Malaria is the greatest cause of childhood mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. The commonest presentation of uncomplicated malaria is fever. However all childhood fevers are not due to malaria. To determine what proportion of children presenting with fevers have actual malaria parasitaemia. A prospective study was on 1,096 children presenting with fever to the Rapha Specialist Children & General Clinic, Effurun, Nigeria. All these children are from birth – 18 years had their blood film (thin and thick film) done for malaria parasite identification and parasite density. The result shows that the males had 470 (76.9%) positive for malaria parasite. Conclusion: The high malaria parasitaemia clearly indicates that malaria is obviously the leading cause of childhood fever in this part of the world. It is recommended that in every rural hospitals which may not be equipped with competent laboratory facilities and personnel the empirical use of antimalarial in children presenting with fever is justified if a cause is not obvious (Ref: Blessing O Okperi, Okiroro Ighosewe. Malaria parasitaemia in children presenting with fever in Effurun, Nigeria. Medical Science, 2016, 20(78), 53-55).
Ayurveda is a several millennia old Indian medical system. Data from experimental, epidemiological and clinical studies provide compelling evidence that several ayurvedic naturoceuticals not only provide prophylactic and therapeutic activity against several diseases, but may actually improve general health and promote longevity.
CK2 is a serine/threonine-protein kinase that has been implicated in a number of cellular processes, including maintenance of cell viability, protection of cells from apoptosis, and tumorigenesis. Elevated CK2 activity has been pinned to numerous cancers where it is believed to promote oncogenesis.
Scalar waves (longitudinal waves) seem to play an important role as a carrier for biological information. Previous investigation provided evidence for the assumption that analogue information can be brought to effect in a biological target by scalar wave transport.
Inadequate blood donors and lack of voluntary blood givers in our setting may be linked to the dart of correct information on blood and its donation against popular myth and assumptions that deter people from blood donation. Aim: This study seeks to determine the awareness knowledge and attitude of newly admitted students of a state own health care training institution on blood donation.
Malaria is the greatest cause of childhood mortality in Sub-Saharan Africa. The commonest presentation of uncomplicated malaria is fever. However all childhood fevers are not due to malaria. Objective: To determine what proportion of children presenting with fevers have actual malaria parasitaemia.
This study aimed to describe the quality of prescriptions by Private Practitioners for legibility and accuracy. Materials and Methods: Three hundred prescriptions of Private Practitioners were taken for assessment of legibility and accuracy. The prescriptions were assessed by two investigators and a third adjudicated in case of disagreement. For assessment of handwriting, a scoring method was used.
A prospective study was carried out to identify the possible bacterial isolates and their antibiotic sensitivity among 100 cases of chronic tonsillitis whose age group was from 4 to 30 years, where 34% and 66% were males and females respectively. The predominant symptoms of the patients in the study were sorethroat and odynophagia where majority of the patients had chronic parenchymatous tonsillitis.
