Aims: Piper longum, a medicinal plant, grows wildly in Northeast India. In our earlier study, the chloroform extract from leaves of P. longum L. (Piperaceae) exhibited promising in vitro antidermatophytic activity. The present investigation was undertaken to isolate and identify...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31874
Aim: This study assessed the hepatoprotective potential of aqueous stem bark extract of Boswellia dalzielii on paracetamol-induced hepatotoxicity in adult rabbits. Study Design: Fifteen adult rabbits weighing between 1.4-2.0 kg were divided into five groups (I, II, III, IV and V...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31357
Background: Family medicine (FM) physicians are bound to providing healthcare services at a variety of clinical and community settings. They should be equipped to competently handle health emergencies in a multitude of professional procedures. Medical education on patients often...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/32234
Aims: To determine the molecular properties of common antihistamines and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents (NSAIDs). To identify interrelationships among these two groups of drugs utilizing pattern recognition methods and statistical analysis. Study Design: After determinati...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/32695
Aims: Oxcarbazepine (OXC) is a newer antiepileptic agent that has recently become increasingly used either as monotherapy or as an adjunct to other AEDs in adults, adolescents, and children with partial epilepsy. Our aim was to define the the potential risks of the anti-epileptic...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/32345
Aims: The present paper focuses on natural polymeric nanoparticles (NPs), described in the literature as the most effective natural polymer that have been introduced in the last decades, We have recently developed an innovative approach to this aim: a new osteotropic biomaterial...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/32428
Aim: The study was conducted to investigate the antibacterial activity of Psidium guajava and its major antibacterial constituents (Phytochemicals). Materials and Methods: The aqueous and ethanol extracts from the leaves and stem bark of the plant was tested using well diffusion...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31126
Objective: The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the CNS depressant, antidiarrheal and antipyretic activities of ethanolic leaf extract of Calophyllum inophyllum L. Methods: In the present study CNS depressant activity of C. inophyllum was carried out using hole...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/29994
This study was carried out to investigate the protective effect of oral administration of T. occidentalis against copper induced oxidative stress. Forty two adult male Wistar rats were divided equally into six groups. Group 1 were orally gavaged with standard animal feed only, gr...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31295
Aims: To evaluate the physicochemical profile of commercial batches of eCG, in order to find if differences can be related to their biological activity. Study Design: Commercial eCG was analyzed by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography (RP-HPLC) and in vivo bioass...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31956
Background: Several studies have examined various factors that affect block design test performance, yet none has examined the effect of hand dominance. Block design performance is used as a measure of visuospatial functioning. It is important, therefore, to assess whether handed...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31420
Renal disease constitute an enormous health burden globally and is associated with high morbidity and mortality. This study aims to determine the spectrum of renal diseases admitted into the medical wards of a new teaching hospital – Benue State University Teaching Hospital Makur...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31742
Background: Indiscriminate and increasing consumption of herbal medicinal products by pregnant women presents major concern due to paucity information on safety. Annona muricata also known as soursop is commonly consumed in Nigeria including by pregnant women, but information rem...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31444
Aims: To evaluate the prevalence and pattern of malnutrition among adolescents in public secondary schools in a rural community. Study Design: A school based cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of Study: Public secondary schools in Gokana Local Government Area,...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/31805
Aim: This research was conducted to study the effectiveness of reality therapy concepts on self-esteem of the elderly. Materials and Methods: The present study was semi-experimental and its design was pretest-posttest with a control group. The statistical population consisted of...
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Research Article10.9734/JAMPS/2017/28297