Aim: This study is aimed at determining the effect of Xylopia aethiopica fruit on weight gain and blood sugar level of Wistar rats. Methodology: The fruits of Xylopia aethiopica were obtained from new market in Aba, Abia State, Nigeria and were authenticated. They were air-dried...
Aim: The aim of this study is to evaluate the epidemiology and burden of malaria amongst pregnant women attending antenatal clinics in Comprehensive Health Center, Dutsin-ma, (CHCDTM) Katsina state, Nigeria. Study Design: This study was designed to assess the epidemiology and bur...
Anaemia is a significant public health issue globally with extreme health consequences. More than two (2) billion individuals have been infected worldwide. A cross-sectional study design was used in this study. The study population included all mothers with children under- five y...
Malaria is a potentially fatal vector borne disease caused by the blood protozoan, Plasmodium spp. The number of species of Plasmodium spp continues to grow; even nowadays there is zoonosis based species that infect human. Morbidity and mortality still difficult to control, with...
Aim: To investigate ABH Secretion status, ABO/ Rhesus blood groups and P24 antigen in 400 HIV screened antibody-negative apparently healthy prospective blood donors aged above 20 years recruited within Calabar, Nigeria. Study Design: experimental, work carried out in the Haematol...
Cocos nucifera is a drupe common to both the tropical and subtropical regions of the world. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the pancreas does not produce enough insulin or alternatively, when the body cannot effectively use the insulin it produces. This study inves...
Aim: The aim of this study was to conduct a phytochemical appraisal and evaluate the effects of aqueous extract of Hypoestes rosea on haematological parameters of acetaminophen – induced toxicity in albino rats. Study Design: This study is an experimental study. Place and Durati...
Background: The consumption of tiger nut has often been relegated only to the poor due to its affordability. Aim: This study is therefore aimed at assessing its effect on haematological parameters in Wistar rats. Materials and Methods: Twenty-four adult Wistar rats were divided i...
Gaucher disease is an autosomal recessive genetic disorder caused by a deficiency of a lysosomal enzyme, β-glucocerebrosidase, which is responsible for the accumulation of glucosylceramide in the lysosomes of macrophages in the liver, spleen and bone marrow. Clinical expression i...
Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the percentage distribution of Rhesus E, Rhesus D and ABO blood groups among indigenes of Ogoni ethnic group of Rivers State, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional study carried out among indigenes of Ogoni whose origin of t...