Volume 5, Number 3

The Journal of Applied Research

Table of Contents

Letter from the Editor

402 Oral Montelukast Sodium versus Inhaled Fluticasone Propionate in Adults
with Mild Persistent Asthma
Jean Bousquet, MD, Joris Menten, MSc, Carol A. Tozzi, PhD, Peter G. Polos, MD, PhD

415 The Anxiolytic Activity of Gabapentin in Mice

423 Core Strengthening and Balance in the Geriatric Population
Jerrold S. Petrofsky, PhD, Maria Cuneo, DPT, Russell Dial, DPT, Ashley K. Pawley,
Jennifer Hill, BS

434 Interaction between Gemcitabine and Warfarin Causing Gastrointestinal Bleeding in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer
M. Wasif Saif, MD, MBBS

438 Relationship of Helicobacter Pylori Specific IgG Antibodies with Serum Magnesium in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis

444 Effect of Peroxisome Proliferators on Rat’s Liver Peroxisomal Enzymes

451 Pharmacological Evidence for the Role of Nitric Oxide-cGMP in Antinociception
Ehab S. EL Desoky, MD, PhD, Ihab A. Fouad, PhD

460 Core Muscle Strengthening on a Portable Abdominal Machine
Jerrold S. Petrofsky, PhD, Maria Cuneo, DPT, Russell Dial, DPT, Amy Morris, DPT
Ashley K. Pawley, Jennifer J. Hill, BS

473 Characteristics of Pathogens Recovered from the Tonsils and Adenoids in a Group of Lebanese Children Undergoing Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy
Usamah Hadi, MD, Michel El-Hajj, MD, Marwan Uwaydah, MD, Nabil Fuleihan, MD,
Ghassan M. Matar, PhD

481 Socio-Demographic Characteristics of Osteoarthritis Patients in Turkey and Physicians’ Therapeutic Approaches
Yesim Uncu, MD, Ganime Sadýkoglu, MD Levent Afsar, MD, Nazan Bilgel, MD

487 Two Cases of Bile Duct Carcinoma which Showed Remarkable Response to a Combination of S-1 plus Cisplatinum (CDDP)
Kazuhiko Hayashi, MD, Kazumi Uchida, MD, Masakazu Yamamoto, MD, Kenji Yoshitoshi, MD, Ken Takasaki, MD

492 An Alternative Method for Determination of Anesthesia Depth
Ali Aydýn Altunkan MD, Aynur Özge, MD, Zeliha Özer Altunkan, MD, Ülkü
Çömelekoglu, MD, Sebnem Atici, MD, Egemen Bilgin, MD, Nurcan Doruk, MD,
Uur Oral, MD

501 Muscle Activity during Yoga Breathing Exercise Compared to Abdominal Crunches
Jerrold S. Petrofsky, PhD, Maria Cuneo, MPT, Russell Dial, MPT, Amy Morris, BS