Background: Phostoxin, an aluminium phosphide–based pesticide, is widely used as a fumigant but poses significant health risks due to its potential to cause oxidative and organ toxicity. Aim: This study conducted a comparative assessment of phostoxin-induced biochemical and histo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4423
Aims: To compare perioperative capillary blood glucose levels between non-diabetic patients receiving atracurium or rocuronium during general anaesthesia for appendectomy. Study Design: A prospective, randomised, two-group clinical study. Place and Duration of Study: The study wa...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4424
Background: The widespread consumption of sachet water in Nigeria has raised concerns about microplastic contamination and associated health risks, particularly after environmental exposure during storage. Although microplastics have been associated with oxidative stress and neur...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4422
Background: Adhesive small bowel obstruction (ASBO) is a frequent surgical emergency, and identifying patients who require early operative intervention remains challenging. Aim: This study evaluated outcomes under a structured management protocol incorporating initial severity st...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4421
Celso Eduardo Olivier, Daiana Guedes Pinto, Ana Paula Monezzi Teixeira, Cibele Silva Miguel, Nicole Sartoreto Rocha, Alessandra Vieira de Oliveira, Luciana Sacilotto Carvalho & Raquel Acácia Pereira Gonçalves Santos·Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2026
Background: Hypersensitivity has been reported in association with sorbic acid and sorbate salts in susceptible individuals. Objective: This retrospective descriptive analysis characterised the distribution of Tube Titration of Precipitins (TTP) and Leukocyte Adherence Inhibition...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4420
Background: Nigeria's national modern contraceptive prevalence rate among married women remains low, at roughly 12% to 20%, with wide sub-national variation, and a recurring explanation is that awareness of contraceptives does not reliably translate into use. This study determine...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4419
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD) remains a major clinical challenge when adequate antidepressant trials fail to achieve remission. This clinical practice perspective examines low-dose haloperidol as a potential augmentation strategy in carefully selected, treatment-refractory...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4418
Non-healing wounds impose a substantial and rising clinical and economic burden, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy remains one of the most contested adjuncts in their management. Half a century of mechanistic work has established that intermittent hyperoxia raises dissolved plasma ox...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i4417
Background: Improper storage and disposal of unused, unwanted, and expired medicines can compromise medication safety and contribute to environmental contamination. University students are an important group for promoting responsible medicine-handling practices. Objective: To ass...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3415
Background and Objective: The World Health Organization Surgical Safety Checklist (WHO SSC) reduces preventable perioperative harm when implemented with fidelity, yet knowledge may not translate into consistent use. This study compared knowledge and utilisation of the WHO SSC amo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3414
Background: Multiple acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency (MADD), also known as glutaric acidaemia type II (GA II), is a rare inherited autosomal recessive disorder involving the metabolic pathways of fatty acid and amino acid oxidation. Catastrophic metabolic crises are observed in...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3412
Scoliosis identified in later adulthood is increasingly recognised as an age-related spinal health problem, but its epidemiology remains difficult to quantify because adult scoliosis combines different aetiologies and because prevalence estimates are highly sensitive to sampling...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3413
Ezejindu Damian NNABUIHE, Joshua Izuchukwu ABUGU, Enemuo IJEOMA, Okeke Somadina Nnamdi, K. Ogbuokiri Doris, Okeke Henry Kachikwuru, Ekoh Augustine Alobu, Benedict Nzube Obinwa, Chinyere Elizabeth Eze, Nwaefulu Kester Eluemunor, Sobanke A. Omolara, Chidinma Ifeyinwa Mmaju, Okafor Anulika Jacinta, Chuka-Onwuokwu Ngozi Cynthia, Ejiogu Ikedichukwu Chibueze, Nwoko Sebastine Okechukwu, Wuraola Serah Nnaemeka, Ebi Victory Chinecherem, Agu Augustine Uchenna, Ugwu Augustus Uchenna, Nwodo Ndubuisi Francis, Elemuo Chukwuebuka Stanley, Agbai Johnson Ukwa, Muorah Chinecherem Onyekachi & Ozoemena Chiadikobi Lawrence·Asian Journal of Research in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences·2026
Methamphetamine overstimulates brain regions such as the striatum and hippocampus by increasing neurotransmitter activity, thereby causing neurotoxicity, whereas vitamin A may help protect neurons through anti-inflammatory and neuroprotective effects. This study investigated the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3410
Mistletoe is a hemiparasitic medicinal plant traditionally used for several human and animal ailments. This study evaluated the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial activity of aqueous and methanolic leaf extracts of Nigerian mistletoe parasitic on Stereospermum kunthianu...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3411
This study characterised the methanolic leaf extract of mistletoe (Viscum album) parasitic on Moringa oleifera by assessing its phytochemical constituents, trace elements, extract yield, and in vitro DPPH radical-scavenging activity. Leaves collected in Nasarawa State, Nigeria, w...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2026/v15i3409