Cardiovascular

Impact of Processing and Extraction Methods on the Phytochemical Composition of Garcinia Kola Stem Bark and Stone Breaker Leaves

Babawande A. Origbemisoye, Sunday A. Malomo & Beatrice O. Ifesan · Asian Food Science Journal · 2025

This study investigates the effects of three processing methods; blanching, drying, and fermentation on the phytochemical properties of Garcinia kola stem bark and stone breaker leaves, both of which are traditionally used in medicine. The primary aim was to evaluate how these pr...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/afsj/2025/v24i1763

Prevalence and Cardiovascular Risk Factors Associated with Obesity/ Overweight in Adult Patients Living with HIV/AIDS: Case of the Makokou Outpatient Treatment Center, Ogooué-Ivindo, North-Eastern Gabon

Armel Obiandong Eyivono & Thiéry Ndong Mba · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2022

Background: Designed to fight HIV/AIDS, antiretroviral drugs (ARVs) may be responsible for certain cardiometabolic abnormalities in people living with HIV (PLWHIV). To this end, the present study evaluates the prevalence and impact of obesity/overweight on the development of card...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i12766

Impact of Chronic Periodontitis on Systemic Conditions: A Review

R. Saranyan, B. Manovijay, K. Priya, D. Jayachandran, Balaji Babu & C. Sajini Raj · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2017

The oral cavity might well be thought of as the window of the human body due to the extent of the inflammatory burden caused by periodontal disease. This can influence systemic diseases with a similar inflammatory pathology and vice versa, raising the relevance regarding periodon...

Open access Research Article 10.9734/AJMAH/2017/38511