In developing Nations, the Community-based Health Insurance (CBHI) scheme is a potential approach to increasing access to quality healthcare. It has the potency of generating financial resources for health services; plus improve on the standard of life of the people. Evidence bas...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v5i330131
Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a progressive clinical condition associated with decreased functionality of glands that produce mucus, sweat, and intestinal secretions. CF is one of the most common recessive genetic diseases that affect all ethnic groups without any known identified cure...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i230116
Not only has studies shown oral saliva as veritable in the maintenance of health state of the oral cavity, it has been asserted that salivary fluid composition levels may be important diagnostic tools for numerous ailments, including the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Curren...
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Research Article10.9734/ISRR/2018/45427
Though Calcium is involved in the mechanisms of increase contractility, it has been shown that at high concentration, calcium ions may cause membrane stabilization in which case the smooth muscle responsiveness decreases. Theoretically, a decrease in membrane permeability to calc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/41586
Several studies have reported the importance of neem plant (Azadirachta indica) with results showing it to be both medicinal and pharmacological in the property. However, little or no available record(s) relates its effect on body weights and the anterior pituitary gland. Consequ...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2019/v6i430157
Although known for its role in clogging arteries and pathogenesis of heart diseases and stroke, cholesterol (and similar lipids) is also useful in the bio-synthesis of sex and adrenal hormones. Studies have shown three forms of cholesterol-carrying proteins in the blood: high-den...
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Research Article10.9734/ajarr/2018/v1i313055
Leucocytosis, marked increase in the number of white blood cells (WBC) is a known physiological response to trauma. In recent times, several studies have asserted the absence of this response in Africans. In view of this, current study investigated the existence of, and prognosti...
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Research Article10.9734/ibrr/2019/v9i130093
In diagnostic medicine, one of the numerous points for infertility probe is the Hypothalamo-Hypophyseal-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis (HPGA). In males, this neuro-endocrine pathway is a major influence in the biosynthesis and regulation of Testosterone (from the testes), which is respon...
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Research Article10.9734/JALSI/2018/39956
Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a condition in which the pancreas produces insufficient amounts of insulin, or in which the body’s cells fail to respond appropriately to available insulin. In diabetics, glucose levels build up in the blood and urine, causing excessive urination, thirst...
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Research Article10.9734/JOCAMR/2018/41581
Skills in resuscitation are needed in emergency health care services. However, little is known about level of knowledge of resuscitation techniques among healthcare professional students (HCPS) in Nigeria. This study assessed knowledge, attitude and experience of cardiopulmonary...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38166
Physiologically, Insulin is a hormone that helps the body’s cells to absorb glucose (sugar) so it can be used as a source of energy. In diabetics, however, due to the pancreatic production of insufficient amounts of insulin or failure of body’s cells to respond to available insul...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/41928