Background: This study aimed at determining the incidence of low birth weight among live births and maternal anaemia and to investigate the association between some maternal factors and birth weight. Methods: This was a ...

Indoor air pollution from solid fuel use and urban outdoor air pollution are estimated to be responsible for 3.1 million premature deaths worldwide every year and 3.2% of the global burden of disease.1 More than half of ...

The study aimed at investigating the effects of adult uncomplicated malaria on insulin resistance. Fasting levels of blood glucose (FBG), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c), and serum insulin were measured in 100 diabetics ...

Haematostaphis barteri, known as blood plum found in Upper West region of Ghana. It is used locally for treating malaria, hepatitis, and swollen body parts. The curative property of dicloromethane:methanol (D/M) and aqueous ...

Background: The adulticidal and cercaricidal activities of five Ghanaian medicinal plants, namely, Phyllanthus amarus, Vernonia amygdalina, Azadirachta indica, Morinda lucida and Nauclea latifolia against S. mansoni ...

The stem- and root-bark of Erythrophleum ivorense (A Chev., family, Fabaceae) are routinely employed in the West African traditional medicine to treat inflammation and a variety of other disease conditions. Although ...

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells) are important for pre- venting autoimmunity and maintaining tissue homeo- stasis, but whether Treg cells can adopt tissue- or immune-context-specific suppressive mechanisms is unclear. ...

The aim of this study was to investigate self- reported adverse reactions associated with the use of topical ophthalmic medications. A cross- sectional survey, involving 500 ophthalmic patients recruited from three eye ...

Major Histocompatibility Complex class I-related chain molecules A (MICA) and receptor Natural killer group 2 member D (NKG2D) are important mem- brane proteins with immunosurveillance properties which could serve as ...

Background: Advertisements of most alcoholic beverages in Ghana persuasively entice con- sumers with herbal constituents believed to enhance sexual performance, although, alco- hol has negative effect onfertility. The ...