Dietary Restriction (DR) otherwise known as Caloric Restriction (CR) has been generally defined as consumption of nutritious diet that is 30% to 40% less in calories compared to ad libitum diet while Environmental Enrichment (EE) is defined as a sustained and progressive increase in cognitive and sensorimotor stimuli with aggregated voluntary physi... Continue Reading
Mushroom poisoning by Chlorophyllum molybdites /Meyer:Fr (Agaricaceae) is a serious problem that has caused a lot of death due to improper identification. C. molybdites found in Zaria Nigeria was investigated to identify the morphological and microscopic features, the secondary metabolites present, the toxicxiy in rats and mice, and also to investi... Continue Reading
Acacia albida Del (Fabaceae) is one of the largest thorn trees, reaching 30m in height, with spreading branches and a rounded crown. The bark is grey and fissure when old. It belongs to the family Fabaceae. The tree has medicinal value for treatment of respiratory infections and malaria. The bark contains a lot of tannin and has been employed in in... Continue Reading
Sporadic outbreaks of fowl cholera have been experienced from time to time in Jos, Nigeria despite vaccination against the disease. This study was conducted from November, 2010 to October, 2011 to determine the phenotypic and genotypic profile of Pasteurella multocida isolated from chickens in Jos, Nigeria. A total of 400 oro-pharyngeal swabs from ... Continue Reading
Brucellosis is a zoonosis of major public health significance that occurs worldwide in both man and animals. Human brucellosis is a severe debilitating disease that requires prolonged treatment, if untreated can result in permanent disability and loss of productivity. Human brucellosis presents a great variety of clinical manifestations making ... Continue Reading
An evaluation of childhood immunization coverage was carried out in Bwari Area Council between August and September, 2000 aimed of assessing mothers knowledge, attitude to and utilization of childhood immunization services. Resources availability for immunization services delivery was also assessed. The WHO 30 by 7 cluster sampling technique was us... Continue Reading
The use of process indicators to assess availability, accessibility and utilization of emergency obstetric care servicesasa proxy for impact of standards for maternal health services was carried out in health care facilities in twolocal government areas in Kadunastate; it is an indirect measure of maternal mortality. Two local government areas were... Continue Reading
Urinary schistosomiasis though being second to malaria as the most economically devastating disease is highly neglected in Nigeria. In fact it was only in 2010 that it was introduced into the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response (IDSR). This has made the control of the disease more challenging despite its known high endemicity in the countr... Continue Reading
Aluminium is presents in many manufactured foods, medicines and is also added to drinking water for purification purposes. Aluminium exposure and neurological impairments demonstrate mixed findings. The cerebral cortex is a sheet of neural tissue that is outer-most to the cerebrum of the mammalian brain and it plays a key role in memory, attention,... Continue Reading
Water is an important ingredient for life and it is an effective vehicle for the transmission of diseases when contaminated. Therefore every responsive and responsible government of any country strive to make safe water available and accessible to its populace throughout the year. The study aimed to assess the quality of drinking water in Bosso... Continue Reading
In Nigeria, malaria accounts for 30% mortality in children <5years (U5). World Health Organisation guidelines recommend parasite-based diagnosis prior to commencement of antimalarial treatment. However, empirical treatment remains a common phenomenon at homes and in clinical settings because of presumed high malaria prevalence. This is compounded b... Continue Reading
The study was designed to determine the association between lip prints and fingerprints, the pattern of distribution of lip prints and their association with sex, ethnicity and season of birth in the study population. Eight hundred and twenty subjects (414 males and 406 females) participated in the study. The lip prints were obtained on microscopic... Continue Reading
Mercury is a widespread environmental and industrial pollutant which is used in food preservation, cosmetics, pharmaceutical companies and laboratories. The aim of the present study was to investigate the possible effects of mercury (Hg) exposure on the histomorphology of the hippocampus, cerebellar and cerebral cortices, and also to evaluate the e... Continue Reading
Lymphatic filariasis is a global Public Health problem with eighty-three countries endemic for the disease. There are approximately 1.1 billion people at risk for contracting it and 120 million people are infected world- wide. The disease is the second most common vector borne parasitic disease after malaria. It is also the second most common c... Continue Reading
In1989, World Health Assembly (WHA) resolved to eradicate poliomyelitis from the world by year 2000. By 2008 only 4 countries were still endemic for Wild Polio Virus (WPV) namely Nigeria, India, Pakistan and Afghanistan. Nigeria the only African country still endemic for polio exported WPV to neighboring countries previously declared polio free. To... Continue Reading