Malaria is a disease that kills millions of people worldwide every year and demographic studies tell us of the resilient or resistant nature of the malaria parasite to orthodox drugs. Agunmu iba is a herbal concoction made locally to cure or prevent malaria in Africa. Agunmu iba...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44452
Jéssica Aline Malanotte, Lucinéia de Fatima Chasko Ribeiro, Ana Luiza Peretti, Rose Meire Costa Brancalhão, Gladson Ricardo Flor Bertolini, Patricia Oehlmeyer Nassar & Carlos Augusto Nassar·Journal of Advances in Medicine and Medical Research·2018
Background and Objective: This paper aims at analysing the effect of the inflammatory periodontal disease condition on the peripheric nerve regeneration. Methods: Thirty-two male rats were used and divided in 4 groups: control (CG); periodontitis (PG); nerve injury (IG); periodon...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45082
Background: Lassa fever is a highly contagious viral haemorrhagic fever that was first identified in 1969 following lethal infection of a missionary in Lassa, North eastern Nigeria. Aim: The aim of the study was to carry out molecular detection and characterisation of Lassa virus...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45277
Background: Diabetic patients are prone to multiple complications such as diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). There are many risk factors associated with DFUs that could be simply prevented. Aim: Assessment of risk factors associated with Diabetic Foot Ulcers and their prevalence among...
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Aims: Myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are a group of clonal haematopoietic disorders arising from blood stem cells. Their main characteristics are a wide range of cytopenias and ineffective haematopoiesis. The purpose of this review was to summarise the current knowledge on the m...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45213
Skills in resuscitation are needed in emergency health care services. However, little is known about level of knowledge of resuscitation techniques among healthcare professional students (HCPS) in Nigeria. This study assessed knowledge, attitude and experience of cardiopulmonary...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/38166
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between blood hormonal profile and trace metal contents of blood and semen in men with infertility. Study Design: This was a case-control study conducted using 33 male participants. Cases comprised of male patients pr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44320
Current standard treatment of cancer usually involves surgical resection, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Surgical resection is aimed at eliminating the primary tumour from its anatomical site of origin, while chemotherapy and radiotherapy are meant to target metastatic tumour cel...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/37235
Background: Laparoscopy has revolutionised the gall bladder surgery since inception. There have been more than 30 different ways of performing Laparoscopic cholecystectomy mentioned in the literature. The standard 4 port Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been modified to 3 port, 2...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45376
Background: This is a narrative short review of the literature pertaining to telemedicine projects developed in the field of heart failure, with special attention to the remote monitoring project called E-care, a French telemedicine of new generation program to support patients r...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/40190
Aim: Aim of the present study was to determine the prevalence of root caries and associated risk factors among South Canara population. Place of Study: Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Deralakatte, Mangaluru...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44638
Using a recirculation procedure to perfuse anaesthetised rat jejunum, E. coli STa enterotoxin can be shown to inhibit net fluid absorption profoundly, while not causing net fluid secretion, provided fluid measurement is by mass or volume. This observation contradicts many reports...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44118
Background: Globally approximately one in five pregnancies ends in an induced abortion, and it was one of the direct cause of maternal death in the world, unsafe abortion accounts for 13% of all maternal deaths and as much as 25% in some countries and developing world. This empha...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/44664
Aim: This study is aimed at evaluating the eye care cadre utilisation and knowledge about the cadre of eye care professionals among undergraduate students of the University of Calabar, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study among Eighty- seve...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45317
Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the awareness and practices of dental waste management among dental students at College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah Saudi Arabia. Methodology: An observational analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at Coll...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMMR/2018/45240