Volume 5, Issue 3

• Medical Schools for Profit?

  p. 155-156

  Walsh K*

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• Clinical Evaluation of the Efficacy of Arthocare Forte, A Chondro???Protective and Anti???Arthritic Drug in the Management of Bacterial Plaque???Induced Chronic Periodontitis

  p. 157-162

  Anyanechi CE*, Chukwuneke FN and Ngim N

  Background: Arthocare forte medication is made up of different constituents and the advantages offered by this disposition have not been explored in the management of chronic periodontitis. Aim: The aim was to assess ...

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• Tsutsugamushi Disease (Scrub Typhus) Meningoencephalitis in North Eastern India: A Prospective Study

  p. 163-167

  Sharma SR*, Masaraf H, Lynrah KG and Lyngdoh M

  Background: Scrub typhus is rampant in northern, eastern, and southern India. Central nervous system involvement in the form of meningitis or meningoencephalitis is common in scrub typhus. As specific laboratory metho...

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• Clinical and Socio???demographic Profile of Women with Post???partum Psychiatric Conditions at a Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital in Southeast Nigeria between 2009 and 2011

  p. 168-172

  Ndukuba AC*, Odinka PC, Muomah RC and Nwoha SO

  Background: Pregnancy and labor in areas with high maternal morbidities as in Nigeria could be sufficiently stressful to precipitate mental disorders in women after delivery, which may be a new or a relapse of previou...

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• Antihypertensive Medications Adherence Among Nigerian Hypertensive Subjects in a Specialist Clinic Compared to a General Outpatient Clinic

  p. 173-178

  Akintunde AA* and Akintunde TS

  Background: Poor adherence to antihypertensive medications has been linked with increased cardiovascular risk and mortality in many population. Africans have been shown to have a worse prognosis from hypertension, poo...

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• An Assessment of Female Prisoners??? Perception of the Accessibility of Quality Healthcare: A Survey in the Kumasi Central Prisons, Ghana

  p. 179-184

  Sarpong AA*, Otupiri E, Yeboah-Awudzi K, Osei-Yeboah J, Berchie GO and Ephraim RKD

  Background: Accessibility of quality healthcare across the globe has generated a lot of attention among public health practitioners. Aim: This study explored the background characteristics of female prisoners and how ...

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• Effects of Prestorage Leukoreduction on the Rate of Febrile Nonhemolytic Transfusion Reactions to Red Blood Cells in a Tertiary Care Hospital

  p. 185-188

  Rajesh K*, Harsh S and Amarjit K

  Background: Febrile nonhemolytic transfusion reactions (FNHTRs) are relatively common complications associated with allogenic transfusion. White blood cells (WBCs or leukocytes) are considered to be an important cause...

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• Comparison of the Effects of Zonisamide, Ethosuximide and Pregabalin in the Chronic Constriction Injury Induced Neuropathic Pain in Rats

  p. 189-196

  Goyal S*, Singla S, Kumar D and Menaria G

  Background: Evidence has been generated that various anticonvulsant agents provide relief of several chronic pain syndromes and therefore as an alternative to opioids, nonsteroidal anti‑inflammatory, and...

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• Psychiatric Morbidity among Subjects with Leprosy and Albinism in South East Nigeria: A Comparative Study

  p. 197-204

  Attama CM*, Uwakwe R, Onyeama GM and Igwe MN

  Background: Skin, which is the largest organ in the body, carries immense psychological significance. Disfiguring skin disorders may impact negatively on the mental health of individuals. Aim: This study compared the ...

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• Oxidative Stress ???a Phenotypic Hallmark of Fanconi Anemia and Down Syndrome: The Effect of Antioxidants

  p. 205-212

  El-Bassyouni HT*, Afifi HH, Eid MM, Kamal RM, El-Gebali HH, El-Saeed GSM, Thomas MM and Abdel-Maksoud SA

  Background: Oxidative stress plays a major role in the pathogenesis of leukemia‑prone diseases such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Down syndrome (DS). Aim: To explore the oxidative stress state in children w...

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• Periodontal Condition and Treatment Needs of Some Pregnant Women in Ibadan, Nigeria

  p. 213-217

  Opeodu OI*, Dosumu EB and Arowojolu MO

  Background: Periodontal diseases had been reported to be worse in the presence of hormonal imbalance as seen during pregnancy, which if that is the case, should resolve following childbirth when the hormonal level of ...

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• Estimation of Stature from Arm Span in Medical Students of Maharashtra, India

  p. 218-221

  Supare MS, Bagul AS*, Pandit SV and Jadhav JS

  Background: Stature can be estimated from body parameters in dead and mutilated bodies using regression equation or multiplication factor. However, regression equations and multiplication factors are specific for the ...

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• Giant Mucinous Cystadenoma in Nnewi, Nigeria

  p. 222-225

  Okafor CI, Onyegbule OA*, Etigbue J, Uyoh IS and Ezenri U

  Mucinous ovarian tumors are the second commonest type of epithelial ovarian tumors. Most of these tumors are benign. Occasionally, these tumors may reach enormous dimensions without being symptomatic. We reported the ...

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• Staphylococcal Blood Stream Infections in Cancer Patients

  p. 226-227

  Ahmed NH*, Baruah FK and Grover RK

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• Predictors of Urinary Tract Infections in Nursing Students in India

  p. 228

  Ramana KV*

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