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2018 | Advances in Biomedical Sciences | Pp. 21-29
Hypertension is one of the major public health problems affecting the whole world and has been identified as the most common communicable disease in Nigeria. Accurate measurement of blood pressure is of utmost importance for early diagnosis and management. Co...
2018 | International Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and Research | Pp. 5079-5085
The antihyperglycaemic activity of aqueous leaf extract of Newbouldia laevis (ALENL) was evaluated in rats. Twenty-five rats of both sexes (120 - 160 g) were divided into five groups (A-E) of 5 animals each. Group A (control) rats were administered 0.5 ml of...
2018 | International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences | Pp. 19-26
Several risk factors including hypertension are common complications of pregnancy with preeclampsia particularly associated with substantial risk to both the mother and fetus. This cross-sectional study involving quantitative approach was conducted in Same Di...
2018 | Journal of AIDS and HIV Research | Pp. 83-95
Hepatobiliary diseases occur commonly in patients with Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection and are now the commonest cause of death in HIV positive patients on antiretroviral therapy (ART) in western countries. The hepatobiliary manifestations of AID...
2018 | J. Biomedical Science and Engineering | Pp. 254-262
Diabetes mellitus has not ceased to be on rise in spite of the continuous research on its management. Brain dysfunction associated with Diabetes mellitus especially Type II has been the great concern. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of ins...
2018 | International Journal of Research e-ISSN: 2348-6848 | Pp. 1766-1775
The purpose of the study was to establish the relationship between access o micro credit and the growth of small and medium scale enterprises in Uganda.The study was guided by the following research objectives; to examine access to micro credit and the growth...
2018 | Journal of Advances in Medical and Pharmaceutical Sciences | Pp. 1-7
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...
2018 | International Journal of TROPICAL DISEASE & Health | Pp. 1-17
Aims: The aim of this study was to determine the Plasmodium falciparum malaria clinical and parasitological outcomes after in-vivo Artemether-Lumefantrine (AL) treatment at Bushenyi District Uganda. Study Design: This was a one-arm prospective longitudinal h...
2018 | African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines | Pp. 96-102
Background: Chronic disease conditions like cancer, diabetes, malnutrition and HIV/AIDS compromise the immune system thus necessitating immune boasting. The use of medicinal herbs in immunomodulation is now common, albeit with limited evidence regarding effic...
2018 | Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology | Pp. 1-9
Background: Malaria and helminths share the same geographical distribution in tropical Africa. Studies of the interaction of helminth and malaria co-infection in humans have been few and are mainly epidemiological, with little information on cellular immune r...