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.
Aims: The aim of this study was to find a harmless, cost effective and easy available iron chelating agent for blood transfusion dependent thalassemia patients who developed iron overload due to repeated blood transfusions and subsequent failure of vital organs and need a concomi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/29569
Aims: The risk factors for lung cancer are multiple. Smoking, Exposure to secondhand smoke, Exposure to radon gas, Exposure to asbestos and other carcinogens, Family history of lung cancer. However, what characterizes these factors is uncertainty and vagueness. Several analytical...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/30920
In a state of affairs where the provision of care to the child birth process is not purely in the hands of educated and trained midwives, the competency in knowledge and application of midwifery tools may be inadequate and consequently affect the quality of care. One of these too...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29488
J. N. Egwurugwu, A. Nwafor, B. C. Chinko, K. C. Ugoeze, R. C. Uchefuna, M. C. Ohamaeme & M. C. Ebuenyi·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
This study assessed the effects of extracts of Anchomanes difformis on female sex hormones in albino wistar rats. Forty female albino wistar rats weighing between 150-200 g divided into five groups of eight rats each were used for the work that lasted for four weeks. Group 1, the...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30286
Sulieman M. El Sanousi, Zakia A. Osman, Abdul Asalam B. S. Mohamed, Mansoor Shueai Al Awfi, Yaser H. Babair & Maher H. Babair·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
Background: Cytomegalovirus infection is endemic worldwide. Most frequently used methods for antibodies detection in developing world are enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The polymerase chain reaction induces production of large amounts of specific deoxyribonucleic acid fragmen...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29717
Objectives: Estimating the prevalence of dental caries among preparatory school children as well as identifying the possible risk factors and determining the correlation between dental caries and total antioxidant capacity in saliva in the studied group. Background: Dental caries...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30174
Background: Tuberculosis (TB) has been known to be one of the most frequent underlying causes of wasting worldwide and this has however remained poorly studied and understood. Methods: Pattern of weight gain during tuberculosis treatment in Ekpene Obom, Nigeria was assessed betwe...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29090
Aim: Interest in phospholipase A2 has continued to rise since its biotechnological potentials and involvement in the pathogenicity of Trypanosoma species were recognized, therefore this study was designed to investigate the vaccine potential of Trypanosoma brucei PLA2 gene contai...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30065
B. O. Ogbonna, L. N. Ezenekwe, S. U. Uzodinma, C. P. Isidienu, C. E. Ejim, I. K. Asogwa, I. G. Ohiaeri & O. L. Okwuosa·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2016
The immediate and remote consequences of morbidity and mortality associated with occupational health are alarming. It underscores the need to put measures in place to protect employees who are the most vulnerable. This study examined the existing occupational health regulations i...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29540
This study describes the preliminary phytochemical and pharmacological investigations on Ixora cuneifolia, which is an unexplored medicinal plant belonging to the family of Rubiaceae, widely distributed in hilly forests of Bangladesh. The present study protocol was undertaken to...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/30130