Background: Migraines are extremely incapacitating headaches. Cupping therapy is a successful treatment that lessens the severity of headaches and migraines. The study aims to determine the level of scientific support for cupping therapy as a treatment for migraines. Methods: Pub...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i4645
Background: Pentazocine addiction in Nigeria has emerged as a health issue among young people dealing with various types of pain, despite the drug's widespread use among sickle-cell sufferers. Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the toxicological effects of pentazocine on the...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i4644
Background: The 2014-16 Ebola virus disease epidemic negatively influenced the lives of survivors, thus necessitating further evaluation of their mental health. Community lockdowns during the EVD epidemic caused feelings like fear, anxiety, worry, and dark memories of events. Obj...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i4643
Background: The psychosocial impact of infectious diseases outbreaks such as the 2014-16 Ebola Virus Disease epidemic and the 2019-23 COVID-19 pandemic, and people’s survival required strict infection prevention and control interventions which disrupted their lifestyles, causing...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i3640
Background: The COVID-19 pandemic and the infection prevention measures disrupted socio-economic activities, which negatively impacted the physical and mental health of individuals. These impacts caused anxiety, stress, depression and nightmares, which were indicative of psychoso...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i4641
Aims: Diabetes is global public health concerns, imposing a heavy global burden on public health as well as socio-economic development. This study investigated the antidiabetic, antidyslipidemic and hepatoprotective effects of the aqueous leaves extract of Tamarindus indica. Meth...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i4642
Sample size calculation is an important part of any medical research. The statistical analysis will provide valid inference only when the sample size is adequate enough to answer the research question. A small sample size may produce inconclusive results and too large sample size...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i3639
The practice of utilizing herbs and herbal remedies to prevent, treat, or cure diseases, as well as to maintain and promote maximum health, is known as herbalism. In certain areas, people may confuse herbal medicine with treatments. Among the leading causes of mortality globally,...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i3638
The economic and psychosocial impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic severely affected the mental wellbeing and satisfaction with life of the 2014-16 Ebola Virus Disease survivors who are living in Victoria-Australia. The pandemic caused job losses and reduced income which according to...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i3637
Introduction: The ongoing research has been on the impact of COVID-19 pandemic, from the lens of West African migrants in Australia who witnessed a prior Ebola virus disease (EVD) epidemic. The study has been based on seven questions (7-RQ) that were separately discussed, and the...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2025/v26i3636