Background: Self-medication or self-care is regarded as an unhealthy practice. However, it is widely accepted and practiced in the low and middle-income countries (LMICs) due to scarcity of health resources. Objectives: To assess the prevalence and practice of self-medication amo...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i3-430138
Pelviureteric junction obstruction (PUJO) is the condition where flow of urine from the renal pelvis to the ureter is hindered due to various intrinsic or extrinsic causes. Lower pole renal vessels are mostly associated with this condition. Unlike our case, there have been report...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i3-430137
Background and Objective: Monosodium glutamate (MSG) is identified as an Accent that is used in the food industry as a flavour enhancer with an umami taste that intensifies the meaty, savoury flavour of food. The present study aimed at evaluating the protective and ameliorative r...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i3-430136
Aim: To evaluate the effects of Pleurotus ostreatus on the lipid profile and atherogenic indices in Hyperlipidemic rats. Study Design, Place and Duration of Study: This case-control study was done for 60 days between March and April, 2017 at the department of Medical Laboratory S...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i3-430135
Background : Nowadays with the appearance of diseases such as cancer, atherosclerosis, free radicals are often singled out. What motivates scientific research in natural antioxidants. Aim/Objective : The aim of this study was to determine the antioxidant activity of the stalks an...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i1-230134
Background: Many nations collect data on adverse events (AEs) associated with the use of drugs using what is generally referred to as the Spontaneous Reporting System (SRS) [1,2,3]. Analysis of such data is important in discovering hitherto unknown problems associated with drug u...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i1-230133
Traditional medicine, though an old practice in disease prophylaxis and therapy, is still widely employed globally to treat various human ailments. In this study conducted at the Department of Microbiology, University of Nigeria between October 2018 and January 2019, methanolic a...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i1-230132
Background: Appreciable number of medicinal plants are used for the treatment of diabetes in Nigeria. Aim of the Study: The present study aimed to investigate the antidiabetic activity of Zingiber officinale extracts and its potential mechanisms in streptozotocin-induced diabetic...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i1-230131
HIV / AIDS infection is characterized by the reduction of the body's defenses favoring the occurrence "opportunistic" infections, as bronchitis, mycoses and tuberculosis etc. Thus, to fight against this virus, antiretrovirals are used. The Ziguinchor district (Senegal) has a high...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v8i1-230130
Consumption of foods, water, vegetables, fruits, undercooked/ground/raw meat, unpasteurized milk or milk products contaminated with the bacterium strain Escherichia coli 0157:H7 has become a serious public health concern. This strain naturally inhabits the digestive tract of heal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i430129
Aims: Depression is a mental health issue that starts most often in early adulthood and it is a common and recurrent disorder causing significant morbidity and mortality worldwide. Amitriptyline is a tricyclic antidepressant that is known to inhibit the presynaptic reuptake of se...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i430128
Carica papaya Linn. (Family: Caricaceae) is a perennial, herbaceous plant used traditionally among the Yoruba tribe of Nigeria for the treatment of various human and veterinary diseases including malaria, hypertension, diabetes mellitus, hypercholesterolemia, Jaundice, intestinal...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i430127
Background and Objective: Large amounts of antibiotics consumed by the human population have resulted in the culmination of pathogenic bacteria resistant to multiple drugs. The resistance profile of pathogens differ from one geographical location to another and keeps on changing...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i430125
Aims: Etoposide (Vepesid) is chemotherapeutic drugs that inhibit topoisomerase II activity and long been used for treatment of human malignancies, where it is a semi-synthetic compound derived from the plant Podophyllum peltatum. The current study was designed to investigate the...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i430126
Curry (Muraya koenigii) leaf is an essential leafy spice used widely in cuisine for its distinct flavor and for other medicinal purposes: Analgesic, antidysenteric, antioxidant and in regulating fertility. The Morris water maze was used to study the effects of aqueous extracts of...
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Research Article10.9734/ajrimps/2019/v7i330124