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Association between serum and adipose tissue resistin with dysglycemia in South Asian women

Sulochana Wijetunge  1 , R M C J Ratnayake  2 , H M S R B Kotakadeniya  3 , Shanthini Rosairo  4 , Kembra Albracht-Schulte  5 , Latha Ramalingam  5 , Naima Moustaid-Moussa  6 , Nishan Sudheera Kalupahana  7   8 Affiliations 1 Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Peradeniya, Sri Lanka. 2 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty […]

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Lifestyle factors associated with obesity in a cohort of males in the central province of Sri Lanka: a cross-sectional descriptive study

N W I A Jayawardana  1 , W A T A Jayalath  2 , W M T Madhujith  3 , U Ralapanawa  2 , R S Jayasekera  4 , S A S B Alagiyawanna  2 , A M K R Bandara  5 , N S Kalupahana  6 Affiliations 1 Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Rajarata University of Sri

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Maestro : Leonardo Da Vinci

Maestro Leonardo Da Vinci                                                             “Learning never exhausts the mind “                                                                      -Leonardo Da Vinci Da Vinci was not only a renowned artist and a sculptor but also a gifted engineer, scientist, and inventor. He was regarded as one of the great creative minds of the Italian Renaissance. On the off chance

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Tackling the Fallout From Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology: Why We Need to Focus on Providing Peritoneal Dialysis in Rural, Low-Resource Settings

Nishanthe Nanayakkara1 , A.W.M. Wazil1 , Lishanthe Gunerathne2 , Sewmini Dickowita1 , Robert Rope3 , Chrarake Rathnayake1 , Anjali Saxena3,4 and Shuchi Anand3 1Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka; 2 Renal Care and Research Unit, Girandurukotte, Sri Lanka; 3 Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, California, USA; and 4 Santa Clara Valley Medical Center, San

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WORK HOURS, HEAT STRESS SYMPTOMS AND PROGRESSION OF CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE OF UNKNOWN AETIOLOGY FROM A PROSPECTIVE COHORT IN SRI LANKA.

Silva, T1 , Anand, S2 , Penny, V3 , Schensul, S4 , HEWAVITHARANE, P*5 , Nanayakkara, N6 , Haider, L7 , Schensul, J7 , Chandrajith, R8 , Narayana, I9 , hapuarachchi, C9 1 Department of Sociology- Faculty of Arts- University of Peradeniya- Sri Lanka Department of Sociology Kandy Sri Lanka, 2 Medical Centre- Stanford University-

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POTENTIAL BIOMARKERS FOR CKD-U PATIENTS IN SRILANKA: A REVIEW

Fernando,W.B.N.T1., Hettiarachchi, T.W1., Hemage,R1., Badurdeen, M.Z1., Nanayakkara, N2* 1Centre for Education, Research and Training on Kidney Diseases (CERTKiD), Faculty of Medicine, University of Peradeniya, Sri Lanka 2Transplant and Dialysis Unit, Teaching Hospital, Kandy, Sri Lanka   Background: Chronic Kidney Disease due to unknown etiology (CKD-u) is a deadly disease. Its prevalence has been described in

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Traditional Cardio vascular Risk factor prevalance and cardiovascular events among CKDu patients: Case control study

W.M.R.S. Wijekoon1, P.B. Subasinghe1, R.P.G.K.S. Weerakoon1, N. Nanayakkara2 1St. Thomas’ College (National School), Matale 2Kandy Teaching Hospital, Kandy   Introduction Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) is a condition characterized by a gradual and irreversible loss of kidney functions over time. Cardiovascular mortality is known to be high in patients with CKD and at least 50% of

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INTRODUCTION OF CHRONIC AMBULATORY PERITONEAL DIALYSIS (CAPD) TO RURAL CKD-U ENDEMIC AREAS

Nanayakkara N, Wazil AWM, Ratnayake RMCSB, Rope R, Dickovita DKSS, Gunerathne EDL, Sexana A, Anand S   Affiliations – None Introduction and Objectives Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) has been a major burden for Sri Lanka, with a high prevalence among young, otherwise healthy, paddy farming population. Majority of CKD of unknown etiology (CKD-u) patients reach

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A Novel Use for Used CAPD Bags

RajithaAbeysekara1, Abdul Wazil1 , Lishanthe Gunarathne2 , Sewmini Dickowita1 , Charaka Rathnayake1 , Nishamani Karunasena1 , Maithri Fernando1 ,Nishantha Nanayakkara1 1Teaching Hospital, Kandy , 2Renal Clinic Girandurukotte , Sri Lanka   Abstract : Used effluent dialysate bags are thrown away which adds burden to the environment. Here CAPD patient from Srilanka describes the use of used

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A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY ON CLINICAL AND HISTOLOGICAL PATTERN OF PRESENTATION IN LUPUS NEPHRITIS PATIENTS – A SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE IN SRI LANKA

Duminda Basnayake1 , Abdul Wazil2 , Nishantha Nanayakkara3 , Buddhisha Mahanama4 , Neelakanthi Ratnatunga2 , Kushangi Dissanayake5 , Pradeep Priyadarshana5 1 No 315, Williumgopallawa Road, Suduhumpola, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 2 Aniwattha, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 3 Heerassagala, Kandy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, 4 Hanthana, Kandy, Sri Lanka and 5 Kandy, Kandy, Sri Lanka  

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