BACKGROUND Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and malaria co-infection may present worse health outcomes in the tropics. Information on HIV/malaria co-infection effect on immune-hematological profiles is critical for patient care and there is a paucity of such data in Nigeria. OBJECTIVE To evaluate immune-hematological profiles among HIV infected patients compared to HIV/malaria co-infected f...

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backgrounds: thyroid hormones play an important physiological role in human metabolism. erythrocyte abnormalities are frequently associated with thyroid disorder. however, they are rarely investigated and related to the subclinical and primary hypothyroidism in kashmiri patients. in this study an attempt was made to study hematological parameters in untreated and treated subclinical hypothyroid...

Objectives: Hemoglobinopathies are serious genetic blood disorders requiring lifelong transfusions and treatment in its most severe chronic form. If undiagnosed or untreated, these ultimately lead to death. South Asia especially India, Pakistan, Bangladesh has high populations of hemoglobinopathies. In there an estimated 100,000 thalassemia majors patients nearly 3.5 4 million carriers this dis...

Recently, the Sysmex UF-100 flow cytometer was developed to automate urinalysis. We compared UF-100 test results with those of an automated dipstick reader. A cross-check of UF-100, dipstick, and microscopic sediment data was performed in 1001 urine samples. Good agreements (P <0.001) were obtained between UF-100 and dipstick data for erythrocytes (r = 0.636) and leukocytes (r = 0.785). Even in...

BACKGROUND Coronary artery disease is mainly caused by atherosclerosis and its complications. Platelets and their activity have an important role in initiation of atherosclerotic lesions and coronary thrombus formation. Larger platelets are enzymatically and metabolically more active and have a higher potential thrombotic ability as compared with smaller platelets. AIMS To study the changes i...

the methanolic extracts of indigofera aspalathoides (meia) and wedelia calendulaceae (mewc) were evaluated for their anticancer activity against ehrlich ascites carcinoma (eac) in swiss albino mice. on day 1, the extract of indigofera aspalathoides at a dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight and the extract of wedelia calendulaceae at a dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight were administered ora...

The methanolic extracts of Indigofera aspalathoides (MEIA) and Wedelia calendulaceae (MEWC) were evaluated for their anticancer activity against Ehrlich Ascites Carcinoma (EAC) in Swiss albino mice. On day 1, the extract of Indigofera aspalathoides at a dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight and the extract of Wedelia calendulaceae at a dose of 250 and 500 mg/kg body weight were administered ora...

background: the vascular response to recurrent tissue hypoxia and reperfusion following red blood cell sickling causes acute chest syndrome and chronic lung disease. the purpose of this study was to determine the pattern of chronic lung lesions and possible risk factors in sickle cell patients in lagos, nigeria.methods: from july 2012 to april 2013, pulmonary function test (pft) and chest-x-ray...