Effect of a mixture of red pepper (Capsicum frutescens) and an amino-acid on gastric acid secretion.

The effects of a mixture of red pepper suspension and alpha-alanine (an amino-acid) on gastric acid secretion in 33 duodenal ulcer and 18 non-duodenal ulcer patients were studied. This mixture caused an increase of gastric acid in the two groups of patients, more so in the duodenal ulcer group (0.025 > P > 0.

Diagnosis of iron deficiency anaemia among Nigerian pregnant women by serum iron/T.I.B.C. determination.

Fifty-five patients have been investigated for anaemia in pregnancy. Using the serum iron/T.I.

Sex ratio of live births in south-western Nigeria.

Among European and North American whites, the proportion of males among live births is about 51.4%, while among negroes in the United States the figure is 50.7%.

An evaluation of skin snip techniques used in the quantitative assessment of microfilarial densities of Onchocerca volvulus.

A study was undertaken to determine whether significant variations occur in the quantitative assessment of onchocercal microfilarial densities when different methods of treating skin snips are used. The results show that teasing of the snip should be avoided because it reduces the sensitivity of the method.