Background: Chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) is a bi- or triphasic disease comprising of the chronic phase (present at diagnosis in approximately 85% of patients) which can easily be controlled with conventional chemotherapy, followed by unstable accelerated phase and terminating i...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2022/v37i1130546
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) patients have greater susceptibility to infections, they are reckoned to be vulnerable patients during the current COVID-19 pandemic. SCD patients are commonly affected by pulmonary complications such as acute chest syndrome (ACS), pulmonary...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i26A31475
Background: Sickle cell disease (SCD) is the commonest genetic disorder worldwide with a global prevalence of 20-25 million. About 12-15 million affected persons are in Sub-Sahara Africa with Nigeria bearing the highest burden of people living with sickle cell disease. SCD is a d...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2019/v33i530132
Background: Pentazocine is a synthetic opioid analgesic with mixed receptor activities. It acts as a partial agonist at the µ-receptor as well as being a kappa agonist. Its analgesic effect is estimated to be about 25-50% greater than that of morphine. Pentazocine acts has a shor...
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Research Article10.9734/jpri/2019/v29i530247
Background: Haematological malignancies are associated with increase morbidity and mortality in our environment. The pattern and distribution of diagnosed haematological cancers vary with age, sex, geographical location, and ethnicity. The epidemiology of adult haematological mal...
Ugbem Theophilus Ipeh, Akaba Kingsley, Ushie David Edem, Juliet Venn, Nnoli Martin, Ebughe Godwin Abeng & Oshatuyi Olukayode·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2023
Background: Neonatal deaths are deaths of live born babies occurring before 28 completed days. The vast majority occur in low-income countries like Nigeria with a high neonatal mortality rate. There is paucity of autopsy studies due to refusal of family to give consent for such p...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2023/v38i430578
Ugbem Theophilus Ipeh, Ushie David Edem, Akaba Kingsley, Juliet Venn, Okpebri, Komommo Okoi, Nnoli Martin, Ebughe Godwin Abeng & Oshatuyi Olukayode·Annual Research & Review in Biology·2022
Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most common type of birth defect causing more deaths in the first year of life than any other birth defect. Medical practice in a third-world country is faced with numerous challenges, created by poor health facilities and the unavailability...
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Research Article10.9734/arrb/2022/v37i1130548