Teddy Habiragi Matega, Mike-Antoine Alongo Maindo, Amos Sivulyamwenge Kaghoma, Jean-Didier Nguma Bosenge, Noël Otuli Labama, Antoine O’yandjo Modia, Jean-Jeannot Syhalikyolo Juakali, Pascal Okenge Manga & Gédéon Bosunga Katenga·Asian Journal of Medicine and Health·2025
Background: Labor induction is one of the most common practices in obstetrics in developed countries. But, in developing countries, its prevalence is low. This study seeks to compare the efficacy and safety of oral versus vaginal Misoprostol in an area with limited resource. Pati...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2025/v23i11168
Background/Objective: The approval of burosumab for the treatment of X-linked hypophosphatemia (XLH) in adults and children is a significant milestone. Nevertheless, there is a scarcity of data regarding its safety and efficacy in adolescents. The primary objective of this resear...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i12965
Background: Nasal irrigation (also known as nasal douche, wash or lavage) is a procedure that rinses the nasal cavity with water or isotonic or hypertonic saline solutions. Nasal irrigation with saline (salt water) is common in modern and traditional therapy regimes. Delivered by...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2023/v21i7830
Introduction: Enoxaparin is a complex and biologically derived low-molecular-weight Heparin which is approved for a variety of clinical indications associated with thromboembolic events such as Deep Vein Thrombosis and Venous Thromboembolism. During COVID-19 it was frequently use...
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Research Article10.9734/ajmah/2022/v20i11752
Background: Diclofenac sodium is a non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) that is widely used therapeutically for its analgesic and anti-inflammatory properties in the treatment of knee osteoarthritis (KOA) but no scientific study has been carried out at Nnewi...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2018/40535
The antimicrobial activity of three commonly used disinfectant brands D, R and P against Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus, Candida albicans and Pseudomonas aeruginosa were investigated. Their efficacies were determined using the In-use test and capacity test (Kelsey-Sykes)...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2017/34543
The term “probiotic” etymologically appears to be composed of the Latin preposition pro, meaning “for” or “in support”, and the Greek adjective “biotic” from the noun bios meaning “life”, together these two words gave the meaning ‘for life’ or ‘in support of life’. Commercially a...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29244
Aims: To audit the spinal anaesthesia practice among physician anaesthetists and to determine the lowest effective volume of hyperbaric bupivacaine that could minimise the incidence of spinal anaesthesia induced hypotension during caesarean section. Study Design: It was a prospec...
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Research Article10.9734/AJMAH/2016/29234
This study investigated the efficacy of cashew nutshell extract against termite attack on Triplochiton scleroxylon wood in other to add to the quest for readily available and cost-effective pest control materials, specifically on termite attack on wood. The study was carried out...
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Research Article10.9734/ARRB/2016/26066