The advancement of medicine

The start of medicine is hazy, cave drawings and other historical artifacts show ancient civilizations having a wise elder which people consulted for medical advice. There were various traditions, some effective but mainly most were based around spells curses spirits demons and other supernatural creatures. Around the 11th century the Islamic world had made a … Read more

Surfactants (surface active agents)

Surfactants (surface active agents) are amphiphilic compounds which have the ability to reduce the surface tension of two phases; liquid and liquid, liquid and gas or liquid and solid.1 It is important to note that not all amphiphiles behave as surfactants, only those with somewhat equilibrated hydrophobic and hydrophilic regions.2 Principally, surfactants are made up … Read more

Nursing

Nursing as a profession of front line care, requires not only scientific knowledge procured through study, but most importantly a high level of interpersonal and practical skills. All components of communication; verbal and non-verbal are essential prerequisites in meeting the needs of patients and their families as well as integral parts of nursing such as … Read more

Isolate antibiotic-producing microorganisms from the aquatic environment

Over the years, the rate of discovery of new drugs has declined significantly, leading to an urge to explore alternative environmental sources apart from the soil, for novel antibiotics. In this study, water samples were collected from different places around Bath and they were screened for antibacterial activity against six test bacteria. A total of … Read more

Antioxidant and Hepato-protective effect

Antioxidant and Hepato-protective effect of Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC. ethanolic extract in Streptozotocin induced rat model of diabetes mellitus  Abstract: Ethno-pharmacological relevance: Desmodium gangeticum (L.) DC.(DG) is well explored and well documented traditional Indian medicinal plant used to treat various ailments like neurological imbalances, anti-diabetic, anti-leishmanial, anti-inflammatory etc. , Aim of the study: To evaluate … Read more

The Prevalence of Rh Phenotypes and the Distribution of the Major Rhesus antigens…

The Prevalence of Rh Phenotypes and the Distribution of the Major Rhesus antigens among Saudi Blood Donors in Aseer Region The Rh system is the most significance blood group system after ABO in the field of transfusion medicine, and the primary cause of the hemolytic disease of fetal and newborns. In addition, Rh antibodies are … Read more

USE OF HAPTEN-CARRIER COMPLEXES

USE OF HAPTEN-CARRIER COMPLEXES FOR BENZIMIDAZOLE PESTICIDES IMMUNOASSAYS DEVELOPMENT   Abstract In order to develop immunoassays for pesticides detection, this work describes the choice of three different haptens that present structural similarity to benzimidazole molecule, methods for coupling them with two carrier proteins in order to make them immunogenic, a protocol for immunization of laboratory … Read more

An Innovation of the Ages: The True Birth and Reception of the Tubed Pedicle Flap

The tubed pedicle flap is a surgical procedure developed in the 1910’s that allows the movement of tissue from one part of the body to another in the reconstructive treatment of defects. It revolutionized the field of plastic surgery and led to the birth of procedures that are commonplace today. The development of the tubed … Read more

Drug administration and Drug Delivery Systems

1. INTRODUCTION The oral route of drug administration is the most important method of administering drugs for systemic effects. The parentral route is not routinely used or not possible to self-administration of medication. The topical route of administration has only recently been employed to deliver drugs to the body for systemic effects. It is probable … Read more

Counterfeit drugs in community pharmacies

Abstract This study seeks to determine the prevalence of counterfeit drugs in community pharmacies, patent medicine vendor drug distribution outlets and drug consumers in Cross River State. A cross- sectional descriptive study design will be applied in this research and data will be collected from important drugs randomly selected from community pharmacies and patent medicine … Read more

To what extent has the practice of medicine reinforced health inequalities among minority ethnicities?

Introduction In the event of recent years many politicians have said that Britain is on its way to becoming a multicultural country, due to the ever increasing number of ethnicities that live within the city of London and throughout the country. “Britain is a radically more diverse society than it was in the 1960’s, with … Read more

Stem Cell Transplant

1. Introduction: – Stem Cell Transplant: All blood cells in the body start as immature, young, cells “Hematopoietic stem cells, meaning blood-forming cells. Most stem cells live in the bone marrow, and then they divide to form new blood cells and stay in the bone marrow until they are mature. Once they are mature, they … Read more

Hepatogenic Differentiation of Human Induced Pluripotent Stem cells

Abstract Induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) have attracted the attention of many surgeons and scientists for cell replacement therapies. Nanofibrous biocompatible scaffolds have been shown to promote better cell adhesion and improve stem cell differentiation. In the present study, after fabrication using electrospinning technique and surface modifications, the characteristics of Polyethersulfone (PES) nanofibers were determined … Read more

Stem cell transplantation for treating cancers

Abstract: Purpose: To evaluate the publics’ level of awareness regarding the role of stem cell transplantation in treating cancers. Method: questionnaires were distributed to the public and then the data was collected and analyzed. Results: the data from a 100 participants showed that the majority of public were aware of the general concept of stem … Read more