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2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 134-139
Microplastics-plastic particles smaller than 5 mm, have emerged as pervasive environmental contaminants detected in air, water, food, and consumer products. Human exposure occurs through ingestion, inhalation, and dermal contact, leading to measurable micropl...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 9-14
Heavy metal toxicity remains a critical public health concern due to the widespread presence of metals such as lead, mercury, cadmium, and arsenic in the environment. These metals, even at low concentrations, can exert detrimental effects on biological system...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 113-117
Cancer genomics has improved cancer classification, risk assessment, and treatment selection, yet East African populations remain poorly represented in sequencing research and biomarker development. Studies across Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Rwanda, Ethiopia, an...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 73-77
Maternal mortality remains disproportionately high across West Africa, reflecting a convergence of clinical risk (hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, HDP), delayed recognition of danger signs, and health-system constraints. Hypertension in pregnancy, chronic...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 108-112
Anemia is a major clinical concern in Uganda, affecting children, pregnant and postpartum women, people living with HIV, surgical patients, and adults with infectious or chronic illnesses. Hospitals are ideal screening sites because they serve high-risk popul...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 93-97
Nigeria can accelerate reductions in diarrheal morbidity and deaths by combining high-coverage clinical case management with durable, risk-targeted public health action. At facility and community levels, rapid dehydration assessment, routine oral rehydration...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 103-107
Arthritis includes degenerative, inflammatory, crystal-related and infectious joint diseases that cause pain, disability, income loss and reduced social participation. In West Africa, rheumatology and rehabilitation services are concentrated in cities, leavin...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 88-92
Nigeria’s rapid adoption of AI across fintech, telecoms, health, and public services promise faster delivery, wider inclusion, and operational efficiency. Yet the same surge magnifies real-world harms when data practices, model governance, and security contro...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 83-87
Anemia remains a major public health problem in Nigeria, disproportionately affecting women of reproductive age, pregnant women, infants, and young children. Iron supplementation is a cornerstone intervention for prevention and treatment of iron deficiency an...
2026 | IDOSR JOURNAL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY | Pp. 68-72
Steroid dependency, most commonly involving long-term systemic glucocorticoids, sits at a difficult intersection of symptom relief, physiologic adaptation (HPA-axis suppression), psychological reliance, and iatrogenic harm. Clinicians routinely face ethically...