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Effects of Gymnema lactiferum leaf on glycemic and lipidemic status in type 2 diabetic subjects

Bandara, Thushari; Rokeya, Begum; Khan, Sakina; Ali, Liaquat; Ekanayake, Sagarika; Jansz, Errol R; Balasubramanium, Kandiah (Bangladesh Pharmacological Society, 2008-10-04)

Gymnema lactiferum var. lactiferum is a climber distributed in many South Asian countries. It is reported that the diabetic patients in Sri Lanka use G. lactiferum leaves as a treatment for diabetes. However, scientific ...
Bioactivity of cinnamon with special emphasis on diabetes mellitus: A review

Bandara, Thushari; Uluwaduge, Inoka; Jansz, E.R. (Informa UK, Ltd., 2011-10-19)

Cinnamon is the oldest spice and has been used by several cultural practices for centuries. In addition to its culinary uses, cinnamon possesses a rising popularity due to many stated health benefits. Out of the large ...
Effect of morphological preservation artifacts on the quality of immuno histochemical staining forER and Her-2

Peiris, H.H.; Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Liyanage, T.; Ranasinghe, J.G.S. (Galle Medical Journal, 2013)

Introduction: The most commonly encountered morphological preservation artifacts in the histological assessment of breast cancer include retraction of tumour cell clusters from the stroma, cytoplasmic retraction and ...
Pattern of clinically recognisable congenital malformations in babies born in a tertiary referral centre in Sri Lanka

Fernando, S.; Bandara, T.; Sathanantharajah, R.; Withanaarachchi, K. (The Sri Lanka Medical Association, 2014)

Objectives To record incidence, pattern and prevalence of risk factors of congenital malformations (CM) in live new born babies at a Teaching Hospital in Sri Lanka. Methods All newborn babies delivered over a period ...
Current infant feeding practices and impact on growth in babies during the second half of infancy

Bandara, T.; Hettiarachchi, M.; Liyanage, C.; Amarasena, S. (The British Dietetic Association Ltd., 2014-06-30)

Background: Sri Lanka has made remarkable improvements in health, social and educational indices. However, child malnutrition exists as a significant health problem. Infant feeding indicators have not reached expected ...
The Effects of Lipid Peroxidation and Storage Conditions on Keeping Quality of Snake Head Fish (Channastriata)

Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Sakai, T.; Munasinghe, D.M.S. (University of Peradeniya, 2014-12-15)

The experiment was conducted to determine the progression of lipid peroxidation and the effects of it on Snake head fish (Channastriata) stored at -100C for 28 days. Fish were harvested from Victoria reservoir and ...
Sensitivity and specificity of the Negri body test using Sellers’ stain in the diagnosis of rabies in dogs

Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Amarasiri, P.G.I.D.; Karawita, A.C.; Jayaweera, W.R.; Obayashi, Y.; Hiko, T.; Gunawardena, G.S.P.De.S (2015)

Rabies is an invariably fatal zoonotic viral disease which infects all mammalian species. Dog rabies is the main source of infection for human disease. Confirmation of rabies infection requires laboratory testing of ...
Changes in the demographic pattern of animal rabies in the Central province of Sri Lanka

Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Amarasiri, P.G.I.D.; Karawita, A.C.; Jayaweera, W.R.; Obayashi, Y.; Hiko, T.; Gunawardena, G.S.P.de.S. (2015)

Rabies is a fatal zoonotic viral disease of public health importance endemic in Sri Lanka. Poor surveillance, underreporting in many developing countries and frequent misdiagnosis of rabies have lead to underestimation ...
Metal-Enhanced Fluorescence of Dye-Doped Silica Nano Particles

Gunawardana, K.B; Green, N.S. ; Bumm, L.A.; Halterman, R.L. (Springer, 2015-01-28)

Recent advancements in metal-enhanced fluorescence (MEF) suggest that it can be a promising tool for detecting molecules at very low concentrations when a fluorophore is fixed near the surface of metal nanoparticles. ...
The Deuterium Oxide–to-the-Mother Method Documents Adequate Breast-Milk Intake among Sri Lankan Infants1–4

Bandara, T.; Hettiarachchi, M.; Liyanage, C.; Amarasena, S.; Wong, William W. (Community and International Nutrition, 2015-04-22)

Background: The WHO recommends that exclusive breastfeeding should last up to 6 mo. However, human milk intake of Sri Lankan infants has not been quantified scientifically. Objectives: The objectives of this study were ...
Body composition among Sri Lankan infants by 18O dilution method and the validity of anthropometric equations to predict body fat against 18O dilution

Bandara, T.; Hettiarachchi, M.; Liyanage, C.; Amarasena, S.; Wong, William Wai-Lun (BMC Pediatrics, 2015-05-06)

