Symptoms-modifying effects of electromotive administration of glucosamine sulphate among patients with knee osteoarthritis.

Background: Most trials on symptom-modifying effects of glucosamine are limited to administration through oral route with dearth of empirical data on the use of electromotive force.

Objective: The study determined the effects of glucosamine sulphate (GS) iontophoresis (IoT) on radiographic parameters of patients with knee osteoarthritis (OA).

Methods: Fifty-three patients were randomly assigned to three groups.

Isolation and evaluation of species and their association with CD4 T cells counts in HIV patients with diarrhoea.

Background: Gastrointestinal infection is one of the most common infections among HIV patients. spp have been implicated in the aetiology of chronic diarrhoea in HIV patients, but little is known about this in Nigeria.

Objectives: We determined the prevalence of faecal candidiasis in HIV patients in relation to diarrhoea, CD4 counts, and other socio-demographic factors and the spectrum of isolates involved.

Erratum to: Seventeen years after BRCA1: what is the BRCA mutation status of the breast cancer patients in Africa? - a systematic review.

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Neuropharmacological profile of aqueous extract of Anaphe venata larva (Notondotidae) in rats.

Consumption of Anaphe larva had been reported to cause seasonal ataxia and impaired consciousness. Therefore this study examined the neuropharmacological and mechanism(s) of action of aqueous extract of Anaphe venata in rats. Behavioural effects namely rearing, stretching, sniffing and ataxia were determined after the intraperitoneal administration of aqueous extract of Anaphe larva in rats.

Central nervous system stimulants: effect on visual functions and occurrence of road traffic accidents.

Objective: To determine the influence of the use of central nervous system (CNS) stimulants on visual functions and occurrence of road traffic accidents (RTA) amongst commercial drivers.

Design: A cross-sectional study in which two hundred and fifteen consecutive drivers were interviewed and their eyes examined.

Settings: Ife Central Local Government Area (LGA) of Osun State, Nigeria.

A five year analysis of death in accident and emergency room of a semi-urban hospital.

A 5 year retrospective survey of deaths at the Accident and Emergency Unit was carried out to determine the demographic pattern, causes and time spent before demise. There were 475 deaths, annual rate of 95 cases. Males in 279 (58.

A 10 year retrospective evaluation of cases of post neonatal tetanus seen in a paediatric unit of a university teaching hospital in south western Nigeria (1985 to 1994).

A review of 56 children with post neonatal tetanus admitted over a 10 year period (January 1985 t December 1994) was undertaken at the Wesley Guild Hospital, IIesa, South Western Nigeria. The male: female ratio was 1.8:1.