Background: Stress is a problem of high teacher turn-out, brain drain, massive alcohol consumption, and high morbidity and mortality rates in the recent years. The main objective of this research is to find out the organizational reasons of being stress among health science facul...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35104
Background: The future specialty of choice of interns determine the composition of medical practitioners workforce and the factors that underline this choice needs to be explored to help in healthcare planning and policy formulation for an economically poor country like Nigeria...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32497
Background: Maternal mortality remains a public health challenge and the Nigerian scenario of very high maternal deaths has remained one of the worst in the world. Delay in seeking care is recognized as an important determinant of the high maternal mortality rates. The clinical f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35022
The ethanol extract of the stem bark of Nauclea latifolia was investigated for its effect on certain haematological and biochemical indices of the swiss albino mice. Phytochemical screening of the extract for bioactive compounds indicated the presence of saponins, tannins, terpen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33284
Survey of prevalence of clinical manifestation of lymphatic filariasis was carried out in Jalingo LGA. Informed oral consent of individuals were sought and obtained before they were examined in secrecy for clinical signs and symptoms of filariasis. Night blood samples of consenti...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33898
Moringa oleifera is a tree belongs to the family Moringaceae. It is called as Drumstick tree in English. In traditional medicine, the leaves and flowers are used in different ways to cure different ailment. Leaf juice is used for the eye infection. Mixed with honey, it is applied...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34816
Background: Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) is an endocrine disorder with increased secretion of parathyroid hormone and elevated serum calcium level. Parathyroid adenoma is the most common cause. The introduction of preoperative localization of parathyroid adenoma using 99mTc...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34067
Patient satisfaction has become increasingly popular and assessment of patient satisfaction is an important tool for monitoring the quality of care in hospitals. The aim of this study was to assess patients satisfaction related to quality of care and factors affecting this. This...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34513
Headache is one of the commonest presenting complaints among patients in the emergency room and in general outpatient clinics. Computed Tomography, CT is a veritable diagnosing tool in the evaluation of both intracranial and extracranial causes of headache. Aim: To document the f...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34713
Fyntanidou Barbara, Fotiadis Kyriakos, Diamantidou Anna, Stavrou George, Doumaki Eleni, Grosomanidis Vasilios & Kotzampassi Katerina·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Background: Unexpected failure events are undesired harmful effects, which result in prolonged hospital stay, higher mortality and morbidity rates and increased hospital costs. The aim of our study was to identify and thorough investigate patients hospitalized in our university s...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34519
Moacir Ferreira Júnior, Sérgio de Assis Batista, Rafael Calvão Barbuto, Adriana Dias Gomes, Dulciene Maria Magalhães Queiroz, Ivana Duval Araújo & Marcelo Vidigal Caliari·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Aims: H. pylori infection is associated with gastritis, pre cancerous lesions, gastric cancer and changes in the protective layer of mucus. However, to our knowledge, there are no studies in humans or experimental models that relate the infection with H. pylori strains containing...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34618
Verner Orish, Emmanuel Coomson, Seth Fanyi, Onyekachi Onyeabor, Adekunle Sanyaolu, Chuku Okorie & Afolabi Antonio·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Gangrene of the intestines is a rare complication in pregnancy. Intestinal obstruction and ischemic bowel diseases are common causes of gangrene of the intestines in pregnancy. Adhesion bands can cause intestinal obstruction while arterial occlusion, venous thrombosis and vasculi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34594
Indigenous Medicine of Sri Lanka consists of Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani Medicines. Herbal drugs are commonly used in Siddha Medicine. Peenisa Rogam is one of the common diseases of neck and above. Jala Peenisa choornam (JPC) mentioned in Siddha literature for the treatment of Jal...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34584
Aims: To determine the relationship between weaning foods and nutritional status of children aged 6-23 months attending immunization clinic at a military barracks in Port Harcourt, Rivers state, Nigeria. Study Design: Descriptive cross sectional study. Place and Duration of Study...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/33668
Aim: The objective was to evaluate the anthelmintic activity of the ethanolic stem bark of A. occidentale. Study Design: Ethanolic extract of stem barks of Anacardium occidentale was tested in vitro against the cattle filarial parasite Onchocerca ochengi and the wild type, the dr...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34454