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Socio-economic and Clinical Correlates amongst Hypertensive Patients utilizing Complementary and Alternative Medicines (CAM) in A Tertiary Health Institution in Niger Delta, Nigeria.

Introduction : World over, patronage of CAM products is on the increase, even when more potent conventional therapies with less side effects are continually being researched and produced. This...

Soft Tissue Injuries Following Motorcycle Accidents in South-east Nigeria Nigerian Hospital

Background: Motorcycleaccidentshave,inrecentyears,assumedepidemicproportions.Thishas prompted increasing interests in the circumstances surrounding the accidents and the management of...

The Awareness of Cervical Cancer Prevention Strategies among Resident Doctors in Tertiary Centre in Benin City.

Introduction : Cervical cancer is a disease of public health importance, being the fourth most common cancer among women worldwideand the most common cancer among women in developing countries....

Limb amputations at a Tertiary Hospital in the Developing World: : A Look at Pattern and Indications

Objectives : To determine the pattern of amputations in a tertiary centre.  Design : Retrospective.  Setting : Orthopaedic Department of the University of Benin Teaching...

Use of Cognitive Enhancers among students of Nigerian Tertiary Institutions

Introduction : Non-medical use of pharmacological cognitive enhancers (PCE) in universities has been documented in several studies. However, there is paucity of research on this subject among...

D-Ribose-L-Cysteine Mitigates Hepato-Renal Dysfunction In A STZ + HFD Rat Model Of Diabetes.

Introduction: Diabetes mellitus is a major global health concern often associated with oxidative stress–induced organ complications, particularly in the liver and kidneys. D-ribose-L-cysteine...

Sexual and Reproductive Health: A Bird’s Eye View and The Nigerian Dimension

Role of Tympanometry in the Diagnosis of Hearing Impairment in Children with Otitis Media and Effusion

Background: To determine if Tympanometry can be used to diagnose hearing impairment in children with otitis media with effusion. Method: A six month prospective study of school...

Silent Strangulation: A Case Report of the Unseen Threat of Nuchal Cord Discovered During Caesarean Section

Background : Nuchal cord one or more loops of umbilical cord around the fetal neck is a common finding, with global incidence ranging from 3% to 38%. Although typically benign, multiple or...

Quantification of Unsafe Abortion in Nigeria and Possible Panacea

(Largely culled from an earlier publication by the author: Omo-Aghoja LO. Unsafe Abortion and miscarriages: Quantification and public health related perspectives. Port Harcourt Medical...

Genital and Chest Enteroccocal Infections Complicating Induced Abortion: : A Case Report

Several complications of induced abortion have been reported in the literature. We report a rare case of simultaneous genital and chest enterococcal infections following induced abortion,...

Evaluation Of Computational And Insecticidal Activities Of Oils From Ocimum Gratissimum And Cymbopogon Citratus Against Anopheles Gambiae Mosquito

Introduction: This study investigated the insecticidal and computational activities of essential oils from Ocimum gratissimum (OgEO), Cymbopogon citratus (CcEO), their combination (OgEO+CcEO),...

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Contraception among Abortion Seekers in Benin City

Background. In Nigeria, 12% of pregnancies end in induced abortion amounting to over 610,000 induced abortions annually, with a ratio of 25 per 1000 women of reproductive age. Majority...