Methanolic Extract of Ricinus Communis ameliorated cardiovascular dysfunction in dichlorvos-exposed rats.

 Cardiovascular diseases are the leading causes of death globally resulting in 17-19 million death every year. The search for an effective medicine to manage cardiovascular disorder without any side effect has led to the use of traditional based medicine. 75% of the world's population has been reported to depend on traditional medicine as their basic form of health care and this has resulted to the use of herbal medicine in the treatment and management of metabolic diseases.

STAGED VERSUS SIMULTANEOUS APPROACH IN COMPLEX BILATERAL TOTAL KNEE REPLACEMENT: EXPERIENCE FROM TERTIARY INSTITUTION IN NIGERIA.

Background: Bilateral end-stage knee osteoarthritis is a common presentation. The decision facing both patient and surgeon is whether to undertake the replacement of both knees in one sitting i.e.

Hepatoprotective and Renoprotective effect of Moringa oleifera Seed Oil on Dichlorvos-induced Toxicity in Male Wistar rats.

The liver and the kidney are one of the vital organs of body. Drug-induced toxicity is one of the most common problems encountered by these organs. The search for an effective medicine to treat this toxicity without any side effects has led to the use of traditional-based medicine.

The experience of women following caesarean section in a tertiary hospital in SouthEast Nigeria.

Objective: To explore maternal experience following caesarean section.

Methods: The study was a cross-sectional prospective study involving 250 women.

Results: The mean age of the study population was 27.

Long-term continuity care: unanticipated consequences, viable solutions.

To many researchers, long-term continuity care seems a given. Behind their confidence, however, lie issues of concern. This article addresses the unanticipated consequences of long-term continuity care.

Reducing excess readmission 101: evidence-driven strategies and facility-specific initiatives.

Healthcare cost-reduction strategies are continuously being researched and implemented by healthcare institutions, public and private healthcare payer organizations, and healthcare oversight and research institutions. Reducing hospital readmissions is an appealing and viable intervention. This article differentiates avoidable from unavoidable (excess) readmissions and explains two metrics: Excess Readmission (XR RA) and Payments for Excess Readmission Ratios used by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to quantify and trend excess readmissions and impact of associated penalties.

Continuity care diagnostic fatigue: an unintended consequence of long-term continuity care.

The authors propose a new concept, continuity care diagnostic fatigue (CCDF), to describe the longitudinal decrease in the effectiveness of continuity care providers to identify and diagnose subtle disease manifestations in their continuity care patients. The paper attempts to characterize CCDF, shedding light on risks and protective factors and proposing viable solutions. We recommend research to fully characterize CCDF, test related hypotheses, and precisely discern its clinical impact.

Effect of intercropping Panicum maximum var. Ntchisi and Lablab purpureus on the growth, herbage yield and chemical composition of Panicum maximum var. Ntchisi at different harvesting times.

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of intercropping Panicum maximum var. Ntchisi and Lablab purpureus on the growth, herbage yield and chemical composition of P. maximum var.

Examining the impact of obesity on individuals with chronic fatigue syndrome.

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) is a complex disorder affecting multiple body systems. The most commonly used definition of CFS is 6 or more months of fatigue and the presence of at least four of eight minor symptoms. In addition, many health and psychological conditions, including severe obesity-body mass index (BMI) of 40 kg/m(2) or greater-exclude individuals from a diagnosis of CFS.

Intermittent preventive treatment during pregnancy with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine may promote Plasmodium falciparum gametocytogenesis.

Objectives: To determine the incidence of gametocytes and the propensity of sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine to promote gametocytogenesis when used as intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy.

Subjects And Methods: This observational non-interventional study assessed the influence of intermittent preventive treatment with sulphadoxine-pyrimethamine on Plasmodium falciparum gametocytaemia among Nigerian pregnant women. A total of 306 pregnant women were enrolled in the study.

The 2007 ABJS Marshall Urist Award: The impact of direct-to-consumer advertising in orthopaedics.

Direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA) has become an influential factor in healthcare delivery in the United States. We evaluated the influence of DTCA on surgeon and patient opinions and behavior in orthopaedics by surveying orthopaedic surgeons who perform hip and knee arthroplasties and patients who were scheduled to have hip or knee arthro-plasty. Respondents were asked for their opinions of and experiences with DTCA, including the influence of DTCA on surgeon and patient decision making.

Direct to consumer advertising in healthcare: history, benefits, and concerns.

Physicians, health plans, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers have all recognized the benefits of marketing their products and services directly to the end user. As a result, there has been tremendous growth of direct-to-consumer advertising (DTCA), illustrated by the increase in spending on DTCA related to prescription drugs from an estimated $55 million in 1991 to $3.2 billion in 2003.

Concurrent use of multiple antenatal care providers by women utilising free antenatal care at Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki.

Observation has revealed that women who book at Ebonyi State University Teaching Hospital, Abakaliki, concurrently use multiple antenatal care givers (formal and non-formal). This study was therefore conducted to identify the other sources of antenatal care for the women and to examine them in relation to their socio-demographic characteristics. A total of 200 antenatal women chosen from two randomly selected booking clinics were interviewed using a structured questionnaire.

Sexual behaviour, perception of HIV/AIDS and condom use among commercial motorcylists in Benin City.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the perception of HIV/AIDS, condom use and the sexual behaviour of commercial motorcyclists in Benin-city, Edo State.

Design: A questionnaire based study involving consecutive 160 male commercial motorcyclists.

Setting: The study was conducted in three randomly selected major motorcycle parks in Benin-city.