Background: Patient-tested and -friendly information leaflets provide sufficient, accurate, and pertinent information about prescribed and over-the-counter medications to health consumers for their safety, enhanced satisfaction, improved outcomes and no medication errors across t...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41493
Typhoid fever is an essential communicable disease that is endemic in developing countries characterised by poor water supply, sanitary conditions and increasing population. Vaccination with the Salmonella typhi (ST) vaccine is an effective control measure. The two currently lice...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/41329
Objective: To investigate the hypoglycemic activity of both ethanol extract Strophanthus hispidus root (EESHR) and chloroform extract Strophanthus hispidus root (CESHR) respectively. Methods: Both ethanol extract Strophanthus. hispidus root and chloroform extract Strophanthus. hi...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40393
Objectives: Studies have shown that both physical exercise and singing have beneficial medical effects on the cardiopulmonary functions of humans in health and disease conditions, but it is not yet known whether physical exercise or singing is more effective in producing these be...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40220
Aims: Currently there is enormous demand for skin-lightening agents, creating a quest for identification of new substances. Tyrosinase has become the main drug target for reducing skin pigmentation. The objective of this study was to detect tyrosinase inhibitory effects of eight...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40775
Quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) models were combined with density functional computations and used to predict anti-fungi activities in a series of coumarin derivatives. Essential descriptors employed in this study were chosen based on the use of the Genetic Fu...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/22801
Aim: The aim of this study was to implement an in silico bioinformatics analysis for clinically observed missense variants in human DPYD gene to investigate the effect these variants on Dihydropyrimidine dehydrogenase enzyme 's structure and function. Methods: The human DPYD gene...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40300
Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the effect of captopril on serum liver enzymes (AST, ALT, and ALP), total serum protein and kidney function parameters such as electrolytes (HCO3-, Cl-, Na+, and K+), urea and creatinine in Plasmodium berghei-infected mice. Methodol...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40599
Background: The increase in consumption of industrial processed food, economic instability consequent to global economic recession; job losses; increase incidence of diabetes and chronic kidney disease; increase steroids use; dyslipidemia; and obesity has been implicated in the g...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40194
Aims: To determine the influence of Aegopodium podagraria L. aerial part extract on the function of the kidney and the metabolic processes in rats receiving hydrochlorothiazide (HCTZ, 80 mg/kg). Study Design: The rats were randomly distributed to five groups: Group I: int...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40313
Aims: To determine the phytochemical constituents and antibacterial potential of Cynodon dactylon leaf extracts against Escherichia coli. Study Design: Experimental short-term prospective study. Place and Duration of Study: The study was conducted in Kampala International Univers...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/39990
Aims: The aim of this study was to find out the cytotoxicity and antibacterial activity of the methanolic extract of leaf of Antidesma bunius (Family Euphorbiaceae). Place and Duration of Study: The study was carried out in August 2017 in the Department of Pharmacy, Southeast Uni...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/40004
Background: Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in Nigeria accounting for a significant proportion of household expenditure in treatment and prophylaxis. Nigeria account for 25% of global clinical cases and mortality and also has the highest malaria burden in su...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/31413
Aims: Malaria parasites are expected to impact the white blood cell differential of malaria patients, but reports on changes in white blood cell differentials of malaria patients are not well documented, hence this study was undertaken to determine changes in white blood cell dif...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/38784
Introduction: Blockade of renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) has been shown to be beneficial in patients with hypertension, acute myocardial infarction, chronic heart failure and diabetic renal disease. However, RAAS inhibitors and diuretic therapy are associated with so...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2018/39209