• Geographic structure of Plasmodium vivax in Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardena, S.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Ferreira, M.U.; Kapilananda, G.M.; Alifrangis, M.; Rajakaruna, R.S. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Management outcome of cardiomyopathy in pregnancy- A Sri Lankan experience 

  Wijeyaratne, C.N.; Jayasundara, D.M.C.S.; Ekanayake, R.; Palipane, E.G.; Jayasinghe, S. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Cardiomyopathy in pregnancy is rare (1:15,000) and can be extremely hazardous (50% mortality) with adverse feto-maternal outcomes. Rarity of cases results in lack of common consensus regarding their management. Descriptively ...
• Comparison of fasting and O G T T plasma glucose in the diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Sri Lankan adults 

  Katulanda, G.; Mangaleshwaran, S.; Miriam, D.N.A.D.R.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, R.; Mathew, R.R> (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and plasma glucose after an oral load of glucose (glucose tolerance test) are commonly used to diagnose diabetes and pre-diabetic categories like impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired ...
• Difficulties encountered in using medicines, medicine related mishaps and selfadopted coping strategies in visually disabled adults 

  Weeraratne, C.L.; Rosa, C.T.; Opatha, O.K.D.S.T. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Difficulties faced by visually disabled patients in using medicines, self adopted coping strategies and medicine related mishaps are largely unknown. Thus health professionals are poorly prepared to handle medicine related ...
• Medicine information needs and sources, their accessibility and acceptability among visually disabled adults 

  Weeraratne, C.L.; Rosa, C.T.; Opatha, O.K.D.S.T (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Medicine information needs and medicine information sources accessible and acceptable to visually handicapped is underexplored impeding provision of suitable medicine information to improve medicine use

• Geographic structure of Plasmodium vivax in Sri Lanka 

  Gunawardena, S.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Ferreira, M.U.; Kapilananda, G.M.; Alifrangis, M.; Rajakaruna, R.S. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Management outcome of cardiomyopathy in pregnancy- A Sri Lankan experience 

  Wijeyaratne, C.N.; Jayasundara, D.M.C.S.; Ekanayake, R.; Palipane, E.G.; Jayasinghe, S. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Cardiomyopathy in pregnancy is rare (1:15,000) and can be extremely hazardous (50% mortality) with adverse feto-maternal outcomes. Rarity of cases results in lack of common consensus regarding their management. Descriptively ...
• Comparison of fasting and O G T T plasma glucose in the diagnosis of diabetes and pre-diabetes in Sri Lankan adults 

  Katulanda, G.; Mangaleshwaran, S.; Miriam, D.N.A.D.R.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, R.; Mathew, R.R> (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Fasting plasma glucose (FPG) and plasma glucose after an oral load of glucose (glucose tolerance test) are commonly used to diagnose diabetes and pre-diabetic categories like impaired fasting glucose (IFG) and impaired ...
• Difficulties encountered in using medicines, medicine related mishaps and selfadopted coping strategies in visually disabled adults 

  Weeraratne, C.L.; Rosa, C.T.; Opatha, O.K.D.S.T. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Difficulties faced by visually disabled patients in using medicines, self adopted coping strategies and medicine related mishaps are largely unknown. Thus health professionals are poorly prepared to handle medicine related ...
• Medicine information needs and sources, their accessibility and acceptability among visually disabled adults 

  Weeraratne, C.L.; Rosa, C.T.; Opatha, O.K.D.S.T (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Medicine information needs and medicine information sources accessible and acceptable to visually handicapped is underexplored impeding provision of suitable medicine information to improve medicine use
• Strain-specific protective immunity induced by infection with pre-erythrocytic stages of Plasmodium cynomolgi in toque monkey 

  Pathirana, S.; Wijayalath, W.; Cheesman, S.; Ranasinghe, T.; Rajakaruna, J.; Weerasinghe, S. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Association between interleukin - 13 gene polymorphisms and anti – malarial antibodies in a Sri Lankan population 

  Dewasurendra, R.L.; Suriyaphol, P.; Fernando, S.D.; Cater, R.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Malaria, G.E.N. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Determining the geographical origin of Plasmodium vivax using five microsatellite markers, instead of twelve markers: a more cost effective tool 

