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Genetic polymorphisms analysis of pharmacogenomic VIP variants in Bai ethnic group from China
ConclusionsOur study not only presented the genotype frequency difference between the selected population of the Bai population and the other 11 populations, but also showed that the Bai population is most similar to the CHB populations, followed by JPT. These findings would contribute to the development of individualized medicine for the Bai population.
Source: Molecular Genetics & Genomic Medicine - July 29, 2019 Category: Genetics & Stem Cells Authors: Wanlu Chen, Heng Ding, Yujing Cheng, Qi Li, Run Dai, Xin Yang, Chan Zhang Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research

12 Innovations That Will Change Health Care and Medicine in the 2020s
Pocket-size ultrasound devices that cost 50 times less than the machines in hospitals (and connect to your phone). Virtual reality that speeds healing in rehab. Artificial intelligence that’s better than medical experts at spotting lung tumors. These are just some of the innovations now transforming medicine at a remarkable pace. No one can predict the future, but it can at least be glimpsed in the dozen inventions and concepts below. Like the people behind them, they stand at the vanguard of health care. Neither exhaustive nor exclusive, the list is, rather, representative of the recasting of public health and medic...
Source: TIME: Health - October 25, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: TIME Staff Tags: Uncategorized HealthSummit19 technology Source Type: news

Factors affecting treatment practices of patent medicine vendors for malaria in under-five children: implications for malaria control in Nigeria.
Conclusion: Knowledge of malaria, severity of child's illness and parents' drug request influenced the treatment practices of PMVs. Training PMVs on appropriate malaria management and community health education/sensitization to leverage on the influence of client-demand on ACT use is recommended to improve PMVs treatment practice. Funding: This study was conducted using mainly personal funds of the lead author with some support from the University of Uyo Teaching Hospital. PMID: 31741496 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Ghana Medical Journal - November 21, 2019 Category: African Health Tags: Ghana Med J Source Type: research

UM School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology awarded grants for COVID-19
(University of Maryland School of Medicine) The Center for International Health, Education and Biosecurity (Ciheb) at the University of Maryland School of Medicine's Institute of Human Virology was awarded $4 million from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to support coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) response activities in Botswana, Nigeria, Malawi, and Mozambique.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - June 2, 2020 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news

Acute Oral Toxicity and Anti-inflammatory and Analgesic Effects of Aqueous and Methanolic Stem Bark Extracts of Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.).
Authors: Olela B, Mbaria J, Wachira T, Moriasi G Abstract Inflammation and pain are devastating conditions characterizing many diseases. Their manifestation ranges from mild body discomfort, to a debilitating experience, which may culminate in organ failure or death. In conventional medicine, corticosteroids, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, opioids, and adjuvants are utilized to manage symptoms related to pain and inflammation. Despite their reported successes, these agents are only palliative, debatably inaccessible, unaffordable, and cause many undesirable side effects. As a result, the search for alternati...
Source: Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine - August 25, 2020 Category: Complementary Medicine Tags: Evid Based Complement Alternat Med Source Type: research

Drug Shop Intervention to Enhance Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices of Patent Medicine Vendors for the Control of COVID-19 In Southeastern Nigeria
Am J Trop Med Hyg. 2021 Jun 3:tpmd201549. doi: 10.4269/ajtmh.20-1549. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTDrug shops are the first point of care for most community members in low-resource countries. Because of symptomatic similarities with common illnesses such as malaria, probable coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) cases may seek care at drug shops, where the knowledge and skills required to handle it may be lacking, thereby fostering community spread of the disease. This single-arm study provided an intervention to improve COVID-19-related knowledge, attitude, and practices of patent medicine vendors (PMVs) in 97 participatin...
Source: Am J Trop Med Hyg - June 20, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Uchechukwu Madukaku Chukwuocha Gregory Ndubeze Iwuoha Onyeka Francis Ashinze Princewill Ugochukwu Njoku Chidera Chisom Obasi Evelyn Ifezue Adey Ikechukwu Nosike Simplicius Dozie Source Type: research

Prevalence and Pattern of Self-medication with Alternative Medicine: Treatment-switch Analysis in Oral Submucous Fibrosis Patients
Conclusions: ALM usage is common in OSMF patients with significant percentage of patient switched from modern medicine to ALM. Therapeutic efficacy of ALM in OSF needs exploration in future.
Source: Nigerian Journal of Clinical Practice - September 16, 2021 Category: Rural Health Authors: SM Gondivkar SC Sarode AR Gadbail RS Gondivkar GS Sarode S Patil RN Gaikwad M Yuwanati Source Type: research

Concentration, Source, and Health Risk of Trace Metals in Some Liquid Herbal Medicine Sold in Nigeria
This study evaluated the concentration, source, and probable health risk of 8 trace metals in liquid herbal medicines sold in Nigeria. Triplicate samples of 10 different brands of liquid herbal formulations were analyzed using flame atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Elemental concentrations (mg L-1) ranged as < 0.00120 (nickel), 0.329-1.23 (zinc), < 0.00150-0.0750 (chromium), 0.565-6.94 (manganese), 1.75-19.4 (iron), < 0.00150-0.266 (cobalt), < 0.0018-3.01 (lead), and < 0.00900-0.0281 (copper). The estimated hazard quotient (HQ) and hazard index (HI) of trace metals (zinc, chromium, manganese, iron, cobal...
Source: Biological Trace Element Research - September 24, 2021 Category: Biology Authors: Sylvester Chibueze Izah Ayobami Omozemoje Aigberua Glory Richard Source Type: research

An assessment of nursing mothers ’ and young people’s access to proprietary and patent medicine vendors’ services in rural communities of south-eastern Nigeria: implication for review of national drug policy
ConclusionPPMVs are bridging the gap in healthcare delivery in the rural and underserved areas. Training of this group of practitioners and appropriate monitoring will go a long way in ensuring that the services they render are efficient, effective and improve the health indices in a low-income setting.
Source: Journal of Pharmaceutical Policy and Practice - November 16, 2021 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: research

Common childhood illnesses: a cross-sectional study of commodity stocking patterns and management knowledge among patent and proprietary medicine vendors in Nigeria
ConclusionThe relative constant availability of medicines and commodities for managing childhood illnesses positions PPMVs as a preferred source of care for these illnesses. There is a need to complement steady stock availability with provision of quality services by exposing PPMVs to trainings on integrated community case management of childhood illnesses and implementation of robust supervision mechanism to monitor them.
Source: Archives of Public Health - March 22, 2022 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: research

Liberia: ACEDHARS Trains Over 162 Health Practitioners
[New Dawn] The African Center of Excellence for Drug Research, Herbal Medicine Development and Regulatory Science (ACEDHARS) at Lagos University in Nigeria in collaboration with the Traditional Complementary Medicine Unite at the Ministry of Health and the School of Pharmacy here has ended five days of training on Toxicological Evaluation of Herbal Product for over 162 professional health workers and traditional healers in Liberia.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - May 23, 2022 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: 18 Million Nigerians Are Mentally Sick - Psychiatrist
[Leadership]A United Kingdom-based consultant psychiatrist and CEO of Synapse Services, a centre for psychological medicine, Dr. Vincent Udenze, yesterday in Abuja stated that about 18 million Nigerians have mental disorder.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - February 19, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Nigeria: 'Most Nigerian Youths Abuse Drugs'
[Daily Trust]Most young people in Nigeria commonly abuse three major drugs - codeine, rohypnol and cannabis - says Dr Vincent Udenze, founder of Synapse Service, a centre for psychological medicine.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 17, 2013 Category: African Health Source Type: news