Background: Azadirachta indica is a plant used widely in the Indian system of medicine for its diverse medicinal properties. Its extracts have a vast pharmacological activity and are used as raw materials for pesticide, medicine and other commodities. Each part of this plant have...
Aims: To determine acute effects of Formalin-Fixed Cadaver (FFC) among Nigerian medical students (MS) Study design: A cohort study. Place and Duration of Study: College of Health and Medical Sciences, Universities of Abuja and Maiduguri, Nigeria respectively, between January, 201...
Objective: To analyse the perception of healthcare professionals and managers of the institutional structure of four hospitals in Nigeria to successfully implement the health sector reform (HSR) programme in the country. Study design: A cross-sectional survey of 507 healthcare p...
Typhoid fever one of the major health problems in many developing countries. Salmonella is a gram-negative, rod-shaped facultative anaerobic bacterium. Salmonella has developed resistance to many antibiotics used now a day that has complicated its management, that thus it has nec...
Background: Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is one of the most important causes of neonatal jaundice in Far Eastern, Mediterranean and African countries including Nigeria. Although neonatal jaundice is common in our area of practice (Rivers state), no document...
Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate the treatment of HIV/AIDS with locally available medicinal plants and its opportunistic infections, mainly skin diseases, in the population of Mezam Division, North-West Cameroon. Methods: Information was gathered from 3 target gr...
Objective: To determine delayed viral response and its influencing factors in non responders patients of chronic hepatitis C who were not taking any antiviral treatment 6 months after completion of their conventional interferon therapy. Study Design: Retrospective; Cohort Study ...
Background: Maternal syphilis is associated with many adverse outcomes like spontaneous abortion, still birth, low birth weight, premature delivery and congenital syphilis. This study therefore was to determine the seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum infection in pregnant women...
Globally the incidence of cancer is rising. In 2007 there were 11 million cancer cases, 7 million cancer deaths and 25 million people living with cancer. This is estimated to increase to 27 million cases, 17 million deaths and 75million people living with cancer in 2050. More tha...
This study was designed to investigate the cholesterol lowering effect of Nauclea latifolia fruit as well as its chemical compositions, toxicity, vitamins, and effect on hemoglobin, red and white blood cells count in albino rats. Hypercholesterolemia is a predominant risk for ath...