American Journal of Internal Medicine

Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014

  • Chronic Stress in the Development of Essential Hypertension, Role of Rilmenidine in the Treatment of Stress Induced Hypertension

    Gábor Simonyi

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014
    Pages: 1-5
    Received: Jan. 19, 2014
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    Published: Feb. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: Hypertension is an independent risk factor of cardiovascular diseases. Several factors contribute to its development, including chronic stress, which may induce hypertension by increasing sympathetic activity. The signs of increasing sympathetic activity can be primarily detected in the initial phase of hypertension, which is characterized by the i... Show More
  • Sero Prevalence of Syphilis Infection among Patients Attending Antenatal Care & Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD) Clinics: Observations from a Tertiary Care Hospital of Northern India

    Nazish Fatima, Abida Malik, Parvez Anwar Khan, Sana Ali, Haris Manzoor Khan, Nabeela

    Issue: Volume 2, Issue 1, January 2014
    Pages: 6-9
    Received: Dec. 29, 2013
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    Published: Feb. 20, 2014
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    Abstract: Background:- Syphilis generally considered to be a sexually transmitted disease, can also be transmitted in utero, and rarely by blood transfusion or non-sexual contact and is characterized by episodes of active disease, interrupted by latency. Congenital syphilis poses a significant challenge especially because infants may be still born, asymptoma... Show More