Background Body composition indicators provide a better guidance for growth and nutritional status of the infants. This study was designed to (1) measure the body composition of the Sri Lankan infants using a reference ...
Risk factors and clinico-pathological profile of Triple Negative Breast Cancer; A comparative study done in southern province of Sri Lanka

Peiris, H.H.; Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Thalagala, N.I.; Jayatilaka, K.A.P.W. (University of Sri Jayewardenepura, 2015-06-11)

Objectives: To compare the risk factors and clinico-pathological features of Triple Negative Breast Cancer (TNBC) and non-TNBC in females in Southern Province of Sri Lanka Methods: This retrospective study included ...
Predictive Factors of Breast Cancer Specific Survival of Patients Who Received Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy

Peiris, H.H.; Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Thalagala, N.I.; Jayatilake, K.A.P.W.; Ekanayaka, U.; Horadugoda, J. (General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University, 2015-08)

Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy (NAC) is a safe and effective therapeutic approach for larger primary and locally advanced breast cancer. The objective of this study was to determine the factors predicting the survival of ...
Effect of lipid peroxidation on protein quality of snakehead fish (channa striata) stored at -10°C for 28 days

Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Hiniduma, H.L.S.K.; Withanage, T.J.; Munasinghe, D.M.S. (University of Peradeniya, 2015-11)

The experiment was conducted to determine the progression of lipid peroxidation and the effects of it on protein quality of Snakehead fish (Channa striata) stored at -10 oC for 28 days. Fish were harvested from Victoria ...
Bovine tuberculosis: a histopathological study of the lung lesions

Amarasiri, P.G.I.D.; Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Karawita, A.C.; Perera, K.U.E.; Jayaweera, W.R.; Gunawardena, G.S.P.De.S (University of Peradeniya, 2015-11)

Bovine tuberculosis caused by Mycobacterium species is a chronic and contagious disease that results in loss of production leading to high economic losses in cattle industry. Moreover, some of the cattle Mycobacterium ...
Awareness of female malignancies among women and their partners in Southern Sri Lanka and implications for screening: a cross sectional study

Witharana, Chamindri; Wijesiriwardhana, Prabhavi; Jayasekara, Kalani; Kumari, Priyanka; Rodrigo, Chaturaka (BMC, 2015-11-25)

Background: The incidences of breast, cervical and uterine malignancies continue to increase in Sri Lanka. It is important to explore the awareness of both women and their male partners regarding these malignancies ...
Nottingham grade; does it influence the survival of operable breast cancer patients across all TNM stages?

Peiris, H.H.; Mudduwa, L.K.B.; Thalagala, N.; Jayatilaka, K.; Ekanayaka, U.; Horadugoda, J. (Elsevier, 2015-12-01)

Aim/Background: Lymph node stage (LNS), tumour size and Nottingham grade (NG) are considered the most im portant prognostic factors of breast cancer (BC).However, NG is not yet incorporated in the long used TNM staging system ...
CECOCOLIC INTUSSUSCEPTION IN AN ASIAN ELEPHANT (ELEPHAS MAXIMUS) IN SRI LANKA ASSOCIATED WITH CHRONIC HEPATO INTESTINAL SCHISTOSOMIASIS: FIRST CASE REPORT

Karawita, A.C.; Rajapakse, R.C.; Amarasiri, P.G.I.D.; Ramanayake, R.M.T.M.; Jayaweera, W.R.; Bollinger, T.K.; Gunawardena, G.S.P.De.S (INASP, 2015-12-30)

A 25 year old female captive Asian elephant weighing approximately 3000kgs died and was subjected to a complete necropsy within 5 hours post mortem. Grossly, the elephant had sub-cutaneous edema, cecocolic intussusception ...
Analysis of mortality pattern of chronic kidney disease of uncertain etiology (CKD-u) at a single center, girandurukotte: Sri Lanka

Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Nanayakkara, N.; Wijetunge, S.; Gunaratne, L.; Abeysekara, D.T.J.; Badurdeen, Z.; Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Hanarasinghe, R.; Hemage, K.R.D.; Somarathna, Y.R.; Sudeshika, S.H.T.; Dharmaratne, S.D. (2016)

Introduction and objectives: CKD-u was first reported in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka in the early 1990s; over the last 15 years its prevalence has gradually increased and presently, it isamajor health problem ...
Review of literature in identifying biomarker profile for ckd-u patients in Sri Lanka

Fernando, W.B.N.T.; Badurdeen, M.Z.; Hettiarachchi, T.W.; Hemage, R.; Nanayakkara, N. (University of Peradeniya, 2016)

Chronic Kidney Disease due to unknown etiology (CKD-u) is a deadly disease. Its prevalence has been identified in several countries in North Central America, India & SriLanka. CKD-u is most pronounced North Central ...

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