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A BIOMEDICAL STUDY OF PALMWINE FROM DIFFERENT VARIETIES OF ELAEIS GUINEENSIS
(1966-09)Paper chromatographic analysis of palmwine has shown that it contains sugars, amino acids and organic acids. Six sugars and sugar derivatives identified were fructose, glucose, sucrose, maltose, raffinose, and glueuronic ... -
EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES ON THE ROLE OF NEURO-HUMORAL FACTORS IN PEPTIC ULCERATION
(1977-02)Using as experimental models, chronic and acute peptic ulcerations produced in rats by means of prolonged starvation and indomethacin, the role of (i) the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal-neuro secretory system (H.N.N.S_) and ... -
THE EFFECT OF DIET ON THE METABOLISM OF AFLATOXIN IN THE MAMMAL
(1968-04)The metabolic fate of aflatoxin is of interest in connection with studies related to the mode of action of hepatotoxins in the induction of liver tumors. The ability of the toxin to interact with sub-cellular particles and ... -
COBALT AND IRON CONSUMPTION IN MAN ( A COMPARATIVE STUDY OF TH E FACTORS REGULATING ABSORPTION IN SUBJECT WITH OR WITHOUT DISORDERS OF IRON METABOLISM
(1971)A direct correlation was found between the intestinal absorption of cobalt and iron over the range of values where iron absorption is normal or increased. This observation demonstrates that cobalt and iron share at least ... -
STUDIES OF GESTATIONAL TRAPHOBLASTIC DISEASES IN IBADAN, NIGERIA
(1975-06)Gestational Trophallactic Diseases (MTD) embrace two main lesions of which is subdivided into two-hydatidiform mole, non-invasive and invasive (chorioadenoma destruens) and choriocarcinoma. These pregnancy-associated disease ... -
HISTOCHEMISTRY OF RAT SMALL INTESTINE MUCOSA AFTER ORAL ADMINISTRATION SILVER NITRATE
(1979)The investigations making up the thesis were aimed towards elucidating the structural and histochemical effects of toxic doses of silver nitrate on rat small intestinal mucosa at three different sites. The studies were ... -
CHRONIC CYANIDE INTOXICATION AND A DEGENERATIVE NEUROPATHY IN NIGERIA
(1969-09)The relevant literature on nutritional neuropathies described mainly in tropical countries, and in prisoners of war is reviewed. An account is given of the history of thoughts on the possible aetiological factors involved ... -
STUDIES ON THE BURKITT AND LYMPHORETICULAR TUMOURS IN NIGERIA
(1966-12)Burkitt’s tumour exemplifies the popular belief that lympho-reticular tumours are relatively more common in African than elsewhere. At the time the present studies were contemplated, its exact histogenesis was controversial, ... -
Presentation of Diabetes Mellitus at the University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 1980-02)The mode of presentation of 118 insulin dependent (IDD) and 187 non insulin-dependent diabetics (NIDD) is outlined. The complications as well as associated diseases are presented. Eighty-six ... -
Community Social Support Roles of Trained Traditional Birth Attendants in Chongwe District, Zambia
(African Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health., 2016-04)Although traditional birth attendants (TBAs) play key roles in providing maternal health care in many low-resource countries, there are few studies that describe the actual roles and practices of TBAs in their local ... -
Splenectomy in Chronic Myeloid Leukaemia
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1980-06)We report the case of a man with chronic myeloid leukaemia, whose disease had undergone transformation and whose life was threatened. Splenectomy was performed, and two years later he ... -
Role of Cervical Cytology in Gynaecological Practice
(Medical Journal of Zambia. 16 (1), 1981-11)Exfoliative cytopathology is a potent tool for the early detection and thereby eradication of cervical cancer and reducing mortality for many others. Besides, it has a vital role to play in diagnosis ... -
Outbreak of anthrax among humans and cattle in Western province of Zambia, November 2016 to January 2017
(Medical Journal of Zambia, 2017)An outbreak of anthrax occurred in Western province on 11th November 2016. The outbreak was confirmed using PCR. Out of the 7 specimens examined for Bacillus anthracis, 3 were positive. Altogether 67 suspected cases were ... -
Occurrence of cholera in Lukanga fishing camp, Kapiri-mposhi district, Zambia
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Most of the cholera outbreaks in Zambia have been recorded from fishing camps and peri-urban areas of the Copperbelt, Luapula and Lusaka provinces. Cholera cases have been recorded every year in the Lukanga fishing camps ... -
Cholera epidemic — Lusaka, Zambia, October 2017–May 2018.
(Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2018)On October 6, 2017, an outbreak of cholera was declared in Zambia after laboratory confirmation of Vibrio cholerae O1, biotype El Tor, serotype Ogawa, from stool specimens from two patients with acute watery diarrhea.The ... -
Chronic endometritis
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-08)Chronic endometritis is not an uncommon diagnosis in our biopsy material and we believe should be diagnosed more frequently. There seems to be no correlation however between clinical symptomology and severity of plasma ... -
Haemophilia in Zambian children.
(Medical Journal of Zambia., 1976-06)Haemophilia is not as uncommon in Black people as was previously thought (Bullock and Johnson 1957, Gelfand 1945). Several cases of haemophilia have been reported in Africa (Forbes et al 1966, Comperts et al 1969, Robin ... -
Antimicrobial susceptibility patterns and their correlate for urinary tract infection pathogens at Kitwe Central Hospital, Zambia.
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Inadequate data on antimicrobial susceptibility patterns in the Africa region and indeed in Zambia have led to ineffective empirical treatment before the culture and sensitivity results are made available. The purpose of ... -
Tuberculosis burden in Southern province, Zambia, 2004 to 2013: Analysis of routine Tuberculosis surveillance data
(Health Press Zambia Bull., 2017)Tuberculosis (TB) burden in Zambia is high (410/100,000 population incidence in 2013), but few data at subnational level for monitoring trends in incidence, case fatality rate (CFR), or district distribution are available ... -
A BIOMEDICAL STUDY OF THE TRADITIONAL METHOD OF PREPARATION OF 'OGI' AND ITS EFFECTS ON NUTRITIVE VALUE OF CORN
(1966-09)Corn (Zea mays) is an indigenous crop of Africa, widely eaten in the form of sour meal. Amongst the ten million Yorubas in the Western region of Nigeria, it is the traditional staple cereal and the first native food given ...
