Background: Epilepsy is a common neurologic condition affecting 0.5-1% of the population. Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are a major health problem to the individual as well as for the society. There is insufficient awareness and inadequate training on drug safety monitoring amon...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/35337
In this 21st century, several factors have informed the increasing need of end-of-life care globally. Notable amongst them are the global changes in both demographic and disease pattern; factors that have led to increasing number of chronic illnesses. Individuals suffering from c...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34876
Background: Iron overload is a major complication in patients with thalassemia, however, development of iron-chelating therapy has partly overcome this problem. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of iron chelator drugs on testicular volume, semen paramet...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33728
Objective: Gongronema latifolium (GL) is a bitter tasting leaf used in Nigeria as spice in food, and as herb for the treatment of diabetes, malaria and cardiovascular disease. Research work on the anti-diabetic activities of the whole leaf extract has been carried out, but none o...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34310
The therapeutically performance of the pharmaceuticals must be constant and expectable. In order to claim a pharmaceutical to be a quality drug, it must fulfill certain standards and specifications. The quality of pharmaceuticals is strongly related to the patient’s well-being....
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33924
Gossypium hirsutum belongs to the family Malvaceae and genus Gossypium, the name of the genus is derived from the Arabic word goz, which refers to a soft substance. This plant occupies a very important position in traditional medicine because of its ethnomedicinal value. The aim...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34530
Background: Given the escalating morbidity and mortality recorded annually due to meningitis outbreak in Nigeria, it is fast becoming a disease of public health concern. Objectives: This study described and discussed preventive strategies based on the disease pattern to generate...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34507
Background and Aim: Cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is a useful tool for establishment of baseline fitness status and monitoring of physical activity level. Therefore, it may by extension serve as health risk index. However, studies that have determined the correlation between an...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33677
Background: Road Traffic Crashes are indeed major contributor of disability and death globally. Accurate and reliable data on actual number of victims of road traffic crashes in various countries is required to understand the burden of road traffic crashes and to implement interv...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34331
The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of curcumin on blood glucose level and neurobehavioral response in Alloxan-induced diabetic Swiss Albino mice. The animals were divided into five (5) groups of four each (n=4). Group I served as control and received distilled water...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34323
Dacryodes edulis is used for the treatment of several ailments such as malaria, oral and ear infection. This study was designed to determine the antibacterial and antioxidant potentials of Dacryodes edulis methanolic leaf extract as well as its rate of killing on some selected...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33831
Aim: To evaluate the effects of graded doses of ethanolic stem bark extract of Picralima nitida on haematological profile, some serum reproductive hormones, sperm reserves and testicular histomorphology of male albino rats. Study Design: Thirty male albino rats, weighing between...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34359
Aims: To evaluate nitrate reductase assay for detection of multi-drug resistant Mycobacterium tuberculosis among patients at National Tuberculosis Reference Laboratory Zaria Nigeria. Study Design: Hospital based cross sectional study Place and Duration of Study: National Tubercul...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33705
Aims: To study the changes in protein content and protein patterns in platelet activated epithelial-mesenchymal transition of cultured colon cancer cells. Place and Duration of Study: UT McGovern Medical School, Houston, Texas, USA. Between May, 2015 and May, 2017. Methodology: M...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/34071
Aims: There is an ever growing interest in investigating different groups of plants to identify their potential therapeutic applications. This is due to a tremendous historical legacy in folk medicine use of plants as remedy for treating diseases. Vernonia amygdalina have been sh...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/33837