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2022 | Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pp. 18-23,
To determine the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and iron status of volleyball players in Madonna University, Elele, Rivers State, Nigeria. A total number of 80 subjects were recruited for the study, comprising of 40 subjects before playing volleyball (20 male...
2022 | Asian Journal of Medicine and Health | Pp. 147-152,
Sports is known to increase inflammation which may in turn affect the levels of interleukin 6 and iron in the players such as in volleyball. The study was done to determine the levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and iron levels of volleyball players based on heig...
2022 | Scholars Journal of Applied Medical Sciences | Pp. 1620-1627
Background: The increasing prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection globally has become a huge concern. This organism is a gram-negative bacterium that infects the lining of the stomach, causing peptic ulcer disease as well as gastric cancer. Approximately...
2022 | International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology | Pp. 161-166,
Background: High malaria burden has led to the increase use of insecticides in the tropics and subtropics. This study thus aimed at assessing the effect of insecticides inhalation on haemorrheological parameters using experimental animal model.Materials and M...
2022 | Elsevier Ltd on behalf of The Healthcare Infection Society | Pp. 1-7
Background: In low resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa healthcare workers (HCW) have a high risk of contracting hepatitis B infection. Vaccination of HCWs is to protect them from acquisition of hepatitis B from patients. Objective: To evaluate the hepatit...
2022 | African Journal of Cellular Pathology | Pp. 1-8
Mercury (Hg) is a poisonous substance associated with diseases, such as ataxia and Joubert syndrome. Therefore, it is important to find a way to disrupt the process of Hg poisoning in the cerebellum, by exploring the medicinal value of local herb such as Gali...
2022 | International Journal of Research and Reports in Gynaecology | Pp. 98-105
Chlamydia trachomatis also known as the “Silent Epidemic” is a major threat to the reproductive health of women in Africa. This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis based on clinical symptoms and clinical history among wo...
2022 | Indian Journal of Natural Sciences | Pp. 49232
Naringin is an important citrus flavonoid. It is now well known for its various biological activities and also for its immense therapeutic potential. Naringin have anti-proliferative, anti-inflammatory and antioxidant potential along with other properties. Na...
2022 | Environment and Ecology | Pp. 2476-2481
Most of the studies involved euthanasia of chicks to investigate their intestinal microbial composition as traditional methods. But nowadays, alternative non-invasive sampling methodologies are opted to come over sacrificing the latter. Therefore, in the pres...
2022 | South Asian Journal of Research in Microbiology | Pp. 27-31
Chlamydia trachomatis also known as the “Silent Epidemic” is a major threat to the reproductive health of women. This study was aimed at determining the seroprevalence of Chlamydia trachomatis based one demographic factors among women attending clinics in Zar...