Background: Aplastic anaemia (AA) is an uncommon condition characterized by pancytopaenia and loss of haemopoietic stem and progenitor cells in the bone marrow. Without treatment, it is inexorably fatal. However with the availability of current definitive treatment options, patie...
Leachates contain deleterious constituents that may cause contamination of ground and surface water leading to serious risks to the ecosystem and human health. The exposure of the environment to dumpsite leachate may occur in different ways, such as uncontrolled overflow, rainfal...
Fleurya aestuans popularly called West Indian Wood Nettle is known for its therapeutic potential as it has been long used by herbalists in managing many diseases. The haematinic efficacy of the leaves of this plant was examined in this study. A total of 43 rats were procured, 13...
Aims: To assess the hemoglobin levels and nutritional status of selected elderly people. Study Design: Cross-sectional observational study. Place and Duration of Study: Ushayer Hatra village, Mohanpur, Rajshahi, Bangladesh and Institute of Nutrition and Food Science, University o...
Pregnancy is a physiological condition that is associated some changes in haematological and immunological parameters. This study evaluated the levels of some systemic inflammatory and haematological parameters in pregnant women in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. A total of 275 pregnant...
Early T-cell Precursor Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ETP-ALL) is a subtype of T-ALL/LBL which is derived from thymic cells at the early T-cell precursor (ETP) differentiation stage that have the potential to differentiate into multiple lineages, including lymphoid and myeloid. ET...
Aims: To determine the relationships between ischaemic cardiac injury (ICI) evidenced by ischaemic electrocardiogram (ECG) with raised cardiac troponin T (cTnT), pain intensity and frequency in children with sickle cell anaemia (SCA). Study Design: Case-control. Place and Duratio...
Coexistence of B-cell Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-CLL) and Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS) is rare condition(1). A 76-year-old female patient presented with pruritic and hyperemic rashes in her whole body, was diagnosed with MDS concurrent with B-CLL as a result of determined...
Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate gene frequencies of human platelet alloantigens among major ethnic groups in Rivers-State, Nigeria. Study Design: A cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Rivers State University Medical Centre, Port Harcourt, Safety Molecul...
Aims: Inflammatory, immunological, oxidative stress status and antioxidant homeostasis in HIV-Infection and ageing were studied to determine if their relationships were logistic in humans. Study Design: The effect of HIV disease/antiretroviral therapy on Inflammatory, immunologic...