This study aimed to evaluate the types and drug sensitivity patterns of bacterial isolates from patients with eye discharge at the Abia State University Teaching Hospital (ABSUTH), Aba, Nigeria. A total of 100 samples were collected, with the most prevalent bacterial isolates bei...
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Research Article10.9734/or/2024/v19i1409
Background: The use of household insecticides for the eradication of insects especially mosquitoes in Nigeria is increasing. These insecticides are used without consideration of their adverse effect on human health. Aim: This study was aimed at accessing the effect of common hous...
Background: Emergence of methicillin drug resistance is evident and has become a global challenge. Seeking for alternative antibiotics that are new, natural, plant based, cost effective and less toxic is the recent task for global health. Aim: This study is aimed at assessing the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrid/2020/v3i330128
Aim: Hepatoprotective potency of ethanolic extract of Garcinia kola (Heckel) seed against acute ethanol-induced oxidative stress in Wistar rats. Materials and Methods: G. kola seeds were purchased from a local market in Ibadan, Nigeria. The seeds were chopped to smaller pieces af...
Augustine I. Airaodion, Kenneth O. Ngwogu, Ada C. Ngwogu, Anthony U. Megwas, John A. Ekenjoku & Olaide O. Awosanya·Asian Journal of Immunology·2020
Background: The use of household insecticides for the eradication of insects especially mosquitoes in Nigeria is increasing. These insecticides are used without consideration of their adverse effect on human health. Aim: This study is therefore sought to investigate the effect of...
Background: Nowadays, monosodium glutamate (MSG) is frequently used as a flavour enhancer, the fact of which makes it one of the most applied food additives in modern nutrition all over the world. But accurate information on the daily intake of specific food additives by individu...
Background: The need for fertility stimulation in men and women cannot be overemphasized especially when a marriage is childless in some communities in Nigeria. While chemical methods for fertility stimulation may have some side effects and are not readily available, remedy from...
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Research Article10.9734/ajpcb/2019/v2i120