Background: Non communicable diseases (NCDs) have been a difficult group to define. However, four common behavioral risk factors (tobacco use, excessive alcohol consumption, poor diet, and lack of physical activity) are associated with four disease clusters (cardiovascular diseas...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36089
This study was aimed at determining the prevalence of malaria among pregnant women and children less than five years in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. A cross-sectional descriptive study design was used for the study. Convenient sampling technique was used...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35911
Introduction: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) has become a global public health threat. The irreversible nature of the disease, its association with significant morbidity and mortality as well as the cost of renal replacement therapy leads to a large burden for health care providers...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36085
Aims: To assess Trichomonas vaginalis infection in a typical urban and a suburban area of Rivers state Nigeria. Place and Duration: Three research and diagnostic laboratories in Port Harcourt and its environment between January 2014 and April 2016. Methodology: High vaginal swab...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36011
Poor vitamin D status is frequently linked with nearly all elements of the metabolic syndrome. There is insufficient evidence of beneficial effect to recommend vitamin D supplementation as a means of improving insulin resistance. The aim of this study was to determine the relatio...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36087
Diabetes mellitus (DM) and hypertension are diseases reported to be the first and second leading cause of all deaths in both developed and developing countries, including Libya. Increasing age, the presence of obesity, and worsening renal function all contribute to an increased l...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35830
Background / Aim of Study: Although the teaching of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) to of primary and secondary schools teachers is highly recommended and practiced internationally for the purposes of increasing potential lay person bystander CPR providers for out-of-hospital...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/36073
The antimicrobial activity of three commonly used disinfectant brands D, R and P against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were investigated. Their efficacies were determined using the In-use test and capacity test (Kelsey-Sykes)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34543
Some cyanobacteria have therapeutic properties related to anticancer, antioxidant and antibacterial activity. The aim of the present study was to determine the polyphenol content together with antioxidant and anticancer activity against Ehrlich Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma cell line...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34457
Aims: To observe the effects of the antiretroviral drugs, Lamivudine, Zidovudine, and Efavirenz individually and in combination on locomotor behavior and anxiety. Methods: Fifty (50) mice were divided into five (5) groups of ten (10) mice each. Group one served as control and was...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30307
Faecal occult blood is a laboratory test which looks for the presence of microscopic blood in faeces possibly as a result of gastrointestinal bleeding which may be an indication of a disease. Several large prospective randomized controlled studies have shown that faecal occult bl...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33127
Protective effects of three triterpenoid acids, asiatic acid (AA), glycyrrhizic acid (GA) or oleanolic acid (OA), for BEAS-2B cells, human bronchial epithelial cells, against hydrogen peroxide (H2O2) induced injury were examined. Cells were pre-treated with AA, GA or OA at 4 or 8...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35271
Background: Hospital acquired infections are serious health issues in the health-care system. These infectious agents are usually drug resistant and complicate patient treatments after diagnosis by physicians. Aim: The aim of this research was to isolate and identify important ba...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34991
Aim: This study was conducted to determine the environmental sanitation practices on malaria prevention and control in Abi Local Government Area, Cross River State, Nigeria. Study Design: A descriptive cross-sectional study design Place and Duration of Study: Abi Local Government...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34870
This study was aimed to determine the antiplasmodial, biochemical and histopathological activities of hydroethanolic leaf extract of Tithonia diversifolia in Swiss albino mice infected with P. berghei NK65. Thirty (30) mice were randomly distributed into six groups of five mice e...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34048