The number of children dying from sepsis in the world has almost doubled in the past 20 years. This is most likely due to the increased number of patients who suffer sepsis. And this may be partly due to the fact that ...

Although Plasmodium falciparum infections in blood donors have been reported, the impact of parasitaemia on cytokine levels in stored whole blood has not been explored. This study evaluated the effect of P. falciparum ...

Introduction: Artemether-Lumefantrine (A-L) remains the drug of choice for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria in Ghana. However, the pharmaco-activity of A-L has not been assessed on various Plasmodium falciparum ...

Pseudospondias microcarpa (Anacardiaceae), the African grape tree, is used for various CNS disorders. The neuropharmacological activities of the hydroethanolic leaf extract of Pseudospondias microcarpa (PME) were screened ...

Xylopic acid, a diterpenoid isolated from the fruits of Xylopia aethiopica has demonstrated analge- sic properties in acute pain models. It was therefore evaluated for its analgesic properties in paclitaxel-induced ...

The relationship between wealth and blood pressure (BP) in developing countries is unclear and it is important to understand how the socioeconomic environment influences BP in an African setting. Our objective was to ...

Malaria during pregnancy could result in prematurity, foetal anaemia, intrauterine growth, retardation, low birth weight, stillbirth, congenital malaria, increased perinatal mortality. Taking malaria prophylaxis and ...

Background. Despite the recent advancement in diagnostic methods, the smear microscopy remains the gold standard for the diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in high burden countries like Ghana. Notwithstanding, fluorescence ...

Background: Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDDs) continues to be a problem in Ghana after several years of salt fortification with iodine. Sustainable IDDs prevention requires a well-informed population and their willingness ...

Background: Adolescents are not given much attention when it comes to feeding. However, their nutrient needs are high during this stage of life. It is important, therefore, that adolescents have reliable nutrition information ...