Asian Journal of Medicine and Health (ISSN: 2456-8414) aims to publish high quality papers in the areas of Medicine and Health Science. By not excluding papers based on novelty, this journal facilitates the research and wishes to publish papers as long as they are technically correct and scientifically motivated.
Schistosomiasis is one of the most important parasitic disease of man. Staphylococcus aureus has also been observed as one of the causal agents of Urinary Tracts Infectionsand can be regarded as threat. This study focuses on the prevalence of Schistosoma haematobium infection and...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35365
Aim: The study was conducted to identify and characterize antibiotic resistant bacteria isolates from in-patients at Specialist Hospital, Sokoto, Nigeria. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 245 patients with community-acquired infections, admitted into the vario...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38253
Objective: The aim of researches was comparing the effectiveness of promethazine with that of diazepam in the treatment of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo (BPPV) in the emergency department. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 100 patients with BPPV who were presen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38001
Introduction: Hartmann’s procedure is typically performed for sigmoid colon obstruction or perforation. The primary aim of this study was to compare patients who died after a Hartmann’s procedure for obstruction and perforation. The secondary aim was to collate opinions of surgeo...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38057
Introductory Concepts: Elevation of cardiac troponin I may be a marker of increased risk of cardiovascular outcomes such as left ventricular hypertrophy, congestive heart failure, ischemic heart disease and reduced survival in asymptomatic CKD patients. Aim: To measure serum card...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38087
Amali Adekwu, Francis A. Ibiam, Barnabas A. Eke, Itodo C. Elachi, Gabriel A. Ajogwu, Michael E. Efu & Temple A. Otene·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Background: Epistaxis or bleeding from the nose is a fairly common emergency presentation in otorhinolaryngological practice. The aim of this study is to describe the etiological profile and management outcome of epistaxis in Makurdi and compare our findings with those of other c...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/35142
Objective: Traditional Chinese Medicine clinics (TCM) are small, National Health Insurance and private clinics in Taiwan. Measuring patient satisfaction is very difficult due to limited resources. Therefore, helping these clinics to improve service quality and satisfaction of pro...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37403
Background: Insulin resistance is a state in which a given concentration of insulin produces biological effect less than expected. The syndrome of insulin resistance involves a broad clinical spectrum, which includes obesity, glucose intolerance, diabetes, and metabolic syndrome....
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37963
Background: Each year, 9 million patients are diagnosed as a cancer. The pain is the most common cancer-related symptom. The prevalence of severe pain at diagnosis, during-active treatment and at advanced disease stage range from to 14-100%, to 50-70% and to 60-90% respectivel...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/32593
Ayokunle S. Dada, Daisi D. Ajayi, Emmanuel E. Eyitayo, Julius G. Olaogun, Mojeed O. Rafiu & Olusegun E. Gabriel·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2017
Background: Individuals with metabolic syndrome are at increased risk of developing chronic kidney disease. Objective: There is limited information on the relationship between metabolic syndrome and CKD among Nigerian population. Data from few available studies are contradictory....
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/37606