Background: Cupping therapy is used in athletic settings, although its reported popularity is more readily documented than evidence of its comparative efficacy. Suction-based procedures differ in their invasiveness, and evidence from patients with chronic pain cannot be assumed t...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i11789
Co-codamol combines paracetamol (acetaminophen) and codeine, but the multisystem effects of repeated exposure to the combined formulation remain insufficiently characterised. This study evaluated the effects of repeated oral co-codamol administration on haematological, hepatic, r...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i11785
Magnetotherapy is an umbrella term applied to interventions that differ substantially in physical exposure, biological plausibility, and intended clinical effect. Static permanent magnets generate time-invariant fields, pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) devices generate time-va...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10783
Background: Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) can impair physical, emotional, academic, and social functioning. Evidence on time-restricted eating (TRE) for PMS remains limited. Methods: This parallel-group randomised controlled trial enrolled 60 female medical students aged 18-28 year...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10784
Tuberculosis remains difficult to treat not only because Mycobacterium tuberculosis can acquire antimicrobial resistance, but because the bacillus occupies heterogeneous extracellular and intracellular niches in lungs and other tissues, including macrophages and pathologically di...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10782
Background. A warm foot bath (WFB) has been used as a supportive hydrotherapeutic measure for febrile patients, but its clinical evidence base is heterogeneous and largely derived from small nursing studies. This narrative review critically evaluates the available human evidence...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10781
Oxidative stress can alter lipid metabolism and promote changes in circulating lipoproteins that may increase atherogenic risk. Isoniazid, although an essential first-line antituberculosis agent, has been associated experimentally with oxidative stress and disturbances in lipid h...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10779
Enteric fever caused by Salmonella paratyphi is endemic in tropical areas and is a public health concern. This is due in part to the widespread use of antibiotics in the community, often without a prescription or without proper supervision. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluat...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i10780
Preparations of the calyces of Hibiscus sabdariffa L. are consumed widely as beverages and are marketed increasingly as supplements for cardiometabolic risk reduction. Interest in their glycaemic actions has grown because the plant is inexpensive, culturally familiar across tropi...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9777
Background: Personal hygiene is an important component of disease prevention and health promotion, particularly among adolescents. However, students’ hygiene practices may be influenced by their level of knowledge, family support, access to hygiene materials, health education, an...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9778
Background: Extracorporeal blood oxygenation and ozonation (EBOO) is an extracorporeal procedure involving oxygen-ozone exposure and blood filtration. Clinical evidence remains limited, and EBOO is investigational in many settings. Objective: To describe paired laboratory changes...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9776
Background: Chronic kidney disease patients receiving maintenance haemodialysis depend on reliable vascular access; however, arteriovenous fistula (AVF) malfunction remains an important clinical problem. Aims: This study aimed to evaluate the association of the neutrophil-to-lymp...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9775
Background: Hyperthyroidism is a prevalent thyroid condition characterised by excess thyroid hormone production. Low or suppressed thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH), combined with elevated triiodothyronine (T3) and thyroxine (T4), is characteristic of overt hyperthyroidism. This...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9774
Massage is among the oldest and most widely recognised components of naturopathic physical medicine, yet its position within the discipline has become unsettled. Naturopathic philosophy justifies manual therapy through claims about circulation, elimination, nervous regulation and...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i9773
Deliberate exposure of the skin to solar radiation for therapeutic purposes has been practised for more than a century and remains embedded in naturopathic care as an expression of the doctrine that healing is assisted by ordered contact with natural agents. The practice now sits...
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Research Article10.9734/jocamr/2026/v27i8772