Physical activity (PA) has been described as one of the best strategies to optimize skeletal development during growth. In this study, at baseline 81 boys and 53 girls aged 7-9 years were included in a curriculum-based ...
Improving micronutrient status of the Sri Lankan population: effect of iron and zinc fortified rice flour

Hettiarachchi, M (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

In Asia, rice provides more than 70% of the energy in the diet. Rice is the single most important crop occupying 34.0% of the total cultivated area in Sri Lanka. About 1.8 million farm families are engaged in paddy ...
The assessment of accuracy of cytobrush technique and spatula technique when compared to the histopathology in the diagnosis of oral premalignant and malignant lesions

Nanayakkara, P.G.C.L. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

This comparative study was conducted to analyze the cytological smears prepared from oral premalignant and malignant lesions by the use of two cytological techniques. The smears taken with spatula from oral premalignant ...
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Unknown author (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)
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Unknown author (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)
Bone turnover markers and prediction of bone loss in elderly women

Lenora, J (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2013-07)

Around 70,000 osteoporosis-related fractures occur in Sweden annually and approximately half of the women in western world will sustain a fragility fracture after the age of 50 years. Fracture preventive efforts require ...
The heterogeneity of the RNA degradation exosome in Sulfolobus

Witharana, Chamindri (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

RNA is necessary for protein synthesis and for gene regulation in all living organisms. Most RNA molecules are transcribed as precursors which are then maturated by ribonucleases (RNases) and RNA modification enzymes. Often ...
The effect of c-KIT and NPM 1 mutations on myeloblast proliferation and differentiation

Wickramaratne, K.A.C. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogeneous group of malignancies arising from myeloid stem cell (1,2). The outcome of AML is ominous most of the time. The prognosis and treatment of AML (and other leukemias as well) ...
Relationship of serum leptin with body composition and historical risk factors of cardiovascular disease in premenopausal women aged 25 to 50 years

Naeayakkara, J; Lekamwasam, S; Liyaoage, C (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

The dietary habits of people changed from plant-based diet to high fat, energy densed animal-based food. In addition, with the advancement of science people became less physicaly active. These significant changes of life ...
Anti-inflammatory natural products from plants used in traditional medicine: A mass spectrometric approach for fast screening and discovery

Napagoda, M.T. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

The traditional use of Plectranthus zeylanicus and Munronia pinnata as anti-inflammatory remedy was rationalized by the current study. Extremely potent 5-LO / mPGES-1 inhibitory activities were observed for the lipophilic ...
Epidemiological and clinical characteristics of dengue during epidemic and nonepidemic periods in southern Sri Lanka- lessons learned from 2007 and 2012-2013

Bodinavake, C.K.; Tillekeratne, L.G.; Nagahawatte, A.; Devasiri, I.V.; KodikaraArachchi, W.; Ostbye, T; Gubler, D.J.; Woods, C.W.; Reller, M.E. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

We evaluated epidemiological, clinical characteristics of dengue, comparing two similar studies performed at Teaching Hospital Karapitiya (THK) Galle during outbreak (2012-2013) and without outbreak (2007). Two cross-sectional ...
A survey of breakfast practices, meal skipping and related factors among adolescent school children in Galle Municipality area

Silva, A.P.H.; Wijesinghe, C.J. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

Adolescence is a challenging period of an individual's life. The nutrition and dietary habits of adolescents are particularly important not only for today's health but also to prevent future development of non-communicable ...
A comparison between Pyrogallol Red and Sulphosalicylic acid turbidimetric methods for protein estimation in Cerebrospinal fluid

Gunaratna, K.A.P.D.; Siriwardhanal, D; Dayanath, B.K.T.P. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

The estimation of protein in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) is important in certain disease conditions. The sensitivity of the Biuret method which is the standard method for protein estimation is not sufficient to be used for ...
Knowledge and attitudes related to Dementia among in ward patients aged more than 50 years

Kumarasinghe, W.A.A.; Rajapakse, I.H.; Samarasinghe, L.N.P.; Dissanayake, A.S. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

Sri Lanka has a rapidly aging population with a high prevalence of dementia. Elders are dependent on an intergenerational care system. Deficient knowledge about nature, causes and availability of treatment are barriers ...
Studies on selected bioactivities of Gymnema lactiferum leaf, Canthium coromandelicum leaf and Palmy rah Pinnatu

Bandara, Thushari (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

This study was conducted to assess some bioactivities of Gymnema lactiferum var. lactiferum and hypocholesterolaemic effects of Canthium coromandelicum leaf and palmyrah pinnatu. G. lactiferum leaf showed significant ...
Evaluation of new, non-cyanide and simple method for blood haemoglobin estimation

Muneera, Sirajul M.Y.; Wickramaratne, K.A.C. (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

Haemoglobin estimation is an important test. The standard Haemoglobin (Hb) estimation method is Cyanmethaemoglobin (HiCN) method. The Drabkin reagent used in HiCN method contains cyanide compounds which is hazardous for ...
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Unknown author (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)
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Unknown author (Faculty of Medicine, University of Ruhuna, Galle, Sri Lanka, 2014-07)

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