African health sciences
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Randomized Controlled TrialA randomized controlled clinical trial evaluating the effect of Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek) versus glibenclamide in patients with diabetes.
Herbal medicines long have been used in the management of diabetes mellitus (DM). ⋯ Fenugreek could be used as adjuvant therapy to anti-diabetic drugs to control blood glucose, and further studies are needed.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Is prophylactic removal of impacted mandibular third molar justified in all patients? A prospective clinical study of patients 50 years and above.
The prophylactic extraction of asymptomatic impacted mandibular third molar is a contentious issue in dental practice. ⋯ This study showed that 15.9% of impactions in 18.4% of patients were symptomatic and required surgical extraction, whereas the burden of impaction on the adjacent second molar was 26.4%, and these required only preventive and restorative treatments.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
Newborn resuscitation practices and paucity of resuscitative devices in Nigeria; a call to action.
Neonatal resuscitation is a method of preventing morbidities & mortality from asphyxia. Up to 85% of facilities in sub-Saharan Africa lack supplies or skilled personnel for neonatal resuscitation. Relative to the place of birth and the skill of the birth attendant, a variety of resuscitative practice are employed to make babies cry instead of helping the baby breathe. Many painful procedures are applied when the baby is unable to cry after birth in the absence of a health care worker trained in bag-mask ventilation. ⋯ There is an urgent need to address the issue of training on bag-mask ventilation and provision for frontline healthcare workers in Nigeria as a neonatal mortality reduction strategy.
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African health sciences · Mar 2019
The potential role of urbanization in the resistance to organophosphate insecticide in Culex pipiens pipiens from Tunisia.
To examine the effects of urbanization on the resistance status of field populations of Culex pipiens pipiens to organophosphate insecticide. ⋯ This is the first study in Tunisia showing evidence of the impact of urbanization on the resistance level in Culex pipiens pipiens. Proper management of the polluted breeding sites in the country and effective regulation of water bodies from commercial and domestic activities appear to be critical for managing insecticide resistance.