Introduction: The violent insurgency in northeast Nigeria has uprooted people from their homes and means of livelihood and has made it increasingly difficult to afford the cost of HIV/AIDS care services. Bacterial infections are the most frequently encountered opportunistic infec...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40476
, might be more potent and less likely to cause side-effects than any other known corticosteroid medication. This study investigated the possible changes in selected hemostatic parameters [clotting time, bleeding time, platelets count and fibrinogen level] in albino wistar rats,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41654
Several indigenous and forgotten plants in the southern parts of Nigeria according to folklore possess many medicinal properties. Ethanol and aqueous extracts from six (6) of such plants namely Boerhavia diffusa; Datura stramonium; Cassia occidentalis; Scoparia dulcis; Euphorbia...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/39382
Background: Epilepsy is one of the most common neurological disorders globally. The discrimination and social stigma that surround epilepsy are in many cases a greater burden than the seizures itself. Students with epilepsy often find themselves confronted with social barriers th...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/42530
Beginning with some of the earliest publications suggesting the association between bisphosphonate treatment for osteoporosis and coincident skeletal fractures, the wide range of fractured bones reported have included the metatarsals. This paper presents a survey of the medical l...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/42283
Aims: The aim of the study was to evaluate the relationship between anthropometric parameters and dental caries among young adults in Ile-Ife, Osun state, Nigeria. Study Design: This was a cross-sectional case-control study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/42186
Matrix metalloproteinases-2 belongs to gelatinase group of MMP family which are endopeptidases involved in the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins such as collagen, elastin, fibronectin or proteoglycans. MMPs play crucial functions in physiological processes such as embr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/42129
Ficus pumila Linn. has been reported to be rich in phenols, hepatoprotective and antiproliferative on leukemic cancer cells. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nephroprotective effect of hydroethanolic leaves extracts of F. pumila on gentamicin-induced kidney damage in rat...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41291
Diabetes mellitus is a global public health disorder that threatens the economies of all nations, particularly developing countries. In this study the comparative effects of the antidiabetic potentials of Glibenclamide and three well known plants used by our locals in the managem...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/28981
A prospective observational study was carried out for the period of six months in inpatient department of General Medicine ward of a tertiary care teaching hospital at Vijayanagara Institute of Medical Sciences, Ballari, Karnataka. Objective: To assess and evaluate Prescribing Pa...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41622
Background: Oil exploration activities in the Niger Delta region may increase the risk of burns, and may occasionally require admission into the Intensive Unit. The pattern of admission of patients with Burns into the Intensive Care Unit in the hospital does not appear to follow...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41743
Toxicity investigation are employed in animal models to examine the dose level for the treatment of different disease for drug efficiency while phytochemicals are naturally occurring components found in medicinal plants containing varying colour, flavor and smell which serves for...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41425
Aims: To determine the influence of molecular properties upon the effectiveness of four peptide compounds to inhibit growth of Escherichia coli and show the potential of small molecule peptide drugs. Study Design: Examine molecular properties and extent of bacterial inhibition. U...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41548
The oxidative stress has been indicated to play an important role in the development and progression of diabetic complications such as decreased vascular reactivity, hypertension….etc. Previous studies show that Hibiscus sabdariffa possesses a hypoglycemic effect and useful in s...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/37953
Introduction/ Background: Induced abortion is a major cause of maternal death and ill-health in developing countries, especially in those with restrictive abortion laws as in Nigeria. Antenatal subjects will form a window through which this aged-long procedure can be reappraised...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40680