Malaria Diagnosis at the Pediatric Emergency Unit of a Teaching Hospital in Makurdi, North Central Nigeria.

Background: Globally, there were 241 million cases of malaria in 2020, with an estimated 627,000 deaths with Nigeria accounting for 27% of the global malaria cases. In sub-Saharan Africa, testing is low with only 28% of children with a fever receiving medical advice or a rapid diagnostic test in 2021. In Nigeria, there are documented reports of over-diagnosis and over-treatment of malaria in children.

Day Case Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Surgery - A Study of Early Treatment Outcomes in a Regional Orthopaedic Centre.

Background: Day-case anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction has the potential benefit of reduced hospital stay and reduced cost of care. The goal of this preliminary report was to compare the outcome of day-case arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction with those of in-patient care in terms of pain control and short-term functional outcome.

Materials And Methods: This was a prospective comparative study involving patients who had anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction performed in our unit between January 2019 to July 2021 for isolated anterior cruciate ligament rupture.

Dialectic narratives, hostile actors, and Earth's resources in Saskatchewan, Canada.

Unlabelled: This paper uses networks of action situations (NAS) together with actor network theory (ANT) to identify the decisions that were made in Saskatchewan regarding power production and explore what future choices are available in the context of climate change. A theoretical and methodological contribution to NAS literature is made with focus on interconnected human and non-human objects (carbon, hydro, and uranium) or 'actants' and the development of discourses supporting or opposing their development. Actants provide the nodes of focus, while discourses explain the development of actants and their links.

Effects of honey supplementation on renal dysfunction and metabolic acidosis in rats with high-fat diet-induced chronic kidney disease.

Background Metabolic diseases are associated with impaired renal function which accelerates chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of 16-week honey supplementation on renal function, metabolic acidosis and renal abnormalities in Wistar rats fed a high-fat diet (HFD). Methods Wistar rats were fed a HFD and sucrose (30%) solution and randomly grouped and treated.

Effects of Honey on Postprandial Hyperlipidemia and Oxidative Stress in Wistar Rats: Role of HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibition and Antioxidant Effect.

Postprandial hyperlipidemia is associated with oxidative stress and is an important risk factor for atherosclerosisand cardiovascular disease. The aims of this study were to investigate the antihyperlipidemic effect of honey administered 5or 60 minutes before a high-fat diet (HFD), to explore the role of 3-hydroxy-3-methyl-glutaryl-coenzyme A (HMG-CoA)reductase in antihyperlipidemic effect of honey and to investigate the effect of honey on postprandial oxidative stress. Ratswere fasted and randomized into 5 groups.