Lipoma is a benign tumor composed of fat cells of adult type. It is a universal tumor as it can occur anywhere in body. Lipoma with size of more than 10 cm in one dimension or weighing a minimum of 1000 gm. called as giant lipoma [1]. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23250
Aims: This work investigated the phytochemical composition of five Nigerian medicinal plants and the significance of the phytochemicals with respect to the treatment of diseases were discussed. Study Design: Fifteen phytochemicals were qualitatively analysed from the plants ethan...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/21816
Excess beta-glucuronidase in the caecum and colon is responsible for enterohepatic circulation of toxic aglycones, which have been implicated in development of cancer, diarrhea, jaundice and other disease conditions of the gut. Botanicals are potential sources of molecules, which...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22249
Surgery, The field of medicine, that has played a pivotal role in the evolution of healthcare delivery for generations, even centuries. We have moved far from the time when breast surgery was a grotesque scene in a lecture hall to a state where dozens of operations are performed...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22692
Aim: To examine the antibacterial activity of essential oil of Corymbia citriodora leaves on two clinically significant microorganisms, Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus. Place and Duration of the Study: The experiment was conducted in Science Laboratory at Malawi Colleg...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/23172
Objective: To investigate the anti-inflammatory activity of the chloroform extract of the fruit of Tetracarpidium conophorum (CEFTC). Methods: CEFTC was evaluated for anti-inflammatory activity using standard formalin-induced rat paw edema. The activities of the extract at diffe...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22898
The potential renal toxicity of monosodium glutamate (MSG) following dietary administration for four weeks in Albino rats was preliminary investigated by the measurement of serum electrolytes, urea and creatinine levels. The rats were randomly divided into four (4) groups based o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/19825
Aim: To determine the differences in H2O2-clearance of two prostate cancer cell lines PC-3 and LNCaP treated with peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-γ) ligands 15-deoxy-Δ 12, 14 – prostaglandin J2 (PGJ2) and nafenopin (Naf) Study Design: Catalase activity in c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/20795
Aims: To investigate the in-vitro and in-vivo activities of the crude ethanolic extract of unripe Anonna muricata fruits in albino rats infected with Salmonella typhi. Methodology: Matured unripe fruits of A. muricata were collected, dried, powdered and extracted using 70% ethano...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22457
Background: The objective of this study is to investigate the anticancer activity of ethanolic extract of Alpinia galanga Willd (galangal) on breast adenocarcinoma cells transplanted in C3H mice. In some previous studies ethanolic extract of galangal containing active substance i...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2016/22301