ed by: African Index Medicus (WHO), CAB Abstracts, Index Copernicus, Global Health Abstracts, Asian Science Index, Index Full-text available at www.ajbrui.com & www.bioline.br/md Received: August, 2006 Accepted (Revised): November, 2006 Published January, 2007 Full length Research Article Antagonistic Effect of Vitamin E on the Efficacy of Artesunate against Plasmodium berghei Infection in Mice...

A preliminary investigation was conducted to screen for astrovirus in Lagos. Two hundred and fifteen (215) faecal samples collected from children under 5 years old with diarrhoea (161) and without diarrhoea (54) admitted at paediatric clinics in Lagos State were studied. The stool specimens were examined for the presence of human astrovirus antigen using a monoclonal antibody-based ELISA (Astro...

over the years, there has been an obvious pollution problem in lagos area, nigeria with high population of over eleven million and the near absence of waste management infrastructures. concentrations of some pollution parameters and trace elements (temperature, ph, salinity, so42-, no3-, po43-, f-, do, bod, cod and coliform, cr, co, ni, ag, cd and pb) were determined from water bodies of isolo ...

This paper reports findings from an experiment that implements the Lagos-Wright (2005) model of monetary exchange. We find that subjects generally avoid the autarkic equilibrium of that model and make trading decisions consistent with the model’s monetary equilibrium. Aliprantis, Camera and Puzzello (ACP, 2007) show that providing periodic access to centralized markets as in the Lagos and Wrigh...

1 Biochemistry Department, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; 2 Biochemistry Department, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria; 3 Anatomy Department, Faculty of Basic Medical Sciences, Ladoke Akintola University of Technology Ogbomoso, Ogbomoso, Nigeria; 4 Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology Department, Facul...

Background: Acute appendicitis is a common surgical problem. Prompt and accurate diagnosis is essential for appropriate management. This relies not only on the understanding of the clinical features, but also on the knowledge of the variations in its anatomical position. Patients and methods: In the present study, we have examined the position, length, and the extent of the mesoappendix of the ...

Using mostly secondary data on vehicular accidents obtained from the Nigeria Police Force and Federal Road Safety Commission, the study examined a thirty-two year review of deaths from road traffic accidents (19702001) in Lagos State. The reported deaths from road traffic accidents in the 20 Local Government Areas of Lagos State were compared using the Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The result s...

Sexual dependence and abuse of drugs including the abuse of sexual stimulants and abortion drugs has been observed among the urban teens. This finding was observed through personal encounters and follow-up investigations while working with teenagers in selected communities of Lagos State. Many youngsters are engaging in risky sexual activities while abusing both prescribed drugs and psychotropi...

In Nigeria, crowded housing is one of the housing stresses that bother policy-makers and housing authorities.This study examines the crowding levels in seven marital status categories among the occupants of Lagos State Development and Property Corporation’s apartments. The focus is on the capacity of an apartment’s internal spaces to meet the sleeping needs of households in different marital ar...

In the last few decades, urban development in Lagos Metropolis had posed great challenges resulting from increasing population growth, decay and degradation of inner city, urban sprawl including slums. Data on factors that influence the growth of slums were sourced through variables such as % no of respondents who were non-indigenes, % no of buildings whose age were above 10 years, % no of resp...