  De Silva, C.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Gunawardena, S. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Malaria transmission in Sri Lanka remains low and unstable with a plan in place for its elimination within the next 5 years. Recent epidemiology of malaria in Sri Lanka consists of infections imported from other endemic ...
• Clinical profile of leishmaniasis in Polonnaruwa district 

  Siriwardana, H.V.Y.D.; Leelarathne, S.H.; Kahawita, I.; Karunaweera, N.D. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Sri Lanka is a new focus of human leishmaniasis caused by L. donovani. Over 2200 cases have been referred to General Hospital, Polonnaruwa for diagnosis. L.donovani is a 245 species known to be transmitted anthroponotically ...
• Prevalence of defective colour vision among medical students in Faculty of Medicine, Colombo 

  Jayasena, G.M.; Koddippili, H.; Galappaththi, N.C.; Dissanayake, M.M.; Gunatilake, M. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Though it is not given any significance due to its scarce prevalence in the population, defective colour vision affects an individual, in that he perceives the world in a different spectrum of view. Observations are a ...
• Patterns of resting heart rate and its cor relates among Sri Lankan adults 

  Weerathunga, D.; Liyanage, I.K.; Ganegoda, U.A.; Constantine, G.R.; Sheriff, R.; Matthews, D.R.; Katulanda, P. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• The impact of diabetes on the quality of life in patients with ischaemic heart disease undergoing coronary revascularization 

  Seneviratne, Epa D.; Mathew, R.R.; Miriam, D.N.A.D.R.; Lamabadusuriya, D.A.; Ekanayake, R. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Tobacco smoking amongst the teenage school children in Colombo district, Sri Lanka - the parental influence 

  Piyadigama, I; Liyanage, I.K.; Pathirana, A.C.A.; Kulathunga, S.; Wickramasinghe, W.A.K.K.; Karunathilaka, I.M. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Diabetes in pregnancy among Lankan women: gestational or pre-gestational? 

  Silva, K.G.H.; Ranaweera, A.K.P.; Abewardhana, R.; Rishard, M.R.M.; Wijeyaratne, C.N. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Introduction There is an exponential rise in the occurrence of diabetes during pregnancy in South Asia. But data is sparse on the actual pre-gestation diabetes (PGDM) versus gestational diabetes (GDM) case-mix. The ...
• Nutritional status and dietary habits of adolescent school children in Kalutara 

  Weliange, A.A.S.H.; Fonseka, P. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• A comparative study of metalloestrogens in blood and ectopic endometrial tissue in women with endometriosis and matched controls 

  Silva, N.; Senanayake, H.; Peiris-John, R.; Wickremasinghe, R.; Sathiakumar, N.; Waduge, V. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Environmental pollution has been cited as a potential cause for an increase in the prevalence of endometriosis. Heavy metals are known to have oestrogenic properties. Several studies have reported high serum concentrations ...
• Ethnic Variations of PC OS: A Paradigm Shift in Women's Health 

  Wijeyaratne, Chandrika N (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Factors affecting non-adherence with home exercises prescribed by rehabilitation therapists for stroke patients discharged from the National Hospital of Sri Lanka 

  Weerasinghe, E.; Jayawardana, S.; Dissanayake, D. (University of Colombo, 2011)
• Geographic structure of Plasmodium vivax : microsatellite analysis of parasite populations from Sri Lanka, Myanmar and Ethiopia 

  Gunawardena, S.; Karunaweera, N.D.; Ferreira, M.U.; Phone-Kyaw, M.; Pollack, R.J.; Alifrangis, M. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Genetic diversity and population structure of P. vivax parasites can predict the origin and spread of novel variants within a population enabling population specific malaria control measures. The aim of our study was to ...
• Phlebotomus argentipes : possible vector of leishmaniasis in Sri Lanka 

  Senanayake, S.A.S.C.; Abeyewickreme, W.; Abeysinghe, R.R.; Dotson, E.M.; Karunaweera, N.D. (University of Colombo, 2011)

  Leishmaniasis is caused by a protozoan parasite belonging to the genus Leishmania. The disease is transmitted via infective the bite of female phlebotomine sandflies. The disease has three clinical presentations depending ...

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