ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Prostate cancer is the most common neoplasia of middle aged men .Early detection is problematic due to the lack of marker that has high sensitivity and specificity. Our aim was to genetically predict the possibility of developing prostate cancer using haplotypes in exon 5 of kLk2 gene. We evaluated polymorphisms in human glandular kallikreins 2 (KLK2) genes because a protein product of this gene is known to be increased in prostate cancer. SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Blood samp...
ABSTRACT Sixty(60)patients (31 males and 29 females) with Human immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) disease attending Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital (EBSUTH) Abakaliki were used for the study. Sixty (60) age and sex matched apparently healthy individuals(34 males and 26 females) who were screened three months prior to study and then rescreened immediately the study started, served as the control group. Secretor status of the groups (test and control) were determined, using neutralization ...
ABSTRACT Anaemia is a global public health problem affecting both developing and developed countries with major consequences for human health as well as colonial and economic development. There is paucity of data on the use and type of medicinal plants that can be used to alleviate anaemia. Sequel to the fact that orthodox medicine can no longer give answers to our numerous different diseases in which anaemia is one of them. There is an increasing interest in the use of herbal products to sup...
ABSTRACT Iron deficiency is one of the most common of the nutritional deficiencies. The eventual consequence of iron deficiency is iron deficiency anemia; where the body stores of iron have been depleted and the body is unable to maintain level of hemoglobin in the blood. Blood donation leads to a substantial iron loss, as about 0.5mg iron is lost per each milliliter of blood donated. It is evident that haemoglobin level alone is inadequate for detecting blood donors with iron deficiency with...
Abstract Tinea infection is a common fungal infection that affects the superficial keratinized tissues of the body (skin, hair and nails). This study assessed tinea infections among primary school children in Aninri Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. Seven primary schools were selected for the study. Ethical approval was obtained from the Education and Health Departments of Aninri Local Government and informed consent also obtained from the parents of the pupils. A researcher-deve...
ABSTRACT The AIDS pandemic and discovery of HIV, has produced a cohort of patients that thrust immunodeficiency and its associated infections into the lime light. Some opportunistic infections are indicators of HIV infection and are termed AIDS defining illnesses by the center for disease control and prevention. This study assesses the relationship between markers of HIV disease progression (AIDS defining illnesses) and CD4 lymphocyte count. Sputum samples of 234 HIV positive patients were an...
ABSTRACT Bidens pilosa L. (Asteraceae) also known as hairy beggar ticks, common names include; ‘Ogwunma’; 'Gyeya'(Igbo, Birom, Nigeria) and is one of the medicinal plant species worldwide. Among the Birom tribes in Plateau State, Nigeria Bidens pilosa is used as vegetable to prepare the local delicacy called ghote and also the sap from crushed leaves is used to speed up clotting of blood in fresh wounds. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of aqueous extract of Bidens pilosa l...
ABSTRACT Uvaria chamae P. Beauv is known to have various medicinal and therapeutic properties. The Biochemical and toxicological effects of the leaf extract were assessed in this study using Albino wistar rats. Acute toxicity test was performed on the rats to determine the LD50.Sub acute toxicity test was also carried out by oral administration of different doses of ethanolic extract of U. chamae leaf (EEUC) on different groups of rats for thirty (30) days. Twenty (20) male albino wistar rats...
ABSTRACT Evaluation of physico-chemical substances in different water commonly used in Enugu metropolis were carried out between December, 2011 and November, 2012 to ascertain their respective concentrations. The work which is a survey study, would help to reveal the level of contamination if any, and to authenticate, if the water samples are safe for drinking purposes. The water samples consisted of bottled water, satchet water, tap water and well water. The pH, lead, zinc, copper and nitrat...
Abstract This is a case control study aimed to measure levels of, Prothombin time (PT), activated partial Thromboplastin time (APTT), platelet count in patients with homozygous sickle cell disease (HbSS), sickle cell trait (HbAS) and normal controls (HbAA). The study period from August to October 2019, in Khartoum State in the Sickle Cell Clinic of Gaffer Ibn Auf Children Specialized Hospital and Al-ribat University hospital. The study population comprises two groups of children in different ...
CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of Study 1.2 A visit to any of the busy airports in Nigeria such as Muritala Muhammed International Airport in Lagos or Akanu Ibiam International Airport in Enugu, you will notice the great outflux of Nigerians into many countries. More so Nigerians finding their way to more developed regions is becoming a function of employment-driven nature of Nigerian emigration. Also, Nigerian emigration to the West is highly selective of the educated, s...
Background: Type 2 diabetes comes with various complications and this may be compounded by morbidities of hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. Aims: This study examined the prevalence of HBV and HCV infectionst among type 2 diabetics as well as its associated factors. This randomized crossâsectional study was conducted at the Diabetic Clinic of the Central Regional Hospital, Cape Coast between December 2012 and April 2013. Subjects and Methods: A wellâstructured q...
ABSTRACTS: This paper discuss the elemental composition and concentration of Gliricidia sepium leaves by energy dispersive x-ray fluorescence. The element present are Cl, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Ni, Cu, Zn. Also discuss on Phytochemicals of the leaves wish contain alkaloids, tannins ,and saponins. The used analytical method, the experiment setup and the procedure of the sample preparation are presented. TABLE OF CONTENT Title page Certification Dedication Acknowledgment Abstract Table of...
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TABLES OF CONTENTS Title Page Certification Dedication Acknowledgement Table of contents CHAPTER ONE (1) Introduction – Chlorophyll Legumes CHAPTER TWO (2) Material and methodology of chlorophyII extraction CHAPTER THREE (3) Result of chlorophyll extraction CHAPTER FOUR (4) Discussion and Conclusion References CHAPTER ONE (1) INTRODUCTION CHLOROPHYII (also chlorophyI) is a green pigment found in cyaobacteria and the chloroplast ...