Background: Quadriceps strengthening exercises and infrared radiation therapy had been shown to be effective in improving pain, function and quality of life in subjects with knee osteoarthritis (OA). The aim of this study was to determine the efficacy of these modalities of treat...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/43999
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of treatment with METFORMIN alone and with a combination of METFORMIN and SIMVASTATIN in the management of polycystic ovarian syndrome. Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/45092
Background: Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is a global public health problem with a high burden in Sub-Saharan Africa. This burden is more felt in the paediatric population, mother to child transmission (MTCT) being a major mode of infection. This study sought to assess the kn...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44714
Aim: The purpose of the present experimental study was to assess the antihyperglycemic activity of ethanolic extract of Linum usitatissimum seeds and Glycyrrhiza glabra roots with standard drugs metformin and glimepiride in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats model. Materials an...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/45045
Background: Sickle cell anaemia (SCA) is associated with increased risks of multiple micronutrient deficiencies. Zinc deficiency has been observed in patients with sickle cell anaemia, due to chronic haemolysis with subsequent loss of zinc from red blood cells. Objectives: The ai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44564
Aims: To compare the effectiveness of treatment with Terlipressin for 12-hour and for 72-hour in inhibiting the episodes of rebleeding once endoscopic band ligation is done. Study Design: Randomized Clinical Trial. Place and Duration of Study: Department of Medicine (Unit of Gast...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44762
Aims: This aim of this study was to determine the relationship between socio-economic class and academic performance of primary school children with asthma and to compare with those of children without. Place and Duration of Study: Sample: Asthma clinic of the University of Niger...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44304
Antioxidants play a very important role in alleviating problems related to oxidative stress. They affect beneficial metabolic and cellular processes and also play key role in pathological conditions of the body. It is normally balanced by endogenous antioxidant system like a modu...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/41129
The harm(s) a drug may cause may not be known at the time it gains market authorisation. Drug regulatory agencies weigh the benefits that the drug presents against the potential harms it could pose and allow it to be marketed if it is believed that the drug has a favourable risk-...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/44156
Introduction: Hypoxaemia is a common complication in hospitalised children, which can be detected using pulse oximeter, a valuable non-invasive and cost- effective tool. Indeed, in most developing countries, hypoxaemia is usually identified by clinical signs alone, and this has b...
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Research Article10.9734/AJRIMPS/2018/43544