Purpose: This study assessed the psychometric properties of SF-36 and its factor structure in patients with sickle cell disease who are attending outpatient clinics in Nigeria. Methods: Using a cross-sectional design, this study used a convenience sampling method to collect data...
The hematological and urinary parameters can serve as indicators of susceptibilities of pregnant women to infectious diseases. Early detection of such fatal infections like Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) can go a long way in mitigating perinatal mortality. This study evaluate...
Aim: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) contains sufficient number of haematopoietic stem cell and progenitor cells that can be used for autologous and allogeneic stem cell transplantation in children and adolescents. Our study assessed the CD34+ cells and total nucleated cells in umbili...
Background: Bigi soft drinks are carbonated drinks produced by Rite Foods Limited. The company is an indigenous company in Nigeria. Before 2016, Coca-cola bottling company and 7up bottling company products were the dominant soft drinks in Nigeria. Rite Foods Limited introduced ca...
Chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) is characterized by a monoclonal lymphocytosis of small mature-appearing CD5+, CD23+ B lymphocytes. CLL cells arise from the bone marrow. Two subtypes of CLL are morphologically described in the FAB classification including typical and atypical...
Background: The use of seasonings to enhance the flavor of food has been on the increase in recent times. Different types of seasonings are produced daily and the constituents of these flavor-enhancers are unknown to ignorant consumers. They only want to eat food with good taste...
Aim: Investigation of haemolytic properties of ethanolic leaf and seed extracts of Telfairia occidentalis in Wistar rats is the aim of this study. Methods: Fresh plants of T. occidentalis and a seed pod were purchased from Oja-Oba Market in Ibadan, Nigeria and were identified by...
Aim: To evaluate the haematological alterations induced by tartrazine after acute and chronic administration in albino rats. Study Design: The design involved acute and chronic study. The acute study investigated the intraperitoneal and oral route of administration while the chro...
Objectives: This research sought to determine the annual trend of donor rejection due to the incidence of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen (HBsAg), Hepatitis C Virus (HCV), Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV 1&2) and Treponema pallidum (syphilis) among blood donors in Ghana. Place...
Aim: To determine the relationship between folate status and CBC parameters in SCA patients at steady state. Study Design: Comparative cross-sectional study. Setting: Departments of Haematology and Blood Transfusion and Paediatrics, Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital, Kano, Nigeria bet...
Background: Methemoglobin (Hi) is a metaloprotein in which the iron in the haem group is in ferric state. Sulphaemoglobin (SHb) is a stable, green- pigmented molecule, which is made by the oxidation of the iron in haemoglobin to a ferric state by drugs and chemicals that contain...
This review discusses the implication of sugar intake in haemorrhoid and menstruation. Haemorrhoid is the clustering of veins in the rectum leading to swollen anus. This occurs due to pressure exerted on the rectum. When these veins swell, they expand outward into the membranes a...
Introduction/Aim: Haemophilia is a rare X chromosome linked inherited bleeding disorder, characterized by deficiency of coagulation factor VIII in Haemophilia A or factor IX in Haemophilia B. Patients deficient of either of these coagulation factors are prone to fracture as a res...
Reportedly transmitted through unprotected sexual intercourse with infected person(s), experts have estimated new cases of hepatitis B virus (HBV) infections to be over 70,000 per year in the United States. With little or no records of such in Nigeria, this study investigated the...
Herbal preparations continue to be the mainstay of treatments for diverse medical conditions worldwide especially in sub-Saharan Africa and other resource-constrained areas. The preparations are often taken for a prolonged period due to the chronic nature of some of the medical